Wednesday 11 August 2010

Hols






Just got back from a fortnights holiday in Dorset where the change of scenery was both refreshing and challenging.
Being based in Weymouth I was only a brisk walk from both Radipole & Lodmoor where wader passage seemed well under way.Dunlin,Black tailed Godwit,Greenshank and Wood Sandpiper were all "bagged" in the first week.
The second week produceed a tricky calidris that was first thuoght to be a Litle Stint, but turned out to be a Semi-palmated Sandpiper.
Iv'e posted a couple of record shots but much better can be found courtesy of the great Martin Cade at http://www.portlandbirdobs.org.uk/oi_semipalmated_sandpiper_050810.htm
A two hour seawatch from the end of Portland proved fruitful with Manx, Balearic and Sooty Shearwater, but a call in at Ferrybridge was scrapped due to poor weather.
It was also nice to see quite a few Med Gull of different ages and I'm 90% sure I'll be able to age any that I see in the Tame valley.