Thursday 11th September: Greenshank & Golden Plover
This morning overcast with persistent drizzle though brightening up for brief periods.
Due to the weather, I didn't get out to the Meadow until late morning. The birds were very flighty for some reason and kept on being spooked, flying around for a while before settling once more. This did mean that I was able to get a better idea of what was around and it's pretty much the same birds as usual: the single GREENSHANK, just a pair of GOLDEN PLOVER and lots of lapwings and the usual ducks. No sign of any of yesterday's interesting birds so it may be that as there is no decent mud the waders are not lingering at present.
The cattle were down by the south tail this morning and a single YELLOW WAGTAIL was spotted flying amongst them.
There were at least 100 lapwings on the Meadow today © Adam Hartley
Evening update: a second greenshank was also present.
An amazing sunset on the Meadow this evening.
Due to the weather, I didn't get out to the Meadow until late morning. The birds were very flighty for some reason and kept on being spooked, flying around for a while before settling once more. This did mean that I was able to get a better idea of what was around and it's pretty much the same birds as usual: the single GREENSHANK, just a pair of GOLDEN PLOVER and lots of lapwings and the usual ducks. No sign of any of yesterday's interesting birds so it may be that as there is no decent mud the waders are not lingering at present.
The cattle were down by the south tail this morning and a single YELLOW WAGTAIL was spotted flying amongst them.
There were at least 100 lapwings on the Meadow today © Adam HartleyEvening update: a second greenshank was also present.
An amazing sunset on the Meadow this evening.