Red-necked phalarope  (Phalaropus lobatus)

Phalaropes are waders, and unusual amongst birds in that the female is more brightly coloured than the male. This is chiefly because the male does all the work of incubation and, being a ground-nesting bird, he needs to be less conspicuous. In their breeding plumage, both sexes have a noticeable white cheek patch, with a predominantly dark-grey head and back. The male has a paler underside than the female, being almost entirely white, whereas females have a grey breast. The red neck, from which the species gets its common English name, is much more strongly marked on the female than the male. The bird’s plumage outside the breeding season is much less showy in both sexes, being mostly grey above and white below. They also have a black mark that extends through the eye.