Monday, 8 September 2014

Llangwm WeBS - Green Sandpiper..Black Swans

While I was doing the WeBS count in Llangwm Pill late Sunday afternoon a green sandpiper flew in and very obligingly settled on a rock directly opposite from where I was standing, allowing me to observe it fairly closely for 5 minutes before flying off with a rapid, erratic fashion in a westerly direction.


The 3 black swans are still in residence and still spooking the two mutes. They are quite vocal with a soft, sweet, almost plaintive 'whoo' call and I've seen them on several occasions closely grouped while participating in a neck stretching display with beaks pointing vertically upwards.
(Graham Brace)