Out for a walk at Keyhaven one day, we came across a gaggle of birders with scopes apparently trained on a group of Redwing on a distant island. We were reliably informed that one of the 'Redwing' was in fact a Long-billed Dowitcher. I took a couple of pictures of a blurry, grey, sleeping wader, which I think was the bird they meant but then it woke up and showed us its characteristic long bill. Unfortunately my best shot was photo-bombed by a passing Lapwing.

The Lapwing had moved off for the next shot, but the Dowitcher was by now heading round the back of the island, so I took a couple of shots of the Lapwings as a consolation.

When I got home, I found that the Dowitcher was just entering stage left. If only I'd taken a few more!