July 22nd: Lots of Egrets
This morning a beautiful sunny and calm start to the day.
There were 20 LITTLE EGRETS on the floods this morning. This is the largest number that I have known of on the Meadow. A single REDSHANK at the north cove and 4 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (a mix of juveniles and adults) and 3 DUNLIN were down at stint corner. Apart from that a large number of black-headed gulls with half a dozen lesser black-backed gulls amongst them. The COMMON TERNS still present and plenty of lapwings about.
By the boats, a grey wagtail flying around.
A summer plumage dunlin on the floods © Steve Burch
There were 20 LITTLE EGRETS on the floods this morning. This is the largest number that I have known of on the Meadow. A single REDSHANK at the north cove and 4 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (a mix of juveniles and adults) and 3 DUNLIN were down at stint corner. Apart from that a large number of black-headed gulls with half a dozen lesser black-backed gulls amongst them. The COMMON TERNS still present and plenty of lapwings about.
By the boats, a grey wagtail flying around.
A summer plumage dunlin on the floods © Steve Burch