In what is due to become a regular fixture now, I have a pass, two birding friends, and I went down to the haven for an hour or two.
A while spent in Meon Shore produced 8 Curlew Sandpipers, which came very close, although the reeds made it difficult to photograph. Other highlights included two Ruff, a Great Black-backed Gull, two Common Sandpipers, a Green Sandpiper, and two Common Terns. Plenty of Redshank, Black-tailed Godwits, Black-headed Gulls, and Starlings were also seen.
After some heavy rain abated, we headed over to the Pumfrett Hide, where 3 Ruff were seen, at least 2 of the Curlew Sands, 2 Common Sandpipers, 3 Buzzards, and a few Shoveler. No sign of the previously reported phalarope, though.
Sadly, with time pressing, we had to leave, but it had been a great time, especially seeing the Curlew Sandpipers so well.
Photos to come.
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