Good morning!
Once again in this current seasson I could observe a nice group of mixed wader species close to my observation point, something not always easy bacause of the huge shoreline of this reservoir (Zolina). This time a saw a group of about twenty individuals flying over the water in the middle of the area and could localize their landing. I could manage to get a better view and count and record them.
There were ringed plovers (23),redshanks (2) and sanderlings (4). It has been a good seasson to observe the last ones with three encounters in a month ,when in other years they don't even show up in the reservoir. The bird is nowadays a local rarity in the area.
Once on their feeding routine they came closer and I tried to localize any rings in their legs with no success. Not many good days remain in the calendar but may be I am lucky and I find a ring or a special species in the forecoming prenuptial period.
As soon as landing, they need a while to observe the surroundings and check any dangers.
Sanderlings showed more need for food than the rest.
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