With the usual caveats about reliably identifying a bird based solely a
few photos stated up front. Andrew's images of today's Ruff show a bird
with much more brightly colored legs than the individual he photographed
back on the 15th.
Soft part coloration typically decreases in intensity post-breeding in
species where such changes occur, so I'd vote for today's bird indeed
being a new arrival.
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