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Horrible pics in near dark from Thursday of two of the three birds in the roost that night
Those were the two that were in tonight! :t:
Horrible pics in near dark from Thursday of two of the three birds in the roost that night
Dodgy pic of Emerald Damselfly from today
At the Moors, 2+ Little Egret and a juv Med on the rails in front of the west hide. (Not the same bird as in Johns and Mikes photos).
3 juv female Ruff flew in just after 7 and spent around 10 mins circling around the flashes, but eventually landed, 2 dropped onto the 'peninsular' in front of the hide while the other landed at the back, all 3 reunited and fed on the back shore until dark.
Not long after the Ruffs, and just before a short burst of heavy rain, 4 Dunlin (all juv) flew in to join the 3 already present. They fed in the saucer for a few minutes before dissapearing, whether just roosting behind an island or simply left again is unknown. 2 juv Meds in the roost, a very clean looking bird, pale headed, jet black bill and legs, completly grey mantle, the other bird a rather scruffy looking bird, very dusky head markings, and many juv scapulars remaining, slight red/brown tinge to bill base. 6 Green Sand, 1 Common Sand, The same much the rest as John earlier
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Mike, I take it you saw them at the N Moors.
Des.
Stunning flight shots of the Hawkers! :t::t:LATE POST.........popped in around midday on Saturday and a Hobby put up all the Gulls and Lapwings ...an early bonus.
Loved seeing all the Sandpipers and the Migrant Hawkers.
Keith
1.Gulls and a smaller one....
2..3..Sandpiper
4..5..Hawkers
arrived at 5.50am with woodchat already on site. Moderate ENEand drizzle low cloud. First bird was a female Cettis calling in front of cuckoo hide. Amassive number of mallard 520+. teal too had increased to 68. then through the mist came a hobby immediately chased a dunlin into the distance. 30 minutes later the dunlin returned minus a chunk of right neck feathers but otherwise was ok. at 8.20 a ringed plover dropped in. Almost immediately the hobby appeared and flushed the waders.
avocet 4. snipe 5. dunlin 3. ringed plover. green sand 6. common sand 2 ad and juv. oyc. curlew c 20. lapwing 120.
Good to know there are some passage waders (and birders ) out there