Or maybe I do... an LRP had the scrape to himself. A Cuckoo was also calling and soon located on a bush nearby. Despite having heard many this year, this was the first I'd actually seen! After being mobbed by a Crow it flew to the big tree allowing me to at least get a record shot.
Arriving at Wood Lane there was no sign of the Barwit, so after a quick look to see if anything was on the Meres, I returned and began a long wait in the hide. Hardly any birds were close enough to photograph so the couple that were were very welcome...
These I took to show Laura who's always loved Great-crested Grebes!
Then at around 1.30pm I heard a wader. Not knowing many calls, I expected to see the Barwit appear, but what flew across the pool had a curved bill... Whimbrel?? It landed almost out of sight on the far island so a quick walk to the other hide was called for and yep it was!
Excuse the pic, it was a bit too distant. This is only the second I've ever seen (the first being a few weeks ago) so that brightened up the day nicely!
The weather however was very dull and showery so I decided to give Whixall a miss. Gave up on it Barwit when it was nearly 5pm only to hear later that it was there again that evening!
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