The target is the American black Tern that has been around for a few days also aWryneck has been reported.
It's a drive down Gallaways as far as the old tank, parked up we join a group of about ten birders looking for the Wryneck, it had not been seen by anybody here but people that had left had seen it earlier on. The boys pick up a year tick when we see about 4 Whinchat.
We give it about an hour but we get no show from the bird, so it's off to look for the main bird on the reserve.
Only one person in Makepiece hide when we arrive that was a bit of a surprise but the hide did fill up later in the afternoon,one fellow had driven from Cornwall & another from Bristol to view this cracking American visitor.
We don't have to scan for long before we find the target bird as it flies around with some Juvenile Black Terns & one adult bird.
Mainly distance views but the bird did come close a few times & we got some great scope views when the bird landed on the Tern raft.
So a late decision to come & it took us 3 hours to get here with the traffic but turns out to be a good trip as always when you find the bird you set out to see.
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| American black Tern |
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