Tuesday 23 June 2015

Marsh Sands

Marsh Sandpiper & BW Stilt, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Last year I only saw one definite Marsh Sand in a fortnight. The same fortnight this year produced loads of them at the Alykes Wetlands and on this pool by the Kalloni saltpans. This has been a feature of comparing my 2 trips to Lesvos; the contrast between the 2 being marked. Some species I saw easily in 2014 were absent this year or less abundant, whereas species I struggled or failed to see then were arriving in good numbers in 2015. It was definitely a case of 2 different Lesvoses. The weather played its part, of course. Not such good sunbathing weather as last year, but the winds brought lots of cracking birds. Still more to show you!
Marsh Sandpiper, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Marsh Sandpiper, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Hoping for one of these on Black Hole Marsh soon!                                                                              
Marsh Sandpiper plus out-of-focus Wood Sands, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Crested Lark, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
There were lots of these around too...                                                                                                     
Crested Lark, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
I thought I'd got its orangey underwing, but Sun at bad angle. Never mind!

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