Its been a very busy July so we have not managed any birding until yesterday.
Brian & Sue have got them self a lovely Grandson named George that makes me a Great Grandad for the second time and my Grandson Michael, Brian's youngest has gone & got married to a lovely girl Lucy.This brought relations from California & Adelaide in south Australia totalling ten in all over for the wedding, so we have been been on one long party, with the lovely weather we have been drinking in the families gardens until late into the night.
It was just so nice to to meet up with the six that I had already meet over the years & to get the chance to meet some other members of Sue's family for the very first time.
So with them all departed now back to the over side of the world we think its about time we got going again, so we meet up with Brian at 5 am & head to Oare Marsh in Kent.
The weather has changed to a dull rainy morning,although forecast it took us a bit by surprise after the great sunshine days we have been having.
On arrival we pick out a Red-necked Phalarope circling around not far from us & at least ten Curlew Sandpipers are spotted in the scope on the East flood to get the year ticks on the move again.
Unfortunately that turned out to be the only ticks of a short trip.
We did shoot off to Pegwell Bay in the hope of seeing the Pec Sandpiper that has been around for some time but with the change of weather it seems it has moved on somewhere else.
As we head home we make a quick visit to Rainham Marsh as a Marsh Sand was reported on Saturday but all we got was a good soaking for no return.
So with baby George coming to visit its off home.
Nice to get back to normal & some birding but I must say the last few weeks have been really great.
