Sunday, 13 May 2018

A Surprise Knot at Little Marlow GP

Knot are a scarce bird in Buckinghamshire with only a handful of records in the county, so even less at Little Marlow.  What makes this individual even better is the fact that it was in summer plumage making it a stunning individual.  It was found by Adam Basset on 12th May and admired by many observers over two days.
When I first saw it, early on 12th, it was very distant on the east side of the sand spit.  However the following evening it had moved to the west side and coupled with the low evening sun, it made photography much easier.

Knot - 1 have had less than five sightings of this species in Bucks over the past 40 years!




A short video of the bird.

The Knot was not present on 14th May.

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