Oystercatcher
Photo opportunities were limited on the beach at Titchwell last weekend. Most of this was due to lower numbers of birds on the beach. I spent the better part of two hours lying behind a rock hoping some of the birds would make their way towards me and although a small group of knot started to they were never quite close enough.
However, another reason was due to one of my biggest bugbears, disturbance. I understand that people want to take photos but no photo is more important than the welfare of the subject and scaring birds from a feeding area is not good. When people walk straight towards birds on the beach at Titchwell without trying to conceal themselves, wearing purple jackets or bright red socks do they really expect the birds to stay still and wait to have their photo taken? Of course they won't they will fly off just like this oystercatcher did, straight past the rock I was hiding behind...
Oystercatcher
Photo opportunities were limited on the beach at Titchwell last weekend. Most of this was due to lower numbers of birds on the beach. I spent the better part of two hours lying behind a rock hoping some of the birds would make their way towards me and although a small group of knot started to they were never quite close enough.
However, another reason was due to one of my biggest bugbears, disturbance. I understand that people want to take photos but no photo is more important than the welfare of the subject and scaring birds from a feeding area is not good. When people walk straight towards birds on the beach at Titchwell without trying to conceal themselves, wearing purple jackets or bright red socks do they really expect the birds to stay still and wait to have their photo taken? Of course they won't they will fly off just like this oystercatcher did, straight past the rock I was hiding behind...