Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta)



Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)











Clearly shows the state of the bird's moult. Five old outer primaries. One missing or in pin and four new feathers at different stages.

Doesn't seem to have dropped any secondaries yet only the greater coverts.





























Green Sandpiper (Trinag ochropus)








Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)



Pied Wagtail - (Motacilla alba yarelli)

Tag CloudGreenSandpiper, Avocet, PiedWagtail, LittleEgret, CommonSandpiper

Mountain Everlasting (Antennaria dioica)













Heath Spotted Orchid ( Dactylorhiza maculata)









Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris)





Wild Thyme (Thymus polytrichus)



Pyrenean Scurvygrass (Cochlearia pyrenaica)





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Pansy (Viola Sp)





Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)



Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
&
Grey Wagtails







Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) in the Hay Meadows

Tag CloudLandscape, Lapwing, MountainEverlasting, PiedWagtail, Dipper, WildPansy, PyreneanScurvygrass, WildThyme, Milkwort, HeathSpottedOrchid

Pintail (Anas acuta)



Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Tag CloudPintail, PiedWagtail

Curlew ( Numenius arquata )

Frightening to think there has been a 67% decline in these spectacular birds between 1970 and 2014.

More than a quarter of UK birds face extinction risk
or steep decline – study
Guardian 11th April 2017



Black Tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa )





Redshank ( Tringa totanus )









Rock Pipit ( Anthus petrosus )





Pied Wagtail ( Motacilla alba )

Spotted Redshank
Marsh Harrier
and
a 20 strong party of Twite that were shy of my camera today.

Tag CloudCurlew , RedShank, PiedWagtail, RockPipit, BlacktailedGodwit