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Tuesday 8 September 2020

Bar-tailed Godwit

This Bar-tailed Godwit has been located at Ferry Bridge Waters Weymouth for some three days now and is taking advantage of the plentiful food supply.
It is a Winter visitor to UK shores and there is always a chance to find one or more at Ferry Bridge.
It breeds in the Artic region of Scandinavia and Siberia.


I observed this one for about an hour and it never stopped feeding, dibbing its long beak into the mud exposed from the receding tide.











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  1. Paula’s8 September 2020 at 19:43

    Lovely photos
    We were lucky enough to see Roy take these photos
    He was very helpful in identifying the birds we were watching

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    1. Roy Norris11 September 2020 at 22:40

      Thanks Paula, it was great to meet and talk with you.

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  2. Anonymous8 September 2020 at 23:03

    Great photos and lovely to chat to you today.
    Barry, Paula and Val.

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    1. Roy Norris11 September 2020 at 22:43

      Thanks, it was great to meet and talk with you.

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  3. Margaret Birding For Pleasure9 September 2020 at 07:06

    Very clear shots of this Godwit Roy. Have a good weekend and thanks for comments you leave.

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  4. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"9 September 2020 at 08:03

    Lovely shots, Roy. Not the way I'd choose to find my dinner and I've no idea how they manage to keep so clean, padddling around in muddy water all day.

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    1. Roy Norris9 September 2020 at 13:20

      Thanks John. Im amazed they find things so quickly.

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  5. Anne Hagman-Niilola9 September 2020 at 16:07

    Pitkästä nokasta on hyötyä, kun kaivaa herkkupaloja pohjasta.

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  6. Caroline 12 September 2020 at 15:00

    Hi Roy, beautiful photos. I saw them in Denmark too but I was too late for photos. Have a nice weekend. Greetings Caroline

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  7. Maria13 September 2020 at 19:52

    Hi Roy,
    Wow great shots of this Godwit!
    Greetings,
    Maria

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  8. Himawan Sant14 September 2020 at 09:21

    Very well recorded, Roy.
    I am amazed by the results of your shots.

    Greetings from Indonesia.

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  9. Marianne De Vogelkijker15 September 2020 at 15:19

    Hi Roy,

    what a lovely series of this handsome bird. I like photo no. 3 and 4 very much, great work. I didn't see the species this year but maybe I can go to the westcoast to see it but due to Corona I more or less stayed at home and went birding in my own area.
    So nice to see the species at your blog.
    The header of the blog is again wonderful!

    Kind regards,
    Marianne

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  10. Helma24 September 2020 at 18:59

    Oh wow !!!!
    Truly a beautiful series of this beautiful Bar-tailed godwit.
    my compliments.

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