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| Common Redshank |
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| Common Redshank |
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| Common Redshank |
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| Little Stint |
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| Little Stint |
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| Black-winged Stilt |
Title Picture
14 October 2014
Wet ditch still producing – Dhahran Hills
The wet
ditch is still producing a few waders which is good as the settling pond and
percolation pond are now attracting little in the way of this group of birds.
The ditch has been good for Redshanks this autumn with both Common Redshank and
Spotted Redshank recorded. Yesterday there was another Common Redshank that was
very flighty but after being joined by three Little Stints it settled down and
allowed photographs to be taken of it. Also in the ditch were a Wood Sandpiper,
a Dunlin and two Black-winged Stilts. Elsewhere there was little evidence of
migration with only a few birds of interest being seen. The best bird was an
immature Greater Spotted Eagle seen flying off from the trees around the
percolation pond. This species is seen every year in varying numbers but they
are never common and always nice to see. This is the first record for me in the
camp this autumn although Phil saw one a few weeks ago. A western Marsh harrier
was also seen over the spray fields but very little else. The percolation pond
had four White-winged Terns, three Northern Shoveller, two Garganey and eleven
Furruginous Ducks. The only passerine of note were a few Tawny Pipits.
