A good year for Redshank
Male Ringed Plover
A new wave of Dunlin passing through.
Juv Redshank
Can be deceiving from a distance, very Ruff like.
Plenty Common Sandpipers with chicks.
very young Redshank
female Ringed Plover
Ringed plover seeing off the Dunlin
More of the dreaded hot stuff today with temperatures up to 21 degrees at 0730 hrs this morning although a nice NW>3 turning W>4 made it more bearable. Clear blue skies with full sun throughout although some thick fog patches down in the valley. Bad news is, another scorcher tomorrow on a very light breeze.
Plenty wader activity this morning with a new wave of 10 Dunlin in from yesterday along with 6 Common Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, 3 Oyks and 2 Ringed Plover plus several juvs including 4 Redshank.
A single Curlew was calling over the top fields whilst a Buzzard was soaring over the moor but again , no gulls over in the poor conditions. Tons of Swifts in the sky but mega high up and nearly invisible to the naked eye.
BS