Some waders in France.

Hello there!

Here some pics from my latest birding trip, in this case I visited with some friends The Ornithological Reserve of Le Teich in France, close to Burdeos.

This area (Bay of Arcachon) is superb for wader watching with many kilometers of shoreline and a  huge surface of tidal mudflats with the "treat" of this well made "bird park" with it's observation huts that give confortable viewing conected with flat paths all around.

The birding was good but the weather quite hot and sunny, didn't help a lot and we expected bigger numbers and variety of species (specially calidris ones...).

A nice flock of spotted sandpipers. Not very easy to see this bird in those numbers.

Tringa erythropus.

This bird came closer to observation point and gave good views.

Two fast black tailed godwits passed suddenly over my head (with wing moulting).

Tringa totanus.

 In this ocassion the bird was lucky with a quite big invertebrate on it's beak.

Not many black winged stilts around, but always easy to detect.

A common redshank having a rest close to the bush that gave a little shadow.

A solitary lapwing lingered around the observatory for the joy of the presents.

Close portrait of this confiding bird.

Black tailed godwit  probing in the mudflats.

Black tailed godwit  moulting to winter feathers.

A common redshank feeding close by.

A common sandpiper showing the criptical coloration of it's upper feathers.

Nice flock of grey plovers with a few whimbrels coming from the tidal mudflats.

Long beak and diving posture to reach the food items from the bottom.

A nice variety of waders feeding frantically in the reservoir.

A group of black tailed godwits entered inside the lagoon when the tide was going up.

General views of the landscape from the main observation tower.

A quick draw of the ringed Totanus that we managed to read the color rings.

Here is the record data of this Tringa Totanus.

Thanks to all those that helped with the information.

Curiously it's the first sighting since it was ringed back in 2011 a few kilometers up north, also close to the west coast of France. (so this bird has at least eight years...).

Two souvenir post cards.

Ebird list (only shorebirds). 17 species.

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1.   Black winged stilt Himantopus himantopus

Número observado:4

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2.   Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

Número observado:16

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3.   Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola

Número observado:140

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4.   Lapwing Vanellus vanellus

Número observado:7

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5.  Ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula

Número observado:13

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6.  Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius

Número observado:1

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7   Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Número observado:326

Comentarios:Dormidero

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8.   Bar tailed godwit Limosa lapponica

Número observado:21

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9.   Black tailed godwit Limosa limosa

Número observado:78

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10   Turnstone ComúnArenaria interpres

Número observado:1

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11.  Knot Calidris canutus

Número observado:9

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12.   Dunlin Calidris alpina

Número observado:40

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13.   Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Número observado:7

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14.   Spotted sandpiper Tringa erythropus

Número observado:53

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15.   Green sandpiper Tringa glareola

Número observado:3

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16.   Common redshank Tringa totanus

Número observado:14

17. Curlew

Num: 1
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