Black-winged Stilt, Abbotsbury 6th April 2015

The first of this year's Black-winged Stilts arrived at Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset on Friday 3rd April. I arrived mid-morning a couple of days later in glorious Spring sunshine. Although the bird was on view most of the time, it was quite distant from the vantage point along New Barn Road & looking into the sun. Consequently, I was unable to snap any phone-scoped record shots. In the photo below, the Black-winged Stilts was located in the small pool at the far left of the picture.