Out of the county again

I guess when it really is so very quiet and your son keeps asking about going to 'the beach' it is fairly easy to opt for the family/twitch coast visit.

And this one was a repeat, having missed the Greater Yellowlegs about 3 weeks ago.

On arrival it was still being reported at Posbrook Floods and a good 25 minute meander with the family later and Greater Yellowlegs finally joins my UK list.

A quick sandwich at the cafe and off we headed to Church Norton for a certain Whimbrel, which wasn't showing, so off we popped again to Selsey for an ice cream and a walk.

Back on site around 16:00 and most folks had left, bar about 3-4, one chap said he'd been watching a pale headed bird and I got onto it and watched it walk in our direction. That was it a Hudsonian Whimbrel and over the next 30 mins it kept walking nearer, showing a greater tendency to make short runs and eat more small crab.

It showed overall much warmer brown above, not exactly rufous, but ruddier tones to coverts, a more defined black line from the folded primary. Bill somewhat longer, very pronounced and white  supercillium and crown stripe. Paler around the face and chin overall.