Tuesday 30th September: Godwits, Ruff & Plover still
This morning overcast, windy and rainy.
As if to mark the sudden deterioration in the weather there were typical winter scenes with about 150 GOLDEN PLOVER on the Meadow this morning, mid way along the west shore. The large godwit numbers continue with 29 BLACK-TAILED GODWITS also along the west shore. 5 RUFF were also dotted about the place as were a few SNIPE. Apart from that the usual ducks and lapwings and black-headed gulls with 5 lesser black-backed also present.
Vis. mig.: a single willow/chaff briefly glimpsed along the hedge row.
A couple of wigeon (taken in sunnier conditions) © Adam Hartley
As if to mark the sudden deterioration in the weather there were typical winter scenes with about 150 GOLDEN PLOVER on the Meadow this morning, mid way along the west shore. The large godwit numbers continue with 29 BLACK-TAILED GODWITS also along the west shore. 5 RUFF were also dotted about the place as were a few SNIPE. Apart from that the usual ducks and lapwings and black-headed gulls with 5 lesser black-backed also present.
Vis. mig.: a single willow/chaff briefly glimpsed along the hedge row.
A couple of wigeon (taken in sunnier conditions) © Adam Hartley