Tuesday 24 September 2013

Evening visit to Cliffe Marshes

Brenda and I managed a few record shots of the Lesser Yellowlegs on the Black Barn Pools at Cliffe taken this evening in poor light at high ISO settings (hence poor quality).

Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs (with Ruff)

Lesser Yellowlegs



Saturday 21 September 2013

Oare Marshes

Eventually Brenda and I managed to find an opportunity to visit Oare Marshes to see the Spotted Crake that has been showing incredibly well over the last week. Our timing was near on perfect, as the bird was showing immediately on arrival. The high tide wader roost was impressive as often it is at this site; good numbers of Golden Plover, Black-tailed Godwits, Dunlin, Redshanks, Greenshank (3), Spotted Redshank (2), Little Stint (3), Ruff, Lapwing, Curlew Sandpiper (6) and Bar-tailed Godwit. We also saw Little Egret (4), Yellow Wagtail (1), Chiffchaff (1), Swallow (30) and House Martin (250).

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake

Little Egret

Yellow Wagtail

Saturday 14 September 2013

Dungeness

Garganey

Little Gull

Snipe
 
Little Gull