RECENT SPOTTED
REDSHANK SIGHTINGS
FOR 2014-15
in
reverse chronological order
Spotted
Redshank Home Page
Monday
March 9 2015 - last sighting
The Spotted
Redshank was in the stream when I arrived in company
with a Greenshank. I later confirmed that the latter
was in fact the regular Greenshank - colour-ringed
G+GL.
The Spotted
Redshank was still feeding alone when I got back
to the stream later.
FRIDAY
OCTOBER 10 - 2014
Over to Nore
Barn by 10:30 where the tide was still not fully in.
The Spotted Redshank and the colour-ringed Greenshank
(G+GL) were feeding together in the stream, and were
still there when I left at about 11:00. Here is
today's picture of the two 'chums'.
WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 8 - 2014
I was a bit
later getting down to Nore Barn than I had planned. It
was about 09.45 when I arrived and the tide was
already well advanced. Two hours to high water. The
stream was pretty well full of water with the regular
flock of Mute Swans there along with the Little Egret
feeding near the bridge. The Spotted Redshank and the
Greenshank G+GL were resting together on the western
edge of the stream by the saltmarshes. However, they
will not be roosting there as it is a high spring tide
and the saltmarshes will be covered.
FRIDAY
OCTOBER 3- 2014
Spotted Redshank returns
I got to Nore Barn at about 09:45 which was about 3
hours after high water. The first thing I saw was a
small pale wader snoozing on the far bank of the lower
stream and my heart soared! Yes, this was the Spotted
Redshank - back at Nore Barn for the 11th year
running. I watched it for the next 30 minutes or so as
it continued to snooze on one leg, opening one eye
from time to time and occasionally having a stretch.
Eventually, the
Spotted Redshank made its way down into the stream to
feed in the same active manner that it always has. It
looked totally 'at home'.
It was joined in the
stream by a colour-ringed Greenshank, which which was
probably its old feeding companion from previous
years. My guess is that this Greenshank was recently
caught and ringed by Pete Potts and his team on
Thorney Island. I also saw it yesterday, but this time
I could read all the colours, which were G//R+GL - not
previously recorded.
his was the earliest
first sighting date for the Spotted Redshank at Nore
Barn though the dates have been getting gradually
earlier over the years. See the special Spotted
Redshank web page for all the details.
Spotted
Redshank at Nore Barn
For earlier sightings go to . . . Spotted
Redshank 2013-14
