Saturday 22 September 2012

Waderfest

This beautiful day started at Big waters, Black necked grebe and Water rail the highlights. Then it was off to Arcot, lots of Teal and Coot and a newly hatched Little grebe chick  on the pond and 2 Great spotted woodpeckers in the trees. Next stop was St Mary's island, a small crowd staring at a stand of willows were looking for a Yellow browed warbler it showed briefly a couple of times. A walk down to the beach and it was waders galore, I managed to get close to Dunlin, Ringed plover, Sanderling, Turnstone  Barwit and Redshank . On the rocks Oiks, Golden plover and lapwing, also there  2 Sandwich terns.





2 comments:

  1. Your photo's are amazing Allan....and no I could not find the lovely owl...until a studied the close up. Bet most of the locals are like me ...unaware of the abundance of wildlife we have on our doorstep Bren

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    1. Thanks Bren the wildlife is there but it seems to be harder to find year on year.

      Allan

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