Grey Phalarope, Cashen Estuary, 17th November 2015 (D.Farrar).
The faint streaks along the flanks and some remaining dark-centred coverts are the most obvious indicators that this is a first-winter bird, no doubt grounded by the ferocious gales this afternoon.
Grey Phalarope, Cashen Estuary, 17th November 2015 (D.Farrar).