Wood Sandpipers

10 Aug - 3 juveniles of this very elegant species have been at Slimbridge WWT for the last few days, probably stalled on their southbound migration by the wet weather. They've been feeding with Green and Common Sandpipers for a fieldguide-type comparison - compared with these two species the Woods are very slim and elegant, longer-legged, and are always sought after as a regular but fairly scarce passage migrant. The Wood Sands were fairly cooperative for the camera from the Robbie Garnett hide, and as usual South Lake was giving good views of Black-tailed Godwits (and also Ruff) though the bright light can be a problem here for photography.