The illusive dowitcher!

After our first, failed but admittedly hasty, trip to Port Carlisle to see the long-billed dowitcher we popped in again and this time there was a group of people with telescopes. Hoping that this might help point us in the correct direction we were optimistic ...however they had scanned all the birds to no avail and given the size of their scopes we had no chance! So I settled for some long shots of birds and landscapes ....it was lovely to see and enjoy  the movements and sounds of the Solway's birds at high tide ....and nice to have a good view of whimbrel and greenshank.

Incoming weather!

Across the Solway.

In search of a dowitcher! ...a greenshank among redshank.

High tide flights.

Little egrets and grey heron.

Whimbrel with greenshank in the background.

Greenshank

Whimbrel 

Juvenile male southern hawker ...on the way back to the car.