Wednesday, July 31, 2013
A late-afternoon visit to the flood brought nothing. I couldn't believe how much it had shrunk since yesterday. A grey wagtail near the weir was my first for ages. I then walked upstream to Monument Hill. I went out onto the common intending to cut across to my car, but on impulse walked back along the hedgerow to view the flood once more.
Glad I did, because four dunlin were feeding on the far side. For once I had my scope, so I had great views and could also rest the camera on it. This might have lessened camera shake, but I couldn't make the sun come out.
The dunlin were put up once by noisy, hysterical Canada geese. They flew off over the Jubilee River with many a hoarse "treep" but soon came back.
// posted by Christine @ 11:39 AM 
