The Collared PRatincole re-emerged at High Eske this morning and I was fortunate to be able to get there by 10.15. I spent three hours looking at the bird and was one of a lucky few to see it do something other than loafing on the deck. a few hops along the spit gave brief biews of a chestnut underwing and a white trailing edge to the secondaries. Alayed with the long tail both oriental and black-winged were ruled out. Sadly. At the site I bumped into several birders I know and met Andrew Tongue for the first time - he refound the bird (with Grace). I have included some bad photos as it was darkish and the bird was quite distant. Also on site were a couple of little egrets, a male ruff, LRP, Common Sand, 2 1st Winter Little Gulls and a Common Tern that seemed to drive Garry Taylor nuts as it got so close to photo. Also we observed one of the few meetings between Goldeneye and Collared Pratincole.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvXnOvV1oFoyLm2A9KKXYVXH_jC6GiHhFv0AwiFUqV-YapVd8l62FzC7R2QSv4unbi3zirOCPPbd47SPzcpTozjDRfStfTO879M1g-CH99vMKwY_QgGPCx4w6ShSTM6nVLw50ftaVJjk/s320/21072009_004%5B1%5D)
Apologies for the heavy breathing on the pratincole video.
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