My birding routine at the
moment is very predictable – start at Restharrow then go down to
Backsand if the tide is right. Today was no different.
At Restharrow there were the normal residents plus a common
sandpiper, a redshank but the 5 snipe were new and they had the good grace to
feed on the islands nearest the hide.
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| Not a snipe |
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| 3 of the 5 snipe |
After a trip to the dentist I arrived at Backsand just after
the high tide. No sign of the wood sands today but redshanks numbers were a
very respectable 42, greenshanks numbered 19
and there were 4 common and 3 green sandpiper. Water levels continue
to drop and another island has appeared – to the right of the photographic
hide, near the reed bed so the birds are getting closer.
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| Green sandpiper |
There were some newcomers today in the form of 2
little grebes and 4 dunlin which I tried to string into curlew sandpipers but
the black bellies made that difficult.
This is probably my last Backsand update till next week as
we have visitors all weekend.
The only good thing about the current situation is that it’s
keeping my petrol bill down and I dont spend hours on the computer going
through loads of pictures.
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