Then on Saturday on to Landguard for the Wryneck, then on Sunday over to Rainham for Sabine's Gull.
So on to Monday & it's a late call to go to Grove Ferry to try for the Spotted Crake reported yesterday, just Jimmy & myself set of for the 80 mile trip, we park at the Ferry pub car park & cross the road & take the short walk to the viewing mound, people are already here & tell us the target has been seen on & off all morning.
After about half an hour we get our first quick view of the Crake right over the back of the pool, it is pretty hard to get onto as it's back into the reeds as fast as it comes out, but we then get a break as it is put up in the air by a Water Rail so we all get a good sight of the flight of the bird & then it walks about for a while in full view, but all to soon it's back under cover, so we decide to have a look for the reported Wryneck that has been seen just a short walk from us, when we get near to the spot a fellow calls us to tell us it has just dropped down onto the path in front of us,but we give it a good time but it's not to be today.
Brian had turned up with Sue, Billy,& Gemma who were out on family day out & he get's a nice quick view of the Spotted Crake Billy also gets in on the fun maybe it's the start for him to start looking out for more bird fun in the future, you never know.
Time to say goodbye & head home, not a bad four days, four year ticks & one lifer for me & four year ticks & two lifers for Jimmy,
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| somewhere over the back is the Spotted Crake |
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