This morning was a wash out with lack of visibility due to the low cloud and heavy rain so an early finish then back late afternoon when things improved.
The first job I always do as I arrive is have a good scope around to see if anything is showing so I know which direction to walk first. As I scoped the south shore a wader was partially showing by the muddy ponds towards the SW corner , then as it came into view, juv Greenshank.
As I grabbed the camera a Kestrel flew low over the area and the Greenshank dropped down into a gulley as the Kestrel flew past. Back to the scope but no sign of the bird so I walked the length of the south shore but nothing to be found. Thinking it may have flown low over the water to the north end I walked across to the NE corner and scoped all the shoreline with no results looking like the bird had continued on its journey.
The Greenshank was bang on schedule with 3 sightings in 2018 being the 3rd,4th and 5th of August and 1 sighting last year on the 4th August. Hopefully I,ll get another through in the next few days.
Whilst I scoped the north shore for the Greenshank I checked the gulls where two 3rd year Yellow Legged Herring,( michahellis) were present before leaving for TMR. Due to the distance and heat shimmer again no photos but I,ll snap them yet.
Visible Migration
1 juv Greenshank.............blogging
2 YL Herring gull...........blogging
4 juv Wheatear...............blogging
1 ad male Wheatear still in summer plumage...blogging
Present
26 LBB gull
5 juv Herring gull
2 Raven
4 Kestrel
+ usual sp.
BS