Week ending 20th April - IRRI

The past few weeks have been very quiet with little movement of migrants through the fields, possibly due to the lack of flooded paddies to entice the waders. In addition I have been away (in New York, getting ready for The Big Move), hence the lack of recent posts.

The Cattle Egrets are coming into breeding plumage now, and are looking very smart...

Lots of Oriental Pratincoles in the fields, looking like they're getting ready to breed.

Female Painted Snipe, with a male peeking out from behind the bund too...