Little Ringed Plover and Long-tailed Ducks

The first three are from in-between hail showers at Murton NR and the Little Ringed Plovers were appropriately in front of the sign telling visitors about them. The Black-tailed Godwit has been hanging around at Murton for a few days, feeding hard to fuel its trip north to breed.

I'd gone to Lunan Bay in a vain search for a Shore Lark but was rewarded with at least eight Long-tailed Ducks in summer plumage, five Sandwich Terns and eighteen Sanderling yet to get their summer colours.

Little Ringed Plover video, click here,                       Black-tailed Godwit video, click here,

Little Ringed Plover male (yellow eye ring and black facial markings, female ring less obvious and markings brown)

Birdwatcher watching

Black-tailed Godwit

One of five Sandwich Terns fishing in Lunan Bay

Male Long-tailed Duck in summer plumage

Drake, and duck almost in summer plumage

Sanderling just showing the start of a moult into summer plumage

A 1st summer Guillemot, Lunan Bay

Meadow Pipit, also Lunan Bay