In between the showers, at a blustery Landshipping Quay this
afternoon, we noted a typical variety of waders and ducks, mainly teal and redshank.
At least 3 greenshanks were feeding in Millar’s Park creek. A passing adult
male sparrowhawk over the Quay shore didn’t bother the ducks or the waders at
all.
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| The young drake teal were in various states of plumage. The one above on the left (probably one we photographed without realising it the other day) has a broader than usual cream facial crescent scar/stripe. There seemed to be considerable variation in the facial patterns of the still moulting juvenile birds. |
Over to the west, at Sprinkle Pill, we could see at least 30
wigeon, 116 greylag geese and c.100 adult LBB gulls resting on the shore.
Black-tailed godwit numbers seemed lower than a couple of days ago (perhaps no
more than 15 or so) but our view from the Landshipping-side was rather distant.
A great-crested grebe was feeding mid-channel – one or two often seem to frequent
the upper Daugleddau zone at this time of year.