UNUSUAL WADING BIRD JOINS THE FUN-SEEKERS - BRIEFLY - ON CLEETHORPES BEACH

Look closely at  this long shot of the crowds enjoying the warm afternoon in Cleethorpes today. There,  in the foreground, is a long billed, long-legged wading bird. The identification has not been confirmed but it is thought to have been a greenshank - a relatively rare and very shy bird - that stopped off on its migration to probe the mud for something to eat. It stayed for only a few  seconds before resuming its journey.