Leighton Waders

This week I visited Leighton Moss where I hadn't been for some time.The very warm weather continued and was drying out parts of the reserve leading to plenty of mud. This was much to the liking of the various waders I saw during my visit.The star bird was a wood sandpiper which although distant could be seen feeding in the muddy edges and was visible from the Grisedale hide.Although distant I did manage one or two record shots seen above.
On view in front of the hide was a common snipe showing off it's beautifully marked plumage.Three images are shown above of the snipe.Also feeding in front of the Grizedale hide were a group of young lapwings,again showing their lovely plumage.A visit later to the Allen Pool produced another nice wader,a greenshank strutting in front of the hide.It was difficult at the Allen hide as the strong afternoon sun was directly in front and made photography tricky.Hope you enjoy some of the waders from Leighton Moss and thanks for looking in