Monday 17 August 2015

Black Stork at Loch of Strathbeg

We'd thought the chance to see a Great White Egret had gone when we left for Strathbeg this morning to see the Black Stork but on the way up there a text said the Egret was there again. On arrival the Black Stork was standing about 150 metres from the centre and not worth trying for a photo but later it flew away and returned allowing for some shots and video as it flew in. The Great White Egret was very distant but obvious on the main loch and as a bonus a Spotted Redshank appeared with one of the many Greenshanks on one of the centre's pools.
By the time we left we'd also seen 6 Ruff, 11 Greenshank, 9 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Peregrines, 2 Dunlin and 21 Lapwings all in front of the centre. The Spotted Redshank video below is a bit washed out, I've no control over video exposure!

Black Stork feeding video, click here.

Black Stork flying in video, click here.

Spotted Redshank video, click here.





With cameo from Dunlin








from SX50



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