The first bird that I can photograph before sunrise is a common snipe, however the lights are still weak. Later a black-winged stilt starts searching nearby by better lights:
Black-winged Stilt
Then two ruffs land and start displaying facing at each other, ...:
Ruff (female)
Ruff (male)
... but they calm down quickly.
After a few minutes I can hear the voices of a few black-headed gulls, and indeed, they land just in front of me by beautiful lights:
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Meanwhile a coot is flapping with its wings after bathing:
Coot
The gulls leave, but a ruff is searching continously nearby, ...:
Ruff (male)
... just like two common snipes:
Common Snipe
Common Snipe
The bird of the year is landing:
Black-winged Stilt
One of the common snipes starts preening:
Common Snipe
Common Snipe
Common Snipe
The other one is rushing towards the vegetation:
Common Snipe
Scrathing:
Common Snipe
I can hear some known sounds again: lapwings are approaching and how nice, they are landing in front of me too:
Lapwing
One of them is having a bath, ...:
Lapwing
Lapwing
... then it does some preening:
Lapwing
I'm paying attention on the common snipes as well:
Common Snipe
Lapwing
Lapwing
Lapwing
Lapwing
Lapwing
The wind starts to blow and instead of the yellow colour of the reed the blue sky begins to reflect on the waving water:
Common Snipe
Common Snipe
I discover two black-tailed godwits near the opposite bank! That's a good reason to bring my hide there.
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