Black-winged Pratincole,Frampton Marsh,18th June 2019.

After receiving news from birding buddy Tim that a Black-winged Pratincole had been found at the wader mecca that is Frampton Marsh,the remainder of my shift at work dragged like hell.
 Two reasons,this bird was not only a lifer for me,but it would incredibly be the 3rd species of Pratincole i had seen on this superb reserve.
 After getting home from work,it was grab the gear and head out,the drive south being pretty frantic it has to be said,getting stuck behind several slow drivers.
 As i neared the reserve,it began to bloody rain,but at least it was warm.I grabbed the kit and power walked to where the crowd were watching the bird.
 At first it was pretty much hidden as it huddled in the grass trying to keep dry,but as the rain eased off it showed much better,albeit only on the deck,but what a cracking bird!.
 Bit by bit as it preened,the main ID features were pieced together and finally i had seen my 3rd species of Pratincole,not just for my life list,but also for Lincolnshire as well.
 Unfortunately because of the distance involved,i did not get any photos of the bird as it never flew while i was on site,but there are plenty of cracking images out there,particularly by Steve Keightly.
 This constitutes my 324th species in Lincolnshire and 54th species of wader,what a county Lincolnshire is for the latter!.