Still, the mudflats are accreting, and some birds are already returning. I spent a couple of hours baking in the midday sun, trying to paint and sketch. I got ants in my water and red mites all over my sketchpad, but apart from that, I quite enjoyed myself.
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A couple of adult Lesser Sand Plovers kept a wary distance fom one another, already protecting feeding territory.
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A roosting flock of Whimbrels were more companionable!
Total numbers today were meagre:
Lesser Sand Plover 2
Common Redshank 6
Common Greenshank 1
Common Sandpiper 5
Whimbrel 11
Little Egret 7
1 comment:
Lovely. I really enjoy your art.
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