However, as you may have guessed by my blog title, today I caught up with one! I got a call while I was having my breakfast from the old man of the north alerting me that it was in front of the hide. Five minutes later I was sat in the hide enjoying superb views as it fed in the company of several Whimbrel (more on them later). I managed a couple of record shots on my phone (below).
Bar-tailed Godwit (Phone-scoped)
Bar-tailed Godwit (Phone-scoped)
Bar-tailed Godwit (Phone-scoped)
Bar-tailed Godwit (Phone-scoped)
Bar-tailed Godwit with a Redshank for company (Phone-scoped)
Other birds recorded at this time included about 6 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 2 Oystercatcher, several Redshank and 10 Black-tailed Godwit. Several Sedge Warblers were still singing away, however new in were a couple of very vocal Lesser Whitethroats. Many Swallows were about, along with several Sand Martin, House Martin and a couple of Swift.
I popped back in this evening and all were still present, with Whimbrel up to at least 18 bird with a couple of Snipe noted. I also had 165 Teal which is a fairly decent count for this time of year (I'd guess?), 6 or 7 Pochard flew quickly north through the valley and a pair of Pintail were again present on the water.
Two of the Whimbrel I saw were very interesting as they were colour-ringed. Will post up details on their life histories as soon as I get hold of them - hopefully tomorrow.
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