Temminck's showed for about 30 out of 90 minutes on at least three islands to the WNW corner of Rushy Common up to around 3pm. Amongst veg, slow moving or static and noticeably smaller in body than a showy Pied Wag alongside, you have to have real patience looking from the car park or over the hedge from the roadside towards Clogges. It is really difficult to pick out so full marks to the finders.
Grey Phalarope at farmoor had followed the flotsam south in the WNW winds, to the SE of the Res and was happily feeding with a pair of Mallard in the mix of feather and other detritus 'gunk' that gave concern to one observer about what harm might come to the bird feeding on/in it! At 16.50 it was still active, near to the Toilets sign.
The same gunk was presumably an attractant to a first winter Little Gull that was flying along the surf line and dropping down into it on occassions to pick up some morsel or two. It joined the southern edge of the Gull roost where it was not settled and seen at different locations as well as returning to fly up and down the gunk line again, before finally settling in the roost.
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