My Sunday morning birding started with setting myself up to scan the local pools.Within a short while i was snapping away at a Snipe (top 2 pics). whilst i was doing so Richard Hull discovered a Little stint (3rd pic), but whilst i was trying to find the stint within my binoculars i came across the Red-necked phalarope. Later in the day we had a number of Little stints including the Temmincks which i was unable to photograph due to me moving to sudden to get him in the viewfinder and spooking the bird and it taking flight into the very far corner. Then whilst scrutinizing the dunlin and ringed plovers. RH unable to speak with excitement was pointing and stuttering that he had found a Broad-billed Sandpiper. This crazy day finale finished with a group of a few Ruff , 4 wood sandpipers a Garganey & 5 whinchat. Numerous yellow wagtails which have been in short supply this year and 4 wheatear. In all a true birding experience, i reckon it will be another 27 years birding before i have a day like this again.
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