Duck, Gull, Sandpipers & Plovers

Not having been there in several days I headed out to Reifel this afternoon. It was fairly quiet for a Sunday as far as people go. It was also relatively quiet on the birding front as well. New arrivals are still showing up,

Gadwall
Gadwall

… but the Gadwall due tend to be a little later with their broods.

On the shore bird front there were a number of Yellowlegs present.

Lesser Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs

Today most of those present,

Lesser Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs

… were Lesser Yellowlegs.

One bird I would not expect to find on the inner ponds,

Bonaparte's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull

… was this Bonaparte’s Gull.

Bonaparte's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull

Around here you would normally find them in open water and along the shore line.

Red-necked Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope

There were four Red-necked Phalaropes,

Red-necked Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope

… but they were not coming very close to the dyke.

After Reifel I headed down to Boundary Bay Regional Park in Tsawwassen for the high tide. A Pacific Golden Plover had been seen there earlier in the week.

Semipalmated Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Semipalmated Plover

It had been seen frequenting the area with some Semipalmated Plovers,

Killdeer
Killdeer

… and Killdeer. While I managed some shots of the Semipalmated Plovers and Killdeer, there was no sign of the Golden Plover.