Red-necked Phalarope 1 m
Late news of a Red-necked Phalarope at Martin Mere had us scrambling for the scopes and jumping in the car at 4:20pm. The bird was on the mere, and showed quite well, though it was disappointingly against the light most of the time. It was difficult to sex it due to the bright sunlight which was right in our eyes, but it looked fairly dull red, and so seemed most likely to be a summer plumage male.
Year 197
Saturday 13 June 2009
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