So, I'd just finished doing bird counts for the morning at the
British Steel hide, and as I was about to leave, I heard the shout,
"Great Egret!" I looked out over the marsh and sure enough, a
Great White Egret
was flying low over the water being chased by a Heron! It landed
briefly in a ditch before flying off towards the saltmarsh the other
side of the saline lagoon. This was my first Great White Egret that I've
seen in Britain, so it was quite an exciting time for me. I just about
managed to get some photos, however the light was poor, as were my
composure levels, so they're not great.
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Great White Egret |
A juvenile
Little Stint was present, as were two
Curlew Sandpipers and three
Spotted Redshank (there were four on Sunday). Other counts include 47
Greenshank, 222
Redshank, 203
Knot, 754
Black-tailed Godwit, four
Bar-tailed Godwit and 93
Dunlin.
The
rest of the day was spent clearing willow from the Swan's Nest Maze
that we'd cut previously with help from a group of volunteers from HSBC.
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Big swan eggs! |
Hopefully it'll grow back nice and thick next year!
While we worked, we had company from some very lethargic
Migrant Hawkers which amazingly I was able to pick up by their wings while they were still perched!
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Check out the length of those anal appendages! |
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Note the yellow 'golf tee' on S2 |
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