The Cumbrian Long-billed Dowitcher was first found in November 2019 at Campfield Scrape and remained there until at least February 2020. What was presumably the same bird was subsequently seen at Wedholme Flow, spent some time in summer plumage at Port Carlisle and then became regular at Old Anthorn during the autumn of 2020. Today it was again at Campfield Scrape ... initially feeding along with some roosting Redshanks ...
before swimming to another island to join some rather unwelcoming Teal ...
Today's view was distant and the bird never lifted its wings ...
An interesting article on dowitcher ID and underwing pattern came to my notice just recently through a tweet by Steve Clifton which had been prompted by the presence of a Long-billed Dowitcher at Scorton in North Yorks.
The full article is here - subalpinebirding
Underwing
pattern in dowitchers
May
17
Written By Guillermo
Rodriguez Lazaro
...thanks to Steve for that
