First port of call was Thropeness common for a belated look for the Barred Warbler, on arrival we find only one fellow looking & he tells us he had been here since first light & not had any luck.
Over the next 3 hours we see Whitethroat, Dunnock, Bluetit & the odd Robin but the target bird is not showing, about 20 or so birders are now looking for the bird.
We are all feeling a bit fed up now so it's give up time & head to Minsmere for a look for the Pectoral Sandpiper.
The walk was about 2 miles & felt a lot longer, when we get there we meet a nice couple that we see at many locations & they put us onto the Pec so the walk was soon forgotten as we get another year tick & some good views of a nice looking juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper.
The large group that we left behind at the Barred Warbler arrive & tell us there has been no sign while they where there.
Off home now when the pager goes off to say the Barred had been seen, so we give it one more go.This time we park the car a lot nearer to the spot.
We ask a fellow if the bird is about & he says he had just seen it, after a while still no sign of the bird & I must say we don't have a lot of faith in the fellow.
Just before we leave John & his wife arrive & he tells us that the Barred Warbler is he's Bogey bird & he has dipped many times looking for one, so what chance have we got now.
We give it a little time just so we don't seem rude in walking off after John's arrival, but after not getting back last week as promised ,we feel we must head home.
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| This little fellow came to see us while looking at the Pec |
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| Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper |
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