Can’t say I’ve ever been in the ‘feeder hide’ before (imagine a garden shed on legs) but can just imagine the scenes of mayhem if there was a national rarity only viewable from here! Nevertheless, a Grey Phalarope isn’t going to bring the crowds out and it was a tick on arrival with the bird best viewed from here, albeit at a distance! Record shot duly followed.....
Constantly harassed by the Gulls if it dared stray from the Northern end of the scrapes, I had one brief closer chance in front of the main hide mid morning. It didn’t last though!
I stuck it out for three hours but had to call it a day then. The only compensation was some distant flight shots....
With the Seaforth Wilson’s in the bag from earlier in the year, adult and juv Red-necked, this Grey clinches all three Phalaropes for the year! I’m off to Devon on the talk scene later this week so hopefully a few more good birds will put in an appearance?
