A Ruff day on King's Meads. 26th August 2023

The flooded area on Park Mead has recently produced Spoonbill, Little Ringed Plover and Dunlin so it was no great surprise when Barry Reed found a juvenile Ruff. A walk down there from home initially drew a blank apart from a few Lapwing.

And three Common Snipe which showed well.

However a second circuit of the flood this time with Roland Powers had better results. Sadly looking into the sun so not great detail.

It then flew a short distance into a more open area and by walking round to the main path I was able to get the much better late afternoon light.

An excellent bird for the area!