Sanderling, Draycote Water
Sanderling
Black tern
Sanderling
Sanderling with Dunlin
Sanderling
Sanderling with Dunlin
Juvenile Ringed Plover
Wednesday 24th August 2011
With water levels at there lowest for several years the prospects for a bumper crop of shorebirds at Draycote Water in September looks good. Prospects for photography, however, are not so good with the shoreline getting further and further away from the dam walls. Today there were just 7 wader species on show with Sanderling, Dunlin, Ringed plover, Little ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper in the region of the Farborough spit and Greenshank and Ruff at the Inlet. A further 3 Ruff flew past the inlet towards Rainbow corner but were not relocated. There was no sign of the Black necked Grebe reported yesterday but a juvenile Shelduck and 2 Wheatear were seen. There were also 3 Black terns a juvenile Arctic tern and 2 or 3 Common terns over the water.
A good day, Bob. I love that Sanderling in flight. It can only be time before a "mega" comes in!
ReplyDeleteNice shots Bob.Nice to have seen you there.
ReplyDeleteCheers guys good to see you too
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