I had already walked around the lake in the morning and not seen anything of note when a message came about lunchtime in from Simon Ramm to say there was a wader at Little Marlow. Initially ID was a bit uncertain (as it was asleep) but then it was considered to be a Greenshank, not a scarce bird at the site but. I arrived just before Simon left and saw the bird asleep and then starting to feed. It was rather distant so the photos were not great.
A short video follows
Note the colour rings on the bird. On the right leg there was a long pale green ring above the knee (Tibia). On the left leg there was a bright blue ring above the knee and a bright Orange (or possibly red) below the knee (Tarsus).
We are currently trying to establish where this bird was ringed. It seems likely it was ringed at Farlington in Hampshire.
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