Lesser Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs / tringa flavipes. Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire. 23/03/24. * Day 187
I'm nearly always late to the party when a special bird turns up somewhere ... and this scarce vagrant had arrived at Frampton about SIX MONTHS previously!!! So, I was delighted it had stayed put and more so, that it offered excellent views on my two visits in March. By that time it had moulted into almost complete fresh plumage and looked extremely smart. I had seen one in the UK many years ago but it wasn't a patch on this dainty beauty.
Here it is shown taking a brief pause during feeding when something caught its attention. The breeze had just lifted the feathers up at the back of its head.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
Lesser Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs / tringa flavipes. Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire. 23/03/24. * Day 187
I'm nearly always late to the party when a special bird turns up somewhere ... and this scarce vagrant had arrived at Frampton about SIX MONTHS previously!!! So, I was delighted it had stayed put and more so, that it offered excellent views on my two visits in March. By that time it had moulted into almost complete fresh plumage and looked extremely smart. I had seen one in the UK many years ago but it wasn't a patch on this dainty beauty.
Here it is shown taking a brief pause during feeding when something caught its attention. The breeze had just lifted the feathers up at the back of its head.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.