Waders in pouring rain

On Thursday [August 31] we finished transmission from the wader camera at Haversi beach in Noarootsi for this season. The migration of woodcocks still lasts until October. For the organisers it was a new experience that helps further development of camera positions and the transmissions.

Video: LINK

We have had the chance to watch migrating waders during a month in close up and at a distance at the seawater boundary. During that time some ten wader species were noted – godwits, plovers, ruff, oystercatcher, turnstone, grey plover. Some species may certainly have slipped past the camera unnoticed.

Wader species were introduced by Margus Ots, www.linnuvaatleja.ee

Grey plover http://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/1649  (in Estonian)
Ruff  http://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/1629   (in Estonian) 
Bar-tailed godwit; Black-tailed godwit http://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/1619  (in Estonian)

Red knot http://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/1612 (in Estonian) 
Dunlin  http://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/1591 (in Estonian)
Ringed plover; Little  ringed plover   http://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/1599 (in Estonian)
Oystercatcher http://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/1606 (in Estonian)

Transmission was provided by ELISA www.elisa.ee and EENet www.eenet.ee
Webcamera set RMK,  www.rmk.ee

Next week we will watch the doings of cranes at their overnight premises at the Sassi peninsula in Matsalu National Park.