I'm continuing the theme of rare waders on my blog with the arrival of a fine adult American Golden Plover. This time, not way up in Northumberland but just across the city where the Humber estuary leaves the industrial dockland area behind and flows past a flood alleviation area known as Paull Holme Strays. Above, the estuary flows past a breach where the incoming tide now runs in and provides mud banks and creeks for feeding waders and wildfowl. The American Golden Plover is in view, in the narrow channel above the grass bank. Clearly the distance and, dare I say it, a slight heat haze has ruled out detailed photos but I am pleased to have some images of this spectacular summer plumaged bird. I have only seen one previous 'American' and that was a juvenile wader in 2007 so this bird was a real stunner. A good number of 'summer' Grey Plovers are looking equally smart and three of these were close to the 'American'. A little distraction on the river was a Roe Deer having a swim. I've seen this happen more than once before. An interesting few hours watching the American Golden Plover. The car park area and surrounds had some migrants in song - Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler and a Cuckoo passed through several times.
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