On my visit to the Uk I’d seen plenty of Avocets but they were even commoner in Hong Kong.
Again the terrible weather didn’t help photography but it was fun watching them feed so close……………..
Mai Po Avocets
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Avocet
An Avocet at Marshside, Southport last week. This species was very rare in the northwest of England when I was a kid but now they are everywhere.
Marshside is near where I grew up and was one of my favourite local birding spots. It is now an RSPB reserve and I managed to get in 3 visits when I was back. There were 2 pairs of Mediteranean Gulls in summer plumage, numerous Black-tailed Godwit, Little Egret (another recent colonist), Ruff, Pink-footed Goose, Shelduck, Gadwall, Shoveler, Little Grebe, Common Redshank and Oystercatcher.
At the nearby reserve of Lunt there were more Godwits as well as Cettis Warbler, Blackcap and 2 Black-necked Grebe, a UK tick for me.