Plenty of signs of autumn migration at Paxton where possibly 4 Hobbies were busy catching late dragonflies over the lakes stocking up for their long journey south while the number of winter visiting ducks is building up with lots of Wigeon now whistling in lots of areas together with Gadwall r-resident and visiting. Marsh Harrier and Red kite patrolled the air and one of our resident Kingfishers visited a close post.
Yesterday the RPS Nature Group managed a shortish morning's bird photography before the rain set in which was fine as most people were journeying considerable distances back home. There were very large flocks of Lapwing and Golden Plover settling on the scrapes in beautiful light showing off their colourful but very good camouflage plumage in with Teal, Dunlin, Wigeon etc. Down on the beach there weren't the expected numbers of waders, certainly compared with the huge flocks at Hunstanton, but most of the species were there in small numbers. Here a couple of Bar-Tailed Godwits and an Oystercatcher with mussel. A lone Black-winged Stilt with a ring (?escapee) posed beautifully.
