Wildlife Photographic Diary by Alan Saunders: Sunday 2nd May

Wednesday, 26 May 2010

Sunday 2nd May - Connahs Quay Nature Reserve

A trip to Connahs Quay Nature Reserve was the order of the day to photograph Black Tailed Godwit. The tide was in when I got there and all the Godwit were on the fresh water pond over the banking, away from the Dee Estuary. There is a little island in the middle where what looks like 500 Black Tailed Godwit sit, as I know now, waiting for the tide to go out, and out it went. With approx 50m of the mud flats now showing, the Godwit's took flight and my god what site that is.How they new the tide had gone out to the distance it had, is beyond me. They put on a great aerial display before landing on the flats to feast.The way they all turn at once and at such great speed is amazing to watch. I took a series of shots during the day of the black tail's and various other birds and Rabbits which I thought you might like to see.

Black Tailed Godwit