Headed over to Filey this afternoon and spent an hour on the private East Lea reserve. The reserve is run and maintained by the Filey Bird Observatory Group. A lot of hard work is being put in by members and the rewards are paying dividends. This afternoon, I wanted to touch base with two birds, Wood Sandpiper and Ruff, both year ticks for me. Sadly, all of the waders had taken up residence on the distant mud, but good scope views. Another downside was no images worthy of publication! Note to self - Don't bother with distant small dots, unless they are mega rare and a record shot is required!
Wader numbers on the reserve were good, with birds increasing as time progressed. Notably, Ruff (1); Wood Sandpiper (1); Common Sandpiper (1); Green Sandpiper (6); Greenshank (1); Dunlin (2); Ringed Plover (14); Juv. Little Ringed Plover (1); Common Snipe (1). Later in the afternoon, a second Wood Sandpiper arrived and Ringed Plover numbers increased to 25!
Green Sandpipers
Common Snipe
Roe Deer Buck
I bet that once I had headed home, the waders came closer to the hide!
Thank you for looking.
All images taken with Sony RX10 Mk4.
