Today has been all about waders, lots of them and all very close. Wader migration here has been brilliant and is not something I was expecting. The main species today have been hundreds of Stilt Sandpipers, all in full summer plumage, scores of Wilsons Phalaropes, Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, American Avocet, Snowy and Wilsons Plovers and Willet. Ticks have included Yellow-headed Blackbird, Ladder-backed Woodpecker. We also saw this morning at Goose Island SP Black-chinned Hummingbird and Buff-bellied Hummingbird.
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| Ad female Wilsons Phalarope |
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| American Avocet |
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| Ad Stilt Sandpiper, one of several hundred seen today, all in summer plumage. |
Great post Steve,superb captures.
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Lovely captures of the waders Steve.
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Crackers Steve!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the positive comments.
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