Wader Season #2

One of several groups of Red Necked Stints up at Oshamanbe this afternoon.







I couldn't get so close to them, the darn things kept flying away.........



Here is a pic of the maestro at work.........



Other species of wader on the same bit of beach included these 2 species: Mongolian Plover and Grey Tailed Tattler.









I get a lifer today, Long Toed Stint. A group of 3. Here's a record shot.



And here's another record shot of a Greenshank (?) at Kamiso a couple of days ago. This was a local tick that I misidentified as a Marsh Sandpiper at first..............



Bizarre find of the day was this. Some kind of weasel in a railway waiting room (this shot was through the dirty window).



I assume it is a wild creature, it disappeared pretty sharpish when I opened the door.......

I'm watching the cricket, god it's tense stuff. Those 2 run-outs have helped me relax a bit but I'm still a nervous wreck. C'mon England just finish it.