Ring Ouzels East Mersea.

Once again we meet up with Brian at 5am not knowing where to go.We decide on Landguard because it's not to far & a Black Redstart has been seen most days over the last week & we seem to be finding it hard to find one having dipped a few times at Dungeness & Landguard over the last few weeks.
On arrival it is a lot colder than we anticipated, wrapped up against the wind we walk the grass & see at least 20 Wheatear walking about, a few Ringed Plover show & we manage to pick out a single Little ringed Plover for a year tick.
After walking & searching for a fair while we see no sign of the Redstart & we make the decision to go to Mersea Island where two Ring Ouzels have been reported again today.
Once on the Island we drive down East Mersea Rd till we reach the Golf house & head to the sea wall & walk along to the second Paddock.
A small group tell us that the Ouzels have been about but had flown into the trees at the back of the field, it's half an hour before they return, we then spend the next 3 hours watching them come & go into the Paddock.
Our first Yellow Wagtail & Swallow give us another two year ticks while here.
Before heading home we pay a quick visit to Abberton but apart from seeing another Little ringed Plover not to much about. Off home now with four ticks in the bag.


                                                           

Yellow Wagtail

Mersea Island Ouzel