Archive for December 18th, 2008

18th December 2008, Thursday

Beach Reserve

A return to form on flat Beach with at least 3000 Golden Plover roosting on the flood, also there 12 Ruff, 145 Curlew and 450 Lapwing. Waders were also present in good numbers along the shore with 400 Dunlin, 104 Curlew, 24 Grey Plover, 140 Sanderling and 43 Knot all feeding. Merlin and Peregrine have also been around this morning, with the latter hunting over Flat Beach causing a wildlife spectacle with hundreds of waders taking to the air.

Golden Plover over Flat Beach