I took a walk along the estuary this morning and in no time at all, I was finding Bluethroats again. In total, I saw five and some of them were attempting to break into song occasionally. Sorry, but more Bluethroat pictures! As the tide was rising, waders were becoming more visible and by far the most numerous were the Whimbrels. There were around twenty, fairly concealed in the saltmarsh plants. Redshanks were with the Whimbrels and on the muddier patches, Sanderlings came in from the beach. All the gulls on the mudflats rose into the air, signalling the arrival of the local Osprey which made several circuits of the area, before catching a large fish and flying off. I got some pictures as it flew close but badly over-exposed the ones when it caught a fish!! Other birds on the saltmarsh included Sardinian Warbler, Fan-tailed Warbler, Stonechat, a group of five Serins and always a Crested Lark!
25/1/2017 12:01:59 pm
Lovely blog supplimented by great images. Comments are closed.
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