Monday, 5 August 2013

Wood Sandpiper

Talk of my demise seems to have been premature.

With reports of a couple of Wood Sandpipers being present at my local patch of Maxey gravel pits, I managed to grab a couple of hours on Sunday to go and see if I could get a view of a wader that I have not seen locally for at least a year.

This site is looking rather good at the moment and with my first scan of the area I managed to see the first Wood Sandpiper, huddled down in the company of a Common Sandpiper. Continuing my perusal of the site I picked up the second Woody, fairly close by and also 3 Dunlin, 8 Green Sandpipers, 3 Ringed Plovers, 1 Little-ringed Plover and another 2 Common Sandpipers.




On walking back to the van, it was good to note that there were fairly large numbers of Common Blue butterflies present.




Hopefully, I will be back again soon.
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12 comments:

  1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure5 August 2013 at 21:37

    Hi great to see the Sandpipers and the Butterfly shots look great.

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    1. John11 August 2013 at 11:09

      Thanks Margaret, it got me out of my slumber!
      J

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  2. holdingmoments5 August 2013 at 22:04

    Great shots of the Wood Sandpiper John.
    A few around here at the moment. I must make the effort I suppose.

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    1. John11 August 2013 at 11:10

      Hi Keith,
      Thank you. It seems to be quite a good year for sightings of Wood Sandpiper, didn't see any last year locally and now 3 at once! Well worth making the effort.
      J

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  3. Roy Norris5 August 2013 at 22:21

    Hi John, I thought that the Wood Sandpiper might drag away from your work. Nice shots you got. Thankfully, I have seen a few more Common Blue now, it wasn't looking good for them to start with.

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    1. John11 August 2013 at 11:11

      Hi Roy,
      Thanks. Yes, they dragged me away from mowing grass! ;)
      Maxey is a good site for Common Blues at the moment, there are dozens of them present.
      J

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  4. eileeninmd6 August 2013 at 00:24

    Pretty Sandpiper and lovely butterfly shots. Great sightings and photos.

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    1. John11 August 2013 at 11:11

      Thanks Eileen,
      Yes, a lovely bird and not that common here.
      J

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  5. grammie g6 August 2013 at 03:43

    Hi John...Love that open line : )!!
    You was lucky to catch up with the Woody's, and along with some other good sightings!!
    The Common Blue shot's are stunning!!

    Grace

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    1. John11 August 2013 at 11:12

      Hi Grace,
      Thank you, I knew that I couldn't stay away for long! :)
      I am glad that I caught up with the Woody's, although, I think that they are still there!
      J

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  6. Midmarsh John11 August 2013 at 08:29

    Pleased you managed a bit of relaxation time John. Here I've seen very few blue flutters this year. Mainly an explosion in the population of whites.

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    1. John11 August 2013 at 11:14

      Thanks John,
      It was good to get out and do some nature watching, chilled the nerves somewhat! We seem to have a population explosion of Peacocks here, we are falling over them!
      J

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