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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ColinD" data-source="post: 1250778" data-attributes="member: 55409">Probably my worst moment was in a packed hide at Martin Mere. A flock of Pink-feet flew in and landed, with a white goose in amongst them. I announced excitedly that it was a Snow Goose. It was a farmyard goose. An easy mistake you may say, but what made it really embarassing was the fact that I went on to explain that the main feature of the bird which led me to identify it as a Snow Goose was its white wing tips. It was politely pointed out to me that Snow Geese have black wing tips. Doh! The really annoying thing was, I knew I was wrong when I said it.In 1985 I was lucky enough to be staying in Blakeney, Norfolk, when a Little Whimbrel was found, only the second for Britain. I was probably one of the first 20 birders to see the bird. Excitedly I set my scope up on the field as directed, and there it was, almost a scope filler. I let my Dad have a look, then I had another look. As I watched, suddenly a much smaller bird walked into view and stood next to the bird I was looking at. My bird was a Whimbrel. The new arrival was the Little Whimbrel. Fortunately it was only my Dad, and he was happy to forget the whole incident!</blockquote>