Buff-breasted Sandpiper ( Lifer ) at Scotney. + real close up of a Bittern.

The three of us meet up & head to Dungeness arriving around 7.30 am, on a bright clear morning we take a drive down Galloway's, disappointingly not a lot about,just flocks of Meadow Pipit,the odd Stonechat but not much sitting up to get a nice photo off.
We pop into the reserve entrance to watch the Tree Sparrows & spot 6 Cattle Egrets over in the back field,later in the day on the way home we see 6 more at Elmley.
Popping over the road to Arc we get lucky when a Bittern lands in front of Hanson hide & walks about in full view for 10 minutes.The best & most prolonged view I have ever had of a Bittern.
Great white Egrets are showing very well all over the pool both standing & in flight,a common sight now.
The reason we came to Dunge to day is to try to find the Buff-breasted Sandpiper that would be a lifer for Jimmy & I. It's coming up to 12 0'clock now & there has been no report of the bird but we head to Scotney to try to find it.
With the car parked we walk down past the farm over the bridge & take the long walk down to the double gates.
On the way people were coming back having given up on finding the bird & it's not looking good for us.
After 20 minutes of scanning the area there is hardly any sign of a bird at all.
Then as Brian gives another scan he spots a flap of a wing & bingo we have another lifer, it's a very long way off so no photos but fairly good scope views. So a really cracking day & home in time to see us bring home the Ryder cup happy days.

Meadow Pipit at Gallaways

Just one of the Cattle Egret