Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Lee Mount

Waders on the move last night!
I went out to the bins last night just after 11 pm and heard a wader calling in flight, I could only put it down to Green Sandpiper but waders passing over when there is no chance of seeing them and away from 'normal habitat' - I have an element of doubt in my identification! It called 3 times at short intervals.
I stayed outside till near midnight thinking of the possibility of other sounds of movement when another wader passed over but only a single one note call so I am still pondering that one!
Later on, near midnight I did get a positive id with a Curlew over calling.
All 3 wader sounded to be heading in the same direction - SW
I will be out later tonight but conditions might not be the same as last night was calm and still with stars showing a perfect night and ideal conditions for moving birds!
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3 comments:

Steve Blacksmith said...

When I go out last thing before bed to de-slug the veg patch, I occasionally here waders going over in the dark. The only one I've been confident in id is oystercatcher, but once I saw a small party of curlew/whimbrel silently fly across the moon.

8:21 am
Brian Sumner . said...

Just a shame we,ve no shoreline to bring them down, seems like they,re giving us a miss this year.
Hope none of your neighbours see you out at midnight with bins, you,ll get arrested.

8:16 pm
David Sutcliffe said...

Perfect evening again last might, Wednesday, but nothing doing at all . Stars were brilliant though with Cygnus showing well right above us so just a swan over !!!!!!

7:49 am

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