Tuesday 3 September 2019

Knot: A Record

Wood Sandpiper,BHM,August 2019 (Copyright T D Wright)
Wood Sandpiper,BHM, August 2019 (Copyright T D Wright)
Little Stint with Dunlin, BHM, August 2019 (Copyright T D Wright)
Curlew Sandpipers plus Dunlin, BHM, August 2019 (Copyright T D Wright)
Knot, BHM, August 2019 (Copyright T D Wright)
The flow of waders kept on coming over the weekend when this solitary Knot was joined by a flock of 8 on Black Hole Marsh. I don't recall ever having 9 here before so I think that's a record! Many of the species mentioned in the last couple of posts were also still around, and I was impressed with the small scrape at Coly Common which held 5 very vocal Green Sandpipers. The main scrape there had 2 Whimbrel amongst the Curlews. Wheatears & Yellow Wagtails are about, as was a single Whinchat between BHM and Seaton Marshes one evening. A lone Ruff arrived after the trio had departed.
     On the insect front, at least one Long-tailed Blue was still present on the everlasting pea (sea pea?) by the rivermouth on Monday at 16:00. Over & Out!

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