Fly Flatts wader round up to press.

A quiet afternoons session at Fly Flatts with just the usual species so I,ve put together a round up of the waders I,ve had so far this year since the springtime at Fly Flatts. Bear in mind that several of the images were taken at great distance and in heat distortion and are record shots only.

                                                            Ruff

                                                Greenshank

                                        Little Ringed Plover

                                         Sanderling

                                      Ringed Plover

                                      Common Sandpiper

                                               Dunlin

                                                   Redshank

                                                    Oystercatchers

                                            Golden Plover

The number shown for a species is a count of birds present on a single visit.

Lapwing..............................several breeding and with young
Curlew................................15
Golden Plover.....................137
Snipe....................................4
Whimbrel............................1
Redshank.............................9
Common Sandpiper............20
Little Ringed Plover............3
Ringed Plover.....................2 
Dunlin................................21 
Greenshank........................2
Sanderling..........................1
Ruff....................................1
Oystercatcher.....................13

14 species.
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