Monday 9 October 2017

Wilsons Phalarope & Long-billed Dowitcher at Oare Marsh.

A quick bonus trip to Oare Marsh after Brian finished work See's us arrive around 2 o'clock.
We find the reserve packed with birders looking over a pool packed with flocks of Golden Plover & Black-tailed Godwits also Turnstones, Avocet, Ringed Plover, Red & Greenshank,3 Little Stints,2 Curlew Sandpipers,a few Ruff the place is just packed with birds.
We are not here to long when we find the long staying Long-billed Dowitcher that only I needed for a year tick & then the reason for our visit when the Wilson's Phalarope flies in & lands very close to us for a great view of this funny little bird.
This is the third Wilson's that we have seen the other two being found on the Isle of wight & one at Vange in Essex. So another year tick that we all needed made for a very nice afternoon indeed.
The Wilson's
Wilson's Phalarope
                                                                           
Long-billed Dowitcher

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