Another post work outing to the RSPB's superb Marshside Reserve. It's come on a long way from the fields of pasture I visited with my local bird club as a kid. The scrapes are awash with wetland birds; there will still several thousand Pink-footed Geese lingering, along with large numbers of the commoner waterfowl. Avocets, Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing and Redshanks were all over and settling to breeding, whilst a few Black-tailed Godwits zipped about. Most impressive was the number of spring Ruff, coming in to full finery.
The star of the show, though, was the female Black-winged Stilt that's been present for about a week. I've not seen a UK one for years, so this birds presence tempted me to visit and savour one of the bird worlds delights once again. It doesn't matter how many you've seen before, stilts are exquisite birds. Even better, it was close to the path and there was no-one else there on a beautiful sunny evening.
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