Matsalu Bay



















Haeska meadows on the North Shore of Matsalu bay. 
Barnacle and Whitefront on stop over. ( Branta leucopsis  & Anser albifrons )




Coats of many colours. 
Ruff on the flooded fields.
and
Wood Sandpiper



Hundreds of Ruff out on the shoreline. ( Philomachus pugnax )
Kloostri
The channel here controls the water level of the flood meadows.
Lesser Spotted Eagle on the road from Haesta to Kloostri

A circular walk here leads out onto the reedbeeds.
White Tailed Sea Eagle breeding in the reed beds.
Common Crane
Montague's Harrier
Blue Headed Wagtail
Wood Sandpiper
White Stork


Water Horsetail - ( Equsitum fluviatile )
Solomon's Seal ( Polygonatum multiflorum )
Wood Anemone ( Anemone nemorosa )



Buttercup Anemone ( Anemone ranunculoides )
Ash bud  ( Fraxinus excelsior )

Sea Buckthorn ( Hippophae rhamnoides )

Norway Maple ( Acer platanoides )
Bird Cherry ( Prunus pads )
Poosaspea


A major migration watch point.



Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ostralegus )
Long Tailed Duck sunning itself on the rocks. Many hundreds further out into the water.  ( Clangula hyemalis )





Pasque Flower growing on the beach.  ( Pulsatilla vulgaris )
Banks of Wood Anemone on the road to Poosaspea ( Anemone nemorosa )





Hepatica ( Hepatica nobilis )




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