I popped into Sandy Water Park first where the gulls were at their high tide roost, this particular individual caught my eye and I'm waiting for 100% confirmation of its id.
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| Immature gull? Herring Gull or Yellow Legged Gull |
At WWT the tide had peaked and there were around 2500 waders on the scrapes an amazing sight.
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| some of the 2500 birds present |
So what did we have?
669 Knot, 354 Curlew, 63 Greenshank, 209 Redshank,40 Lapwing, 20 Dunlin, 2 Spotted redshank (maybe 3), 2 Juv Ruff, 1 CURLEW SANDPIPER, 1 GREY PLOVER, as well as 100 Greylag geese, 23 Shelduck and 1 Kingfisher along with Grey Heron and Little Egrets.
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| heavy photo crop of Grey Plover |
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| another heavy photo crop, Curlew Sandpiper |
A really good morning
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| Knot |
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