Elmley Marshes, Sheppey, Kent .... Friday 20th August 2010

A visit to RSPB Elmley Marshes today produced two additions to my year list - Little Stint and Bar-tailed Godwit.
I arrived at 6.30 a.m. and stayed until 2.15 p.m.



The best of the birds seen there today were as follows:

One juvenile Little Stint seen from both the Southfleet Hide and the Wellmarsh Hide (probably the same bird), 7 Green Sandpipers, one Wheatear, 5 Common Snipe, 3 Marsh Harriers, at least 12 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Common Sandpipers, 120+ Ringed Plovers, 75+ Curlews, 2 Golden Plovers, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, at least 12 Black-tailed Godwits, 5 Ruff, 55+ Avocets and 2 Whinchats.

Paul


Juvenile LITTLE STINT


(VIDEO) Juvenile LITTLE STINT


BAR-TAILED GODWIT


BLACK-TAILED GODWIT


(VIDEO) BLACK-TAILED GODWIT


WHEATEAR


(VIDEO) WHEATEAR


WHINCHAT


(VIDEO) COMMON SNIPE

4 comments:

  1. Ian20 August 2010 at 15:04

    I went today aswell, its a nice place to visit. I'm sure i saw a Great White Egret.

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  2. Josh Jenkins Shaw21 August 2010 at 11:28

    That little stint looks to be ringed

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  3. Graham James21 August 2010 at 12:53

    Ian, spoke with Paul and he saw Little Egrets but no Great White Egret, but that doesn't mean you didn't see one.

    Josh, hard to be certain but it looks to me like you could be right. I'll see if Paul has any more shots of this bird.

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  4. Graham James28 August 2010 at 12:29

    Josh, you are dead right. The bird was ringed but Paul didn't managed to get a clear shot so we can't follow it.

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