Sunday 29 September 2013

Third dip in a row trip to Landguard

Not sure where to head off to today, Yellow-browed Warblers are reported at a lot of places at the moment, so we pick out Landguard as a likely place to see one as one was reported yesterday,also we think the wind is going to be just right to bring something in off the sea.
We get both wrong as the wind is very slight & we see no sign of any Y-b Warbler, we spend a good three hours walking the site, it's a nice morning so it's no hardship to to be here enjoying the walk about.  Looking out to sea produces nothing of any note, we set about finding the target bird for the day.
Plenty of Wheatear & Linnets also many Meadow Pipits about. Two Lesser Whitethroat & one Whitethroat also seen.
Three Golden Plover give us a good view as they walk about on the sand, all very nice but we need to find our target bird now as the year ticks have dried up over the last three weeks, but as I said earlier it is not to be again today.
We hear that one has been reported at Thropeness, so off we go in search of it, but not really knowing where to look it turn out to be another dip.
Never mind there is always next time & we have had a nice morning birding.
                                                                                             
Lesser Whitethroat
                                                                                           
One off the Golden Plovers

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