Wader Watch_WBCM 3 October 2020 (MY11)

 This time around thank to Andy the person who make WBCM happen has today make this trip possible. In anyway way all of us are eager to get some wader considering to the earlier posting I have. Moving to the site we all agreed to meet at 730am on this site. Tide was high and raining weather does not make our trip any easier. 

Something we all did and if we were kids we probably get good scolding which is we were waiting and birding under the rain. Technically most of us did get sort of wet in the rain. It was not until near 9am where the weather give us a break and the tide was making more prominent retreat. 

This is the time. This location tide cover almost all the area where bird can perch leaving the area only open between gap. However a good place during rising and retreating tide. Now that the time is right and the condition was perfect we start seeing wader coming in. Did I just say in? yes and some were close for very good view. Such as this Red Necked Stint. There is many of them and other did come close to us. One of it later was observed in breeding plumage assuming non breeding. 

Curlew Sandpiper was also very promising moving close and moving around. Binocular work very well in this case. 

Digiscoping lifer I must say was this Common Sandpiper. hey hey not bad just realise this was my first shot in Digiscope

Nevertheless with so many wader around observing behaviour is always good. Some opportunity of feeding behaviour observation such as this video below on the Ruddy Turnstone feeding.

Although not many place to perch during high tide this Lesser Sand Plover just make it nice to a small rock but the coast line. 

Species account as in below but this is not limited to the bird total seen today

Ruddy Turnstone - total on 9 in a single flock was observed with one was observed feeding. See video

Accipiter - one unidentified accipiter was observed flying south

Eurasian curlew - A flock of no less than 100 was observed flying pass as tide was retreating

Gull Billed Tern - Sighted a few time feeding in the area

Little Tern - Sighted hovering and diving in the area

Sanderling - One aged at subadult (immature) bird with pale face and snowy white underpart was observed.

Lesser Adjutant - One observed in moving along the area

Common Tern - Commonly seen flying around the area. This however more common when the tide is high.

Whiskered Tern - One with some breeding plumage remain sighted in the area.