A good day in the Tame valley started at Shustoke Res with a couple of Ruff and a Common Sandpiper.
Common Sandpiper, Shustoke Res.
Common Sandpiper
At Middleton Lakes RSPB there was a good range of species to be seen on the Jubilee Wetlands. Waders were represented by Ruff 2,Curlew Sandpiper 6, Dunlin, Ringed plover 4, Greenshank and Little Stint 4. Chats; Wheatear 2, Stonechat, and Raptors, Hobby 2, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk. Whinchat and Marsh Harrier had been seen earlier in the day.
A selection of waders flushed by a pair of Hobbies
Hobby
Hobby
Hobby
Stonechat
Wheatear
A message from Steve H.that there was a Garganey back at Shustoke had me heading back and sure enough the Garganey was there as well as 3 Ruff. The camera was called into action as all four birds spent some of the time close in to the shore near the car park. A very satisfactory end to an excellent day of local birding.
Ruff, Shustoke Res.
Ruff
Garganey
Look at all the rusty orange tones on those birds. And that Common Sandpiper looks like a nice sturdy bird!
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