We arrived in Weymouth mid-afternoon. After unloading the car I checked the sea from the apartment and found a distant Great Northern Diver and a Little Gull flying past.
Great Northern Diver - Summer plumaged but rather distant!!
I then heard news from Birdguides of a Grey Phalarope at nearby Lodmoor. It was getting late in the afternoon and with fading light I grabbed my birding gear and departed. Unfortunately I did not pick up my waterproof trousers so when the heavens opened I got soaked!! I also could not find the Phalarope.
The next morning it was still raining but not that hard so I put on my waterproof trousers and coat, collected my optics and off I went to Lodmoor again.
This time the Grey Phalarope was soon found feeding on some low vegatation. So despite the rain I managed to get a few photos.
Grey Phalarope - It had apparently present for several days but elusive at times.
A short video of the Grey Phalarope
Several other species were present including Great White and Little Egrets, a Greenshank, a Ruff, Black-tailed Godwits, Dunlin, Snipe, Marsh Harrier, plus various duck species.
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