That is a change of plan as we were going to Oare marsh for the Bonaparte's for a year tick but the St Osyth bird will be a lifer for both Jimmy & myself so that's where we head.
Just a single birder standing on the corner of the bend half way along Wigborowick Lane when we arrive at around 6 am, parking up he tells us that he has not seen the bird but had only been here for a short while.
So full of hope we start to scan all the way along the lane, plenty of Whitethroat, Linnet,Corn Bunting, plus a Yellow Wagtail on the wires above us, later we get to see a Sparrowhawk buzzing around a Buzzard but no sign of the target bird.
By now more birders were arriving & a lot of people that we know so that helped not only to help looking but always nice to catch up with them for a good old talk. The time was getting on now & after about 4 hours & with Brian needing to get home to finish his D I Y we all start to drift off without any sign of the bird.
So how nice to get out with the boys once again I know we dipped but you don't know how much you miss birding when you have to sit indoors with your leg up for over 7 weeks & it was a nice warm morning & not to long to get home. Even Brian never got the camera out this morning so no hope of a photo of anything from me.
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