30 Sept - Fortunately I wasn't starting work til lunchtime, so good views early morning of the Wilson's Phalarope at Dowdeswell reseervoir that had stayed overnight. Presumably a first-winter bird, with scaly upperparts, feeding on the exposed mud with typical delicate feeding action showing the needle-like bill and yellow legs. A Glos tick, and my 3rd Phalarope of the week. Photo, copyright Allan Chard.
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