interested in waders,as I am, here,s the 3 main books that I use
and study in order of preference.
sections on flight and wing markings.
plumage's
for example, 6 different races of Dunlin, 3 of which
pass through the UK.
Another breezy day with a WSW>4 increasing to strong WSW>6 late afternoon with cloudy sunshine getting up to 15 degrees.
A quiet morning again which seems to be the theme just now with waders near to non existent early morning and then several present in the afternoon. I have,nt worked out as yet whether the waders are just settled out of sight in the morning and active feeding in the afternoon or have the previous days birds left and a new batch in by late afternoon.
Several birds had left overnight with the 10 Ringed Plover missing today but the count of 9 Dunlin were still present.
A quiet walk on the west bank before the work team arrive in the morning but the view from the west side is much more distant than from the east side. The afternoon watch was a bit of a disaster with the wind and sun in front of me and a very heavy heat distortion when scoping the shoreline.
Swifts were moving through>N throughout the day and an unusual sighting of 2 Black Headed gulls on the water p.m.
Fly Flatts
9 Dunlin
14 Common Sandpiper
2 Curlew
2 BH gull
11 Herring gull
16 LBB gull
2 Kestrels
Sev Swift..............>N
2 Wheatear
+ usual sp.
Stay Safe, BS