Discovered at Newton Leys by local birder Jenny Baker at 8am on 27th April 2022, this Black-winged Stilt stayed and showed well to many admirers until 19:30 at least. It was not present the following morning.
There is an excellent article from Bir Guides about this sighting. Visit https://www.birdguides.com/news/black-winged-stilt-drops-in-at-buckinghamshire-housing-estate/
This is only the 5th record for this species in the county following two at College Lake in May 2019.
To see previous photos of Black-winged Stilts in the county click on these links https://bucksbirdclub.co.uk/black-winged-stilts-a-3rd-county-record/
https://bucksbirdclub.co.uk/black-winged-stilts-at-little-marlow-gp/
or search in the Photo Gallery.