Dungeness again.

It's off to visit Dunge again this weekend,we are driving down Gallaways around 7 am & have the place all to ourselves on a nice bright warm morning.
We would like to find a Wryneck & maybe a Pied Flycatcher for a couple of year ticks but we fail badly on that score.
Over 15 Whinchat many more Stonechat a fair sprinkling of Wheatear plus a nice Spotted Flycatcher.
A pair of Raven show well over head.

Despite not getting any ticks this was a very nice place to be with so much flying about.
On now to drive the track down to visitor centre where we see just one Cattle Egret in the cow field, over 14 were seen yesterday.
Before heading for home we stop off at the Long pit area for one last look for a Pied Fly.
But all we got was a long walk but Brian did find a Grass Snake.
We divert on the way home to Wanstead for another look at the Red-backed Shrike.
A fellow is already on the bird when we arrive, so we spend around 45 minutes watching the Shrike just dropping off the bush to feed & back up again.So a rather nice finish to our birding day.

Wanstead Shrike

One of the many Whinchat

long way off the single Cattle Egret

Spotted Flycatcher