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<blockquote data-quote="Jos Stratford" data-source="post: 3191922" data-attributes="member: 12449"><p><strong><u>13 March continued...</u></strong></p><p></p><p>Departing Arasaki at middle afternoon, I then travel north to Yatsushiro. Arriving at 4 p.m., I was delighted to find I had timed it just perfect for the falling tide. Peering over the seawall, a mere slither of mudflat was exposed and birds were already congregating after their highwater roost. Lots of <strong>Grey Plovers</strong>, bucketloads of <strong>Kentish Plovers</strong>, a few <strong>Marsh Sandpipers</strong>, two <strong>Terek Sandpipers</strong>, dozens of <strong>Dunlins</strong> and <strong>Red-necked Stints</strong>, single <strong>Greenshanks</strong> and <strong>Far Eastern Curlews</strong>, but far better were the birds hawking the mud and looping back over the sea wall itself ...the very birds I had hoped to see were flying around directly over my head – <strong>Saunder's Gulls</strong>! Cracking little things, they were basically dainty little gulls that looked and behaved very much as marsh terns. A rare species with a global population of perhaps as few as 15,000 birds, it was pleasing indeed to see about 40 hawking back and fro, several in full summer plumage.</p><p></p><p>Also here, my only<strong> Black-headed Gulls</strong> of the trip, a male<strong> Falcated Duck</strong>, a group of about 25 roosting <strong>Black-crowned Night Herons</strong> and good flocks of <strong>Black-eared Kites</strong>. The best was still to come however – as the tide began to recede and the sun headed towards the horizon, a flock of five birds flew in from the west. Five big white birds, big white birds with honking great bills with spoons at the end! And so they landed on the mud directly in front, five superb <strong>Black-faced Spoonbills</strong>! A globally endangered species, this was just the icing to the cake, what a fantastic day it had been. The sun was setting, the <strong>Black-faced Spoonbills</strong> paddled in the shallows surrounded by masses of <strong>Grey Herons</strong> and <strong>Great White Egrets</strong>. I retreated from the sea wall, time to find somewhere to sleep.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jos Stratford, post: 3191922, member: 12449"] [B][U]13 March continued...[/U][/B] Departing Arasaki at middle afternoon, I then travel north to Yatsushiro. Arriving at 4 p.m., I was delighted to find I had timed it just perfect for the falling tide. Peering over the seawall, a mere slither of mudflat was exposed and birds were already congregating after their highwater roost. Lots of [B]Grey Plovers[/B], bucketloads of [B]Kentish Plovers[/B], a few [B]Marsh Sandpipers[/B], two [B]Terek Sandpipers[/B], dozens of [B]Dunlins[/B] and [B]Red-necked Stints[/B], single [B]Greenshanks[/B] and [B]Far Eastern Curlews[/B], but far better were the birds hawking the mud and looping back over the sea wall itself ...the very birds I had hoped to see were flying around directly over my head – [B]Saunder's Gulls[/B]! Cracking little things, they were basically dainty little gulls that looked and behaved very much as marsh terns. A rare species with a global population of perhaps as few as 15,000 birds, it was pleasing indeed to see about 40 hawking back and fro, several in full summer plumage. Also here, my only[B] Black-headed Gulls[/B] of the trip, a male[B] Falcated Duck[/B], a group of about 25 roosting [B]Black-crowned Night Herons[/B] and good flocks of [B]Black-eared Kites[/B]. The best was still to come however – as the tide began to recede and the sun headed towards the horizon, a flock of five birds flew in from the west. Five big white birds, big white birds with honking great bills with spoons at the end! And so they landed on the mud directly in front, five superb [B]Black-faced Spoonbills[/B]! A globally endangered species, this was just the icing to the cake, what a fantastic day it had been. The sun was setting, the [B]Black-faced Spoonbills[/B] paddled in the shallows surrounded by masses of [B]Grey Herons[/B] and [B]Great White Egrets[/B]. I retreated from the sea wall, time to find somewhere to sleep. [/QUOTE]
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