On Tuesday I took my nephew to RSPB Blacktoft Sands to try & make the most of the early returning waders in remnants of breeding plumage. Unfortunately, the web had given us the wrong time for high tide, so I should have consulted my booklet instead. Although we missed the high tide, we saw a couple of distant waders at Marshland hide. We also heard Bearded Tits and saw the movements of young Sedge Warblers and Reed Warblers. We'd been there for quite some time when very luckily two Wood Sandpipers alighted directly under the hide, and we were able to observe all the details of their delicate plumage. Once they'd moved out of sight, this seemed the perfect time to leave, as we wouldn't strike that lucky in that hide for probably hours to come!
Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpipers
Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Sedge Warbler between Visitor centre & Xerox
Ditto
Snipe from Townend
Green Sandpiper at Singleton
Little Egrets & Herons at Singleton
Spotted Redshanks & Ruff
Record Shot of Distant Ruff
Berries at Saltmarshe
Comma & Wasp at Saltmarshe
Comma at Saltmarshe
Great Crested Grebes at Eastrington
Great Crested Grebes at Eastrington
Great Crested Grebes at Eastrington
Car Swarming with Wasps at North Cave
2 comments:
What do you think the berries were - Guelder Rose or Redcurrant?
I don't think they are Guelder Rose, but I'm not aware of what red currant berries are like
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