Sightings and guided walk details for rare waders
Guided walk to search for Buff-breasted and Pectoral Sandpiper
Meet in/around the Holden Tower at 1300hrs. It is a half a mile walk there and back, uneven ground and no guarantee of seeing either but worth a try. They showed very well together yesterday. There was no sign of the Buff-breasted Sandpiper despite extensive searching but three Pectoral Sandpipers were present. Over the tide there were three juvenile Curlew Sandpiper and a flock of Ringed Plover and Dunlin.
Three Pectoral Sandpipers Image by MJMcGill
Pectoral Sandpiper Image by MJMcGill
South Lake
4 Great Crane Project Cranes appear to have roosted and were on the causeway early on
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Black-tailed Godwit 240
Ruff 2 adult
Redshank 34
Teal 200
Pochard 2 males
Tufted Duck 80
Zeiss Hide
Spotted Redshank 1
Redshank 20
Black-tailed Godwit 45
Ruff 3 juveniles
Red Knot 2
Teal 450
Little Stint 1 juvenile
Curlew Sandpiper 2 juveniles
Robbie Garnett Hide
Wigeon 30
Teal 70
