There is still a sprinkling of waders moving through the estuary at Hook. Close to high tide today a Whimbrel and a Black-tailed Godwit were foraging as the mud disappeared beneath the water. At Fowborough Point, 8 Ringed Plovers and 14 Dunlin, many in their summer finery, prepared to roost at the water's edge. Of the non-migrants, a single Little Egret and 3 pairs of Shelduck were active. A 4th Shelduck pair, exploring the flooding salt marsh at the mouth of Sprinkle Pill, comprised a 'real' bird and what I presume is the hybrid reported previously, over the winter, from Llangwm and once from here.
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| What an odd bird. |