I decided to check out Abu Hassania beach at sunset on the outgoing tide. I was not alone, the beach was rammed. Fortunately the foraging waders were on the rocks so not too many people in this area.
The flock were disturbed a few times by people walking, but would return to the same area once they had left
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| Greater Sand Plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii) |
I would have preferred to lie flat, but the rocks were too sharp, so had to contend with sitting to get a low an angle as possible for the feeding Greater Sand Plovers
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| Greater Sand Plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii) |
Only one of the birds had summer plumage
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| Greater Sand Plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii) |
Not sure why this bird has sagging belly feathers - I thought it might be a brood patch?
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| Greater Sand Plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii) |
There were also a few Kentish Plovers together with the bigger Sand Plovers
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| Kentish Plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus) |
I caught a single Lesser Crested Tern flying up the coast in the last rays of the day
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| Lesser Crested Tern (Sterna bengalensis) |
There were big numbers of Hermit Crab's in the small pools amongst the rocks
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| Hermit Crab |
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