Saturday 9 June 2012

9th June 2012 Birling 6.15am - 8.00am & Rye Harbour W6 Clear

Manx Shearwater 1W
Scoter 5 on sea
Guillemot 1E
Auk sp. 3
Dunlin 1W

Avocet c.20
Bar-tailed Godwit 1
Turnstone 2
Dunlin 25
Sandwich Tern c.150
Common Tern c.50
Little Tern c.12
Mediterranean Gull c.50




Bar-tailed Godwit at Rye

Considering the date the appearance of this Bar-tailed Godwit is rather interesting. Its bill is as you would anticipate in winter. Its plain tertials are adult feathers as expected. The only summer plumage attained appears the limited rufous patches across its breast and a couple of scapulars.