Mud Skipper Not Easy To Swallow
No, the Mud Skipper sadly didn't make it. The Chinese Pond Heron would first grab the mud skipper then stab it a few times and then swallow it head first. Yikes.
Marsh Sandpiper Wading
The guide identified this as a Marsh Sandpiper but the Common Greenshank sure looks similar. (Common Greenshank has a bit of an upturned bill - Marsh Sandpiper is flatter. These two birds are very closly related (both Tringa Genus)