The juvenile ringed plover was still at the boat club today, it's been seen
most days since Friday and I suppose it's the same bird, though it's breast
band seems more complete to me. It's a smart looking bird.
Also today two green sandpipers still in Ramsdales, common sandpiper at the
boat club and a yellow wagtail flew over calling. Two swifts were also over
the flash and it's now that time of year where I start wondering if they will
be my last for a while. My latest ever swift was at Eccleston mere on 19th
September, so still two weeks before that record can be broken.
Yesterday a fabulous hobby flew over Horrock's hide and away south, my first
and probably last hobby of the year at the flash this year.
These photos clearly show palmations between the middle and outer toes.
Unfortunately in order to be upgraded to a semi-palmated sandpiper, the
palmations would also need to be between the middle and inner toes.
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