Black-winged Stilts at Hickling

Despite the appalling traffic, I managed to grab a quick hour at Hickling NWT Reserve to catch up with the newly-arrived Stilts. There were at least three birds present: others reported two pairs. I wonder if these are last year's returners or their offspring?

Also on view through the heat haze was a female Ferruginous Duck (apparently paired with a drake Pochard) a Whimbrel, several Greenshank and Richard 'the Hat' from the North Coast!