I figured that after yesterdays rain from storm Claudia there might be a chance of Phalarope dropping into KGV this morning and sure enough before I had left home to look Richard B had found one in the mist that engulfed the reservoir at first light. Put out originally as Red-necked it was reidentified as a Grey Phalarope when DM arrived and news was shared.
I called the Jims and we headed over to find four other birders watching the bird in the south west corner of south basin. It swam past me and headed into the south east corner before being spooked by a boat from the sailing club and it flew back towards the west bank. The bird gave me my 241st year tick. I didn't have long due to a commitment with my youngest involving some digging, some pannelling and some laying of steel works all of which I'm starting to think I may be a little too old for these days but we got the work done and enjoyed a nice dinner together.
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