Saturday 10 April
A reward for all the hard work on Lihou (not finished so we’ll go back another day) was an alert for Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, at the Vale Pond. Luckily, they were still there when I stopped by and quite close to the hide. The last recorded sighting was in 2017, so this was a great addition to the spring migration list. The photo shows a female (out of focus) and a male. There was a second male as well. This species bred successfully at Steart Marshes on the Somerset Levels (bucket list destination!) and it appears that they are colonising northwards.
Natural history of the Bailiwick of Guernsey 