Knot much room
I paid another visit to RSPB Snettisham earlier this month to see the spectacular flight of waders as an extra high tide drives them off the mudflats. The highlight is the sight of tens of thousands of knot which fly together and crowd into the lagoons.
The fact that it's driven off by the high tides makes its Latin name, Calidris canutus, very apposite!
ReplyDeleteI believe its common name of Knot is also derived from Cnut. (You have to be careful of the spellchecker!)
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