Monday 10 August 2009

Another wave of ICELANDIC BLACK-TAILED GODWITS







MONDAY 10 AUGUST

After spending the day in East Norfolk, I spent the last hour of daylight at Wilstone. At last, waders are lingering, most likely because several of them are juveniles. Wildfowl numbers are increasing daily.

WILSTONE RESERVOIR
(1940-2040 hours; partly with Ian Williams and son; constant drizzle, humid and light SW winds)

Great Crested Grebes (substantial increase in numbers with 35 counted, with 28 roosting together around algae bunds)

LITTLE EGRET (1 feeding by hide)

Mute Swans (29+)
Common Teal (marked increase; at least 15 birds)
Shoveler (notable increase with 36 counted this evening)
Pochard (9)

Lapwing (114)
GREEN SANDPIPER (2)
COMMON SANDPIPER (3)
COMMON GREENSHANKS (5 widely scattered, including several juveniles)
*ICELANDIC BLACK-TAILED GODWITS (3 adults, all still in partial breeding plumage, showing well feeding to right of hide until at least 2040 hours; discovered by Steve Rodwell late afternoon and phone-scoped by Dave Bilcock shortly later - see images above) (SR, DB, LGRE, IW, et al)

Common Terns (34 still present)

House Martins (7)

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