Saturday, 9 August 2014

7th August 2014 Rodmell

Greenshank 1
Green Sandpiper 2
Sand Martin 10

Juvenile Greenshank at Rodmell
Autumn passage in Europe begins in late June with the peak of adult passage in July; juveniles pass through in August. Migrant Greenshanks first appear in southern Africa in late July and early August, one of the earliest Palearctic shorebirds to arrive.