Waders at Titchfield Haven nature reserve

This post has a selection of photo’s of waders seen at Titchfield Haven nature reserve, all outside the Meon Shore hide on the south scrape. The first wader is a Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F6.3

 

There was also surprisingly a lot of Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), and here is a shot of 1 of them.

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F6.3 slight crop

 

This visit also resulted in my first sightings of 2 different waders.

The Ruff (Philomachus pugnax), a migrant medium sized wader, which has a shorter bill to that of the Godwits.

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F8. slight crop

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F8. slight crop

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F8. slight crop

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F8. slight crop

 

The other new sighting was a Little Stint (Calidris minuta) a tiny wading bird, and a passage migrant.

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F8. slight crop

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