Some waders

We - and quite a few other folk, but all socially distanced, - took an exercise walk along the beach at Bastion Point today.  Some birds gave a small amount of trouble in identification so were photographed to sort out later.

The first excitement were these two birds which were fairly bland, but after looking at Pizzey and Knight app in the field, and ABG at home, resolved happily to Red Knot.

 A Red-capped Plover for scaling purposes.

 Bar-tailed Godwits are still around (I recorded 17 in a number of groups) but the bill on this one was really lurid when first seen.  Almost like an Oystercatcher bill on a Godwit body.  Then it got the bill out of the water, we got closer, and everything was sorted.

 A ploverish looking bird was wandering the upper beach (away from the Inlet where there were quite a few small plovers.  Getting a good look at the photo it was clearly a Double-banded Plover.

All up I recorded 20 species of birds which isn't a bad haul.