{"id":26018,"date":"2020-06-29T13:38:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T13:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/?p=26018"},"modified":"2021-01-05T09:58:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T09:58:00","slug":"a-surprise-wader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/a-surprise-wader\/","title":{"rendered":"A Surprise Wader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I spent a few hours on 28th June at Willington Gravel Pits. A surprise sighting was three summer plumaged Black-tailed Godwits that circled the reserve and then headed off towards High Bridge Gravel Pits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A couple of Little Egrets briefly, a pair of Oystercatcher and a pair of Common Terns were feeding 2 small chicks. A Grey Heron was feeding in one of the small pools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Black-tailed-Godwit-_J4X7613-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Black-tailed-Godwit-_J4X7613-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Black-tailed-Godwit-_J4X7613-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Black-tailed-Godwit-_J4X7613-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Black-tailed-Godwit-_J4X7613-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Black-tailed-Godwit-_J4X7613-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Black-tailed-Godwit-_J4X7613.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Black-tailed Godwits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Black-tailed-Godwit-_J4X7626-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Black-tailed-Godwit-_J4X7626-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Black-tailed-Godwit-_J4X7626-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Black-tailed-Godwit-_J4X7626-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Black-tailed-Godwit-_J4X7626-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Black-tailed-Godwit-_J4X7626-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Black-tailed-Godwit-_J4X7626.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Black-tailed Godwits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Common-Tern-_J4X7605-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Common-Tern-_J4X7605-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Common-Tern-_J4X7605-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Common-Tern-_J4X7605-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Common-Tern-_J4X7605-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Common-Tern-_J4X7605-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Common-Tern-_J4X7605.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Common Tern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Grey-Heron-_J4X7647-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Grey-Heron-_J4X7647-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Grey-Heron-_J4X7647-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Grey-Heron-_J4X7647-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Grey-Heron-_J4X7647-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Grey-Heron-_J4X7647-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Grey-Heron-_J4X7647.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Grey Heron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Grey-Heron-_J4X7653-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Grey-Heron-_J4X7653-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Grey-Heron-_J4X7653-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Grey-Heron-_J4X7653-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Grey-Heron-_J4X7653-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Grey-Heron-_J4X7653-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Grey-Heron-_J4X7653.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Grey Heron <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent a few hours on 28th June at Willington Gravel Pits. A surprise sighting was three summer plumaged Black-tailed Godwits that circled the reserve and then headed off towards High Bridge Gravel Pits. A couple of Little Egrets briefly, a pair of Oystercatcher and a pair of Common Terns were feeding 2 small chicks. 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