Morston

 Thursday March 31

Despite the awful cement bumps on the entrance road, Morston is a favourite destination after one of our moth sessions. The three turkeys are still inside a wire pen, where they have been since shortly before Christmas. Previously they were relatively free to roam an area, the males often displaying their impressive fanned tails. The goats are also penned. 

It's often where we find a Greenshank in the muddy creek amongst the rotting timbers of the boat tie-ups.

 

The tide was out so conditions were favourable.The first bird was at the far end of a group of Brent Geese.

 

It The Greenshank fed nearer and nearer until it was tantalisingly close enough for some decent photos - when it turned and wallked back to where it had begun.

 

At the end near to the entrance and cabin shop, a second Greenshank was also feeding avidly at the creek's edge. Pam was in pole posotion for a change, and took some photos of the bird catching a small Dab. 

 

 Pam then turned the car so that I could have a go. 

In time for me to see a Black-headed Gull steal the catch, after driving off the Greenshank.