Great excitement yesterday when a juvenile Grey Phalarope was found a the Knap Lake in Barry. We took our morning dog walk there this morning rather than the usual Cosmeston – not surpringly! It was pretty obvious that it was still present when we arrived, due to the row of folk with cameras along the east side of the lake. As is often the case with phalaropes, this tiny wader was incredibly bold and was swimming along the near edge of the lake right next to photographers sitting on the adjacent path. Its tiny size is accentuated in one of my photos below where it is being followed by a Mute Swan. Loads of portrait images have been posted on social media. There’s a few of mine below including two where it moved away from the lake edge to wash and prean.