Bonaparte's Gull at Elmley.

Jimmy & I head off to Rainham for a quick look for a Ring Ouzel reported last night on the Serin mound.
After looking around for about an hour it's a no show again, plenty of Linnet's show also Whitethroat, a single Wheatear was picked out by Jimmy.
A single Scoter is seen on the Thames, we give up on seeing the Ouzel & head off to Elmley for the Bonaparte's Gull that has been around for a while, it takes about an hour to get there.
The drive down the track to the car park is very busy with birds Yellow Wagtail every where also Redshank. plus over 40 Whimbrel walking about with the cow's.Red Bunting, Sedge Warbler, wherever you
look.
We walk down to Wellmarsh hide & within 5 minutes of looking a call goes up that the Bonaparte is flying in front of us, I get a really good look at it as the bird flies around the hide & then back into view again, once we picked it out it's easy to distinguish from the Black-headed Gull.This is a lifer as well as a year tick for both of us.
Loads of Avocets fill the island's on the lake,3 Hobbies fly into view for another year tick for us both.

Yellow Wagtail

Skylark