Saturday, July 05, 2008

SLRS 5 July

Dashed out first thing to SLRS. The water level has been dropping leaving nice muddy margins. Got 2 Green Sandpipers. Then as I was going round the supermarket Mike texted to say he'd seen LRP and Water Rail there too. I went back mid morning with the down-scope camera, and eventually found the LRP on the far bank - very well disguised it was too.

Dodgy photos of the two star birds.


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