Needing a wader fix, I have had two recent visits to Blacktoft Sands, the first on 12th August, and then a second today, the 24th. The first visit was with my folks, and was really lovely, with great views of Bearded Tits scurrying along the mud at the edge of the reedbed like ginger mice, plus lots of waders (8 Spotted Redshanks, 149 Black-tailed Godwits, 9 Green Sandpipers, 25 Ruff, 3 Greenshank - pic above etc), a prolonged Bittern fly-past and several Water Rails.
Ginger mice
Water Rail
Gorgeous juvenile Black-tailed Godwits, fresh in from IcelandMoulting adult Spot Red
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With a few hours to kill this morning, I went back again and enjoyed really grilling the waders on the lagoons, including two smart juvenile Curlew Sandpipers, seven Spotted Redshanks (4 adults, 3 juveniles), 24 Ruff, 45 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Greenshank, etc. The ginger mice were still in evidence, along with a few Water Rails, plus some excitement provided by a couple of Hobbies, hunting over the reedbed.
Top: Curlew Sandpiper with Dunlins; bottom, Greenshank with two Spotted Redshanks.
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