Well with news breaking late Fri evening of a least sandpiper at st aidens reserve nr to Castleford,I set the alarm for an early start to the reserve,some 65 miles away!
On waking the next morning,I waited an hr or so to make sure that it hadnt departed,checking the media sources,I was informed that it was still on site and had been reidentified as a long toed stint.The weather was murky and grey,not too good for photography, but hey ho ,I decided to make the 1hr journey.
There was no mistaking where the bird was,on this massive reserve,as about 300 people were crowded around a certain lagoon ,about 3/4 of a mile away.
A good walk to the gathered crowds and the stint was to be found approx 100 metres away on a small island,surrounded by a few lapwings.These were my best efforts with the camera, but record shots were the best that I could manage.
I did have great views of the stint ,through another birders scope,which really did highlight the detail on this small wader!
I hope you enjoy the record shots and thanks to the reserve for putting on a great mornings viewing,keep well all!!
