[MDOsprey] A Dozen Ruffs

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Dear folks,

I tried casing the Ruff at Easton more than a week ago.  I missed it by a 
day.  Well, I got paid back for my vigilence by seeing about a dozen of them 
several days later, in England.  I could study various plumages.  It was 
wonderful.  The ruffs (and reeves) lingered among
redshanks, common sandpipers, ringed plovers, avocets, lapwings, and others. 
  Unlike Gail's British visitor here in Maryland, I had no birder-host who 
could take me on numerous bird-excursions.  We did get out for a few short 
walks here and there, and I did manage a trip list of 58 species, including 
16 lifers.  However, I had to depend on looking for birdswherever we went, 
even to the point of birding from the car and from the bus to/from the 
airport.  I did get several birds for the list from the bus, including two 
lifers - jackdaw and sparrowhawk.  I got many good looks at collared doves, 
which may help if one ever shows up in my binoculars over here.

Don Burggraf
Baltimore


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