Lifer at Dunge, Melodious Warbler + 2 year ticks.

Brian gets a day off work, so meeting up at 5. 30 we are off to Dungeness in the hope of meeting up with the Melodious Warbler that's been reported along with a Wryneck at the same place.
Around 7 we are in Arc car park & walk down to look over Arc pit as Brian needs the Red-necked Phalarope that is here for a tick.
We get on the target bird within minutes also a few Garganey a single Snipe plus Dunlin and the usual stuff.
The pit is alive with Hirundines with hundreds flying all over the place, really nice to just sit for a while watching all the activity.
Off now to find the Warbler down Denge marsh Rd, we drive a long way down the Rd till we reach the gully, a couple of fellows confirm that the bird is still about along with a Wryneck & it's only a short time before I am ticking another lifer.The Melodious Warbler shows very well for the whole time we are here, a really cracking bird. The Wryneck proves to be a bit harder to spot, we do get a couple of flight views & see it in a bush in front of us, but not the best view that we wanted. A few farmilar faces arrive which is always nice to catch up with them.
We are told that another Wryneck has been reported at Galloways that is only a few minutes away so off we go to find it. Once again a couple of birders are already there & confirm that a Wryneck has been seen. We soon pick it out for ourself when we see it sitting in a bare tree to give me the best prolonged look that I have had of this funny looking bird, a bit far off for the camera but great views with the scope.
 Plenty of Whinchat & Wheatear about plus the odd Stonechat, after we have our fill here we head back to Arc Pit to find a Little Stint that we need for a year tick.Also we see a couple of Raven & Marsh Harrier, we also see a Sparrow Hawk take a Starling, it had the pick of hundreds of them.

Melodious Warbler