Wednesday 21 September 2016

South west birding (Part 3) - Steart Spoonbill

Spoonbill
Grey Plovers, Dunlin & Ringed Plovers
Evidence of scope carrying
Winter duck heavan
Distant Wheatear
View from the hide

Our weekend residence was just thirty minutes from Steart Marshes so the plan was to try and visit a couple of times around high tide. I've written about Steart previously so I'll keep the blogs brief. Mrs D kept me company on Saturday morning where a Spoonbill was the start attraction. The bird was apparently ringed in the Netherlands. The Spoonbill was a fairly distance however other waders were easier to watch which included 9 Grey Plovers, Ringed Plovers, Dunlins, Redshank and Black-tailed Godwits. 

Further down the reserve we noted a Greenshank, Shelduck, Teal, Little Egret, two Whinchat, Buzzard, Kestrel, Wheatear and my first Pintails of the Autumn.

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