Saturday 7 April 2018

Druridge Bay ... Water Pipit ... more summer migrants ... still some winter migrants ... the magic of Spring ...

Water Pipit is always a delight to see ... and this one showed particularly well just near the Budge Screen at Druridge Pools ...



... before flying over to one of the islands and continuing to feed voraciously ...






A group of Black-tailed Godwits roosted with Redshank on another island and one preened briefly before returning to roost-mode ...


... and distantly a party of Ruff remained largely concealed behind rushes ...

On arriving at Cresswell Pool a departing birder warned that there was 'nothing there' ... so the challenge had to be met !
... looking NE from the hide, a mixed group of gulls and waders included two lovely first-winter Mediterranean Gulls ...





Avocets were scattered around the pools and some fed in particularly deep water just north of the causeway ...



East Chevington had Long-tailed Duck still lingering along with other winter visitors in the form of Goldeneye and Pink-footed Goose ... while around ten Sand Martins hawked for insects in the relatively balmy air above ...

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