Not a great photo, but the Great Knot can be made out if you look at the bird in the centre of the frame at the front of the main flock (and if you click on the image). This represents only the fifth record of this species in the U.K., a bird that breeds in North East Siberia and overwinters in Australia, so goodness knows what it is doing in Norfolk!
This bird has been present at Titchwell in North Norfolk for almost a week now and tonight was the third visit that I have paid to the site, with the previous two drawing blanks in the way of sightings. Tonight was different with the bird present on the fresh marsh with a large flock of Knot. Always distant and most of the time with its' bill firmly tucked under its' wing, but on the rare occasion it moved the assembled masses were treated to okay views of this rare wader from the East.
great that you were ableto find it John . I might have missed it among all the other waders.
ReplyDeleteThanks Margaret! I think that I probably would have too, had it not been for someone pointing it out to me!
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Kind of gives me mixed emotions, the thrill of getting to see such a rarity and also the sadness that it is so far removed from those of it's own kind. I hope that it remains safe and tucked in there until time to meet up with others like it in the coming months~
ReplyDeleteHi Mary,
DeleteYes, it's a difficult one. It did seem pretty happy with the other Knot and definitely safer in such a big flock, but I don't know whether it will ever get back to where it should be.
J
I can see the birds - through my binoculars!
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Outrageous! How rude! ;)
DeleteYes, it's a shame that they were so far away.
J
Where are the Finland pics John?!
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They are on their way Moneeza, but try and contain your excitement cos they ain't that good!
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