Last shots from a hot day August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in Shorebirds, YakumoBar-tailed GodwitPretty hot yesterday…In addition to the Bar-tailed Godwits and Great Knot there were also several Terek Sandpiper and Mongolian Plover, 3 or 4 Red-necked Stint and a lone Green Sandpiper (the latter not on the beach).Bar-tailed GodwitBar-tailed Godwit
Some more Barwits August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in Shorebirds, YakumoBar-tailed GodwitThere were several waders species on the beach near Yakumo but the Godwits were easiest to photograph.Bar-tailed GodwitBar-tailed Godwit
A sunny Sunday afternoon August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in Shorebirds, YakumoBar-tailed GodwitSome Bar-tailed Godwits posing on the beach…Bar-tailed GodwitThere were 2 of them.Bar-tailed Godwit
A jogging Barwit August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 by Stuart Price, posted in Shorebirds, YakumoBar-tailed GodwitIt was pretty hot yesterday but the Godwit was happy jogging along the beach.Bar-tailed GodwitI didn’t jog after it.Bar-tailed Godwit
Well-named August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 by Stuart Price, posted in Raptors, Shorebirds, YakumoBar-tailed GodwitBar-tailed Godwits are aptly named as you can see when they fly………….Bar-tailed GodwitOff the same beach, a couple of Ospreys were fishing……..Osprey
A Godwit August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 by Stuart Price, posted in Shorebirds, YakumoBar-tailed GodwitThere was a lone Bar-tailed Godwit on the beach yesterday…………….Bar-tailed GodwitA juvenile I think, it was pretty tame.Bar-tailed Godwit
Golden Week 2021 #6 May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 by Stuart Price, posted in Oshamambe, ShorebirdsBar-tailed GodwitWaders have started appearing: this Bar-tailed Godwit was near Oshamanbe.Bar-tailed GodwitA few Wood Sandpipers were also around as well as some Kentish Plover. Little Ringed Plovers are summer breeders and are in many locations now.Little Ringed Plover