Although migrants are still passing through the numbers are
small, that is with the exception of waders. Wader numbers have been very good
this autumn and the last few days have been no exception. All the normal wet
places have had good waders on them and wet ditch has been particularly good.
Here there has been Common Redshank, Temminck’s Stint, plenty of Little Stints,
Marsh Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper. Views and photographic opportunities
are good on the ditch as can be seen from the photos below. The percolation
pond has also had some good wading birds with two Marsh Sandpipers, four Common
Greenshanks and plenty of Little Stints and Wood Sandpipers. The other
favourite place for waders is the settling pond where there have been up to
eight Ruff, Little Ringed Plover, ten Kentish Plovers, two Temminck’s Stints,
two Dunlin, one Curlew Sandpiper and 15 Little Stints. A group of 15
Black-winged Stilts were also seen flying over one night. Other interesting
birds seen in these same areas this week have been a juvenile Little Crake on
the wet ditch, and four White-winged Terns on the percolation pond.
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| Temminck's Stint |
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| Little Stint |
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| Temminck's Stint & Little Stint |
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| Wood Sandpiper |