16 Aug 18

The Fleet

A quick afternoon visit to The Fleet as the tide was going out at 1:30pm. First visitor to the mud flats was a Little Egret, followed by 3 Ringed Plovers, a Turnstone and then 2 Sandwich Terns (an adult & juvenile).

Also about several Herring Gull, Linnets, 2 Pied Wagtails and a small flock of Starlings.

Here are a few images:

The Fleet looking west towards Abbotsbury in the far distance.

A Little Egret comes into land.......

......and immediately starts looking for food.

A nice pose......

....before getting down to the serious business of catching some small fish.

One of the 3 Ringed Plovers comes into land.

No 1

No 2

And no 3.

Just one here

And all three.

A Turnstone is another arrival.

Nice colours.

Two Sandwich Terns are next to arrive. You can just make out the juvenile on the right.

They stopped off to have a preen.

And a break before......

......having a bathe, before setting off again.

On the revetment wall one of the 2 local Pied Wagtails.

A few Starlings on the railings and in the back ground...........

.........Tiki our Shetland.

Mustn't forget Star either which hopefully will be in the water soon.

The Dorset Wildlife Trust out in their boat The Fleet Explorer. More on their Fleet Trips Here.