Dotterel

13th September 2008, Saturday

dotterel-head

No, not the bird at Rye Harbour, but  another at Pett Level (possibly the same one?) It was present at mid-day on the sea wall, just west of the roadside pool. It was very confiding.

close up

dotterel

and wide angle.

dotterel-wide

This bird was found by Trevor Buttle, who was cycling along the sea wall in late morning and nearly ran it over. Non-birding strollers found it running along just in front of their feet. We could see our silhouetted reflections in its eyes.