News of a Little Crake at Blacktoft Sands RSPB broke this morning. Apparently, found by some visiting birders from Doncaster who thought they'd photographed a Spotted Crake, but upon showing the photo to one of the wardens the bird was immediately recognised as a female Little Crake.
I set off late morning and arrived at Blacktoft early afternoon. The car park was pretty full as was the Marshland Hide, where the Little Crake was viewable from. Fortunately, there was enough room to squeeze into the hide. After viewing the bird for a while stood at the back of the hide, a few folks left so there was a bit more room and I managed to get a seat at the front.
The Little Crake was moving left and right along the far side of the pool, in and out of the reeds, about 300yds distance, giving pretty decent 'scope views when it popped into the open momentarily.
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