Birds flock to Hexham Swamp

By Jim Thomson
January 25 2014 - 4:00am
SANDPIPER: The sharp tailed sandpiper wading in the shallows.
SANDPIPER: The sharp tailed sandpiper wading in the shallows.
HERON: A pacific heron taking to the air
HERON: A pacific heron taking to the air
SNIPE: The rare lathams snipe preening itself.
SNIPE: The rare lathams snipe preening itself.
HUNGRY MOUTH:  A cisticola feeding a chick, the first bird spotted on the day.
HUNGRY MOUTH: A cisticola feeding a chick, the first bird spotted on the day.
TO THE AIR: An egret soars across Hexham Swamp.
TO THE AIR: An egret soars across Hexham Swamp.
FAIRY MARTIN: The speedy fairy martin in flight.
FAIRY MARTIN: The speedy fairy martin in flight.
BY THE WATER: A plumed egret.
BY THE WATER: A plumed egret.

It was a great pleasure to spend a day at Hexham Swamp now that all the floodgates have been opened and returned the place to its former glory.

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