Tuesday 18 June 2013

Autumn wader passage begins!

At Collingham Pits tonight, 2 Green Sands flew up from Ferry Lake and then headed south, and a Curlew headed in the same direction. Is this the beginning of return wader passage already..?! Not masses else present, but the number of Tufties had increased to at least 42, and there was a pair of Common Terns present, possibly scoping a nesting site on one of the small islands. 

In addition, the two Coot nests that were left high and dry above the falling water levels (a good metre above!) have both produced 5 chicks between them, and interestingly, both pairs have built small new nests next to the water's edge, presumably as a place to brood their chicks.

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