Wood Sandpiper and Dunlin at Lunt Meadows
Eight members of the group attended our first visit following the Summer break. It was a perfect late Summer morning for this visit and a total of 31 bird species were recorded.
Highlight of the visit was seeing a Wood Sandpiper, a first ever sighting by our group of this uncommon wader on it’s migration South for the Winter. Two of us managed to get ‘record shots’ which enabled us to confirm the identification following the visit.
Some more pictures of birds seen at Lunt Meadows:
As well as the birds lots of butterflies and dragonflies were to be seen enjoying the sunshine – here are a few that stayed still long enough to be photographed:
Click ‘Continue reading’ for the full list of species seen:
| Species | Number Seen |
|---|---|
| Blackbird | A few |
| Black-headed Gull | Hundreds |
| Canada Goose | Hundreds |
| Carrion Crow | A few |
| Cetti’s Warbler | Heard only |
| Coot | Many |
| Cormorant | 10+ |
| Dunlin | One |
| Gadwall | A few |
| Great Crested Grebe | 4 |
| Grey Heron | 3 |
| Greylag Goose | Hundreds |
| Herring Gull | Several |
| Jackdaw | A few |
| Lapwing | Thousands |
| Magpie | A few |
| Mallard | Many |
| Moorhen | Several |
| Mute Swan | 2 |
| Pheasant | Heard only |
| Raven | Heard only |
| Redshank | A few |
| Robin | A few |
| Shoveler | Several |
| Snipe | One |
| Teal | Several |
| Tufted Duck | Several |
| Unidentified Finch | A few |
| Unidentified Raptor | One |
| Wood Sandpiper | One |
| Woodpigeon | Several |
Last Updated on October 7, 2021