midlands birder
Well-known member
Hi Craig over the years the habitat for waders in autumn at the Flashes as mostly been ideal. But we do get a bit disappointed when they never materialise. As you know there is a good list of waders seen over the years. Maybe the size of the flashes is a limiting factor. However there are a few waders that I would like to think could turn up at this time of year such as Yanks :- Lesser Yellowlegs , Long Billed Dowitcher, white rumped Sandpiper or a bairds sand. . Don't forget we have had a few Pectoral sandpipers and a Least Sandpiper and a couple of Wilson' Phalaropes. So we live in hope.
Cheers John
i wouldent mind seeing any of these,another sudgestion is buff breasted sand or spotted sand or even closer to home kentish plover.dont remind me of the wilsons phal.i (well my dad) was driving up the A38(before i knew upton was there) on the day the wilsons phal was found and i saw loads of twitchers running(yes running) away from there cars.i asked to stop but my dad didnt and it was only a few hours after i heard about what was there,but of cause it dissapeared before i could get there(which i never did untill a year ago)
wasent we doing this with the spotted crake last time
MB