Waders and problems for Grey Lags.

A  wander along Whites Creek this morning produced a distant Buzzard over the harbour, a few Chiffchaffs and a resplendent Spotted Redshank.....

In flight,even at a distance, the lack of a white wingbar distinguishes this species from the commoner Redshank.

A few Black Tailed Godwits were feeding on the mud although further out there was a flock of about 120.

In flight the black tail is usually more noticeable than when feeding or resting.

On the Breech Pool a pair of Grey Lag Geese were feeding quite peacefully....

...but soon began to become very restless giving me some good photographic opportunities!

It soon became clear as to what was causing the chaos......

This was a VERY territorial Mute Swan who  chased off the geese relentlessly and it was some time before the Greylags got the message and moved off a little way away from where the Swans mate was sitting on a nest!