Grey-headed lapwing: A bird normally found wintering in India before moving to breeding grounds in China and Japan, was first seen in Low Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, on Monday.
I had some important family commitments on Monday so had to spend the evening tormenting myself by looking at all the image son twitter and chat on the WhatsApps.
I had a very short window do headed over for first light were the bird showed very well before flying off his North. Thankfully the bird was rebound a few miles up the road but in a much more distant field.
This is the first British record of GHL although there has been several reports previously spotted in Slovenia, Holland, Sweden and Norway making this sighting in recent years.
Mad dash back home for more important family things but definatley glad this stinking bird is now on the list.
