A Spotted Crake........

12 Sept - An evening visit after work to a site fairly near home, to catch up with a Spotted Crake, a very scarce migrant through inland wetlands (and even rarer breeder). The bird duly appeared on the reed edge just before sunset, the orange tinge to the bill indicating an adult. Crakes have an understated subtle attraction in their intricate plumage, and their skulking behaviour always exciting birds to see. Also a Greenshank flying around calling.