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White-cheeked Tern - juvenile |
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White-cheeked Tern - adult |
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Western Marsh Harrier female |
There were a few more waders today than normal, with my first Marsh Sandpiper of the year. There were many more Lesser Sand Plovers and over 50 Terek Sandpipers which is a very high count. Four Green Sandpipers were on the main scrape with a Little Ringed Plover and a few Little Stints and a Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin was seen at the edge of the main reed bed, in an area where it may well have bred as I have seen one in this area over the entire summer. Migrants included two Eurasian Hoopoes & ten Barn Swallows. A few Little Grebes & Purple Swamphens were scattered around and a Little Bittern was seen flying over the reeds but very little else was seen.
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Little Ringed Plover |
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Little Stint |
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Little Grebe |
It's a bad day indeed, Jem, when no Egyptian Nightjars are seen........i've had 56 years of them!
ReplyDeleteNice shots, we have a Great White Egret locally only my second in the UK.
ATB Laurie -
Oh, in case you do'nt know - 2 pairs of GWE bred for the first time this year on an RSPB reserve in Somerset (Ham Wall).
ReplyDeleteLaurie -
I did not know about the GWE breeding in Somerset. Maybe they will become as common as Little Egret in a few years time?
DeleteNo luck with Egyptian Nightjar on your trips to Morroco?
Jem