Quick Monday stint.

 

How pleased I was to find this little Stint on Langenhoe point during my weekly visit to the ranges. Accompanied by this juvenile Curlew sandpiper which was one of the two seen. On a small puddle of water with some Dunlin and Ringed plovers. What a nice surprise being the water levels are so low. But with the sun directly in front of me made taking photos without disturbing them very hard.

August Highlights

With a trip to Scotland and then Turkey looming in the next few weeks. My chances off getting out on the M.o.D Firing ranges to do a bit of birdwatching will be limited. August is always my favourite month. And although water levels are very low on the ranges this year i still had a couple of good days birding. Here is a few photo's and record shoots of my months highlights.

A very gloomy day was brightened up when i found

five juvenile Spoonbill's  Feeding on the point. Trying to get a photo without 
disturbing them was very hard.

Below is some pictures of the two Little Stints that i found feeding with some Dunlin on the
 very dry flood water scape.

But the best sighting of the month was this Osprey flying over

 the Rifle butts heading for the river on my last visit.

Monthly moments.

Above Curlew Sandpipers and below Little Stint.

(below) One of the 16 Whinchats found on the 7th Sept.

                             And around 40 Beard Tits (below) were counted on the 28th Sept.

Never knowing what might turn up on the M.o.D Ranges is what makes my Sunday mornings birding exciting, especially during Autumn migration. After searching through hundreds of waders roosting at high tide and hunting under bushes and reed beds these are my Favourite monthly moments.

Hull Collection cont:

My Sunday morning birding started with setting myself up to scan the local pools.Within a short while i was snapping away at a Snipe (top 2 pics). whilst i was doing so Richard Hull discovered a Little stint (3rd pic), but whilst i was trying to find the stint within my binoculars i came across the Red-necked phalarope. Later in the day we had a number of Little stints including the Temmincks which i was unable to photograph due to me moving to sudden to get him in the viewfinder and spooking the bird and it taking flight into the very far corner. Then whilst scrutinizing the dunlin and ringed plovers. RH unable to speak with excitement was pointing and stuttering that he had found a Broad-billed Sandpiper. This crazy day finale finished with a group of a few Ruff , 4 wood sandpipers a Garganey & 5 whinchat. Numerous yellow wagtails which have been in short supply this year and 4 wheatear. In all a true birding experience, i reckon it will be another 27 years birding before i have a day like this again.

Wonderful Waders

These are just some of the shots that i took of waders at Calis Marsh near Fetihye S.W.Turkey.