Wood Sandpiper
Once again the ARC has been the most productive place avian wise, with 17 species of wader recorded this week, also 3 Egret species , Glossy Ibis, Garganey, Hobby, Marsh Harrier and the usual wildfowl and warblers.
Wood and Green Sandpiper
Greenshanks
The sea is gradually improving with more Terns and the occasional Shearwater and Skua, but it requires a lot of time and effort.
This Herring Gull caught a stranded Weaver Fish, delicately picking it up, then repeatedly beating it on the pebbles presumably to neutralise the stinging spines, (which I can attest to being excruciatingly painful after picking up a stranded one a few years ago) eventually it carefully positioned the fish head first to swallow it even though the spines were still attached.
Great-crested Grebe at the fishing boats
Turnstone at the fishing boats
Willow Warbler
Willow Warbler at the ARC one of a reasonable fall of them this week
Willow Warbler
Great Green Bush Cricket at the ARC today
Fire Bugs at the observatory today
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