Minsmere Black- winged Stilt

At Minsmere on 30th April, again on a grey overcast afternoon, a fine female Black Winged Stlit seen from the west hide, initially distant alking up and down the spit running due east odf the hide, but it flew a little closer on the right. I then alked to Soth Hide, the fine female Black- winged Stilt flew onto the south scrape in the extreme north- west corner it walked directly in front of the hid enad gave really good views as it fed. Meanwhile at the back, a fine full summer plumaged dusky Spotted Redshank walked by feeding. Plus a winter- plumaged Black- Tailed Godwit seen too.