Tuesday 11 August 2015

Seaton Sightings 7th-10th August 2015

Green Sandpiper, BHM ( Copyright T D Wright )
Green Sandpiper, BHM ( Copyright T D Wright )
Green Sandpiper, BHM ( Copyright T D Wright )
Green Sandpiper, BHM ( Copyright T D Wright )
My personal maxima of Green Sands has been just two so far this Autumn, but Phil had four I think by hiking up to Coly Common hide so their numbers are getting to where we expect now. By contrast, we've had loads of Common Sands around for ages...                                                             
Common Sandpiper, BHM ( Copyright T D Wright )
Whimbrel & Curlew, Axe Estuary ( Copyright T D Wright )
Whimbrel & Curlew, Axe Estuary ( Copyright T D Wright )
Just a handful of Whimbrel but a massive number of Curlew, I counted 107 from Tower Hide alone on Sunday evening. New in are Snipe and a couple more Greenshank...                                                
Greenshank, BHM ( Copyright T D Wright )
Greenshank, BHM ( Copyright T D Wright )
We also have Dunlin and Ringed Plover...                                                                                           
Ringed Plover, BHM ( Copyright T D Wright )
Dunlin, BHM ( Copyright T D Wright )
And plenty of Redshank...                                                                                                                
Redshank, Seaton ( Copyright T D Wright )
Redshank, Seaton ( Copyright T D Wright )
We've also had a fall of warblers, Sylvia and Phylloscopus species mainly but I was suspicious that the Sedge Warblers around Stafford marsh were also migrants as we've not had many about lately. These ones were living up to their name for a change, liking the sedges by the insect walks.

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