My first Yellow Bittern of the season, tucked away in such a hard-to-see spot… It was a juvenile.

Three Ruff juveniles. From right: female, male, male. The middle bird is remarkably pale.

Black-tailed Godwit and White-winged Tern.

Whiskered Tern, juvenile.

Common Snipe in a drainage channel. For some reason snipe have been scarce in this area this season.

A dispute between a juvenile (left) and an adult Whimbrel.

Being large birds, I could hear the sound of them striking each other with their wings.

Whimbrel moulting from juvenile plumage into first-winter plumage.

Whimbrel, adult.