Sunday 14th September: Golden Plover & Snipe
Misty first thing but brightening up to be another wonderful day.
Not much change in the birds. About a dozen or so GOLDEN PLOVER, 17 SNIPE, and lots of lapwings. At least 100 wigeon, together with plenty of teal, gadwall and shoveler. Quite a few mute swans about. At least 10 MEADOW PIPITS flew over and more were heard but not seen. The greenshank wasn't seen so perhaps has finally departed.
WoM: in the afternoon a female TUFTED DUCK was present.
A digiscoped distant teal in the grass © Adam Hartley
Not much change in the birds. About a dozen or so GOLDEN PLOVER, 17 SNIPE, and lots of lapwings. At least 100 wigeon, together with plenty of teal, gadwall and shoveler. Quite a few mute swans about. At least 10 MEADOW PIPITS flew over and more were heard but not seen. The greenshank wasn't seen so perhaps has finally departed.
WoM: in the afternoon a female TUFTED DUCK was present.
A digiscoped distant teal in the grass © Adam Hartley