Great Knot, not a "Great Dot" .........

June 30 - Good views of the stunning summer-plumaged Great Knot at Titchwell, with the large flock of non-breeding Knot - a larger bird, chestnut and black upperparts, black chest and shoulders and flank spots. Privileged to see this rapidly declining species so well - one of those species from the East Asian Flyway that is suffering dramatically from the reclamation of the Yellow Sea mudflats. This superb, proper photo was taken by, copyright, John Richardson.