A slough too far!
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:15 pm
The last couple of weeks have been mostly spent at work; the taxpayer is now getting his worth out of me. That said I have managed to get out and check out the local sloughs which have turned up a couple of gems most notable American Bittern (last seen in by me at Marton Mere, Lancashire in the 80s I think), breeding American Black Tern and, on one occasion, 12 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs and a Spotted Sandpiper.
Reverse wader migration is picking up now and there are plenty of Marbled Godwits, Willets and Wilson's Phalaropes around and I hope to pickup a few lifers over the last couple of weeks. Target Birds will include Semipalmated and Western Sandpipers and Short-billed Dowitcher.
The slough 6 kms along the Jenner Highway has had a successful American Avocet brood with a family party of five there a couple of days ago. I almost certainly had a slighting of Cinnamon Teal but could not get a proper identification before it disappeared, as they are prone to do, into the reads so this species still remains of my 'must see' list.
Reverse wader migration is picking up now and there are plenty of Marbled Godwits, Willets and Wilson's Phalaropes around and I hope to pickup a few lifers over the last couple of weeks. Target Birds will include Semipalmated and Western Sandpipers and Short-billed Dowitcher.
The slough 6 kms along the Jenner Highway has had a successful American Avocet brood with a family party of five there a couple of days ago. I almost certainly had a slighting of Cinnamon Teal but could not get a proper identification before it disappeared, as they are prone to do, into the reads so this species still remains of my 'must see' list.