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A Water Rail at Lemsford Springs, 20th October 2021.

10/22/2021

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The weather forecast looked a bit mixed so Lemsford seemed like a good destination in case of rain. Coupled with that was the fact that the resident Water Rail had started making an appearance. There were at least 8 Teal present on site and I manged to get a group of four together, and a male that was just starting to lose it's eclipse plumage.
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Lemsford is of course famous for its population of Green Sandpipers and while still fairly early in the season there were at least 10 on site! I didn't focus on these for this visit, but worth posting one shot. Challenging light conditions, changing from bright sunshine to quite dark today.
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Three Little Egrets were on site with this resident ringed individual taking time off for a wash.
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Grey Wagtails are super little birds, and it was good to photograph this one. I have included a flight shot, and while not sharp, as it was quite murky, I think it works quite well.
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The Water Rail did show, coming out initially to bathe, before heading straight back into the reeds.
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It reappeared shortly afterwards, but got some hassle from a juvenile Moorhen. One of the shots shows the size difference.
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Finally I did get some shots of it out in the open for a while, before once again disappearing into the reeds.
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A great place to spend a couple of hours and the Water Rail was an added bonus!
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