Curlew Sand under a Curlew
I had a lovely couple of hours at Bowling green marsh this morning.
I got there for high(ish) tide and there were loads of birds around, the waders were all bunched up so you couldn't get a good view of what was there, until an Osprey few over.
As usually everything went up, a group of Avocets mobbed the Osprey as it circled over the site but everything settled once it was gone.
Then the fun started. I called out 2 Ruff walking along the far shore, feeding. Dave, another birder there, called Curlew Sandpiper. We managed maximum 4 Ruff in total and at least 6 Curlew sands.
Then the Canada geese started to come in. They brought out Wigeon and 2 Barnacle Geese, which I have been missing for ages. There was also a movement of finches, mainly Gold by their call. Other species included Blackwit, Red & Greenshank, Dunlin, Lpwing, Little Grebe, Teal, Shoveler, Little egret, Heron and a Sparrowhawk.
Great times.
