Back on the move with White Stork ( Lifer )

Nice to get out early 4 30 am for the short trip to Hackbridge it's only 30 miles from home but we don't arrive till around 6 am. The White Stork has been around all week, so not being able to go earlier we hope it has stayed around for us today.
Jimmy had got some info from Alex as to where to park & it worked well as we found the tile shop on London Rd,then walked down a narrow public footpath on Mile Rd for about 5 minutes that opens up looking over the main lake.
Now do we go left or right, I see a couple of Herons looking to our left so we scope that way & bingo the Stork is right there, so another lifer for both of us & we have only been here for a minute that's good going. It's a long way off for my camera & looking through a wire fence but not a bad record shot for me.
A text to Brian to tell him we had our bird & on he's text back he tells me not to head back home at that time of day as we will just sit in traffic & to head to Oare marsh instead for the Bonaparte's Gull.
It sounds silly as it's 60 miles away but we decide to go & we make good time.
Once there we scan the East flood that is full of Black headed Gulls & a large group of Golden Plovers we also see Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin,Godwits,but no sign of the target bird.

So we head down to the boat ramp for a quick scan before heading off & manage to pick out the Bonaparte's on the creek, so a good bonus year tick for us & silly I know but we got a year tick with the Ruff as well.

White Stork