Yes I am afraid so, more Golden Plover images.
They are lovely birds to observe though.
My latest visit to Lodmoor Reserve revealed a very large flock of Golden Plover.
In fact the most I have seen in one place. There have been estimates of 2000 or more recently.
At one time after flying around and coming into land, many remained on the ground and others took off again. This procedure went on all the time I was there. The divided flocks having a fly around got really high in the air, almost out of sight. Then they would descend and look for a suitable place to land.
However as will be explained later that was at a premium.
I mentioned the Golden Plovers looking for somewhere to land.
The Common Snipe that are resident on the Reserve were also having a problem.
The continued extensive rainfall has kept the water level high and a good days rain meant that there was then precious little ground for birds to exist or just pitch.
The Common Snipe moved around looking for any suitable bit of grassland that they could hide in.
Shelduck dindn't appear to mind about water levels.
The Grey Heron with its long legs couldn't have cared less.
Certains limicoles n'ont pas la vie facile avec le niveau d'eau actuel, il pleut beaucoup trop.
ReplyDeleteTrès belle série Roy.
Bonne soirée
Merci Nathalie.
DeleteSiellä on tosi paljon lintuja!
ReplyDeleteNiitä oli niin paljon, Anne. Lopetin yrittämisen laskea niitä.
DeleteLovely photos, especially the Golden Plovers.
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Thanks Mandy, so lucky to get these every Winter in the area.
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