Lesser Yellowlegs + at Oare Marsh.

Brian had set off for the long trip to the Peak District for a sight of the Bearded Vulture & still not able to travel in one car & not wanting to drive that far myself & the very very long walk when you get there means that trip is a no go for me.

So Jimmy & I set off to once again to Oare Marshes in Kent in the hope of ticking the Lesser Yellowlegs that has been seen on the east flood for a few days now.

On arrival, we have the tick within minutes as the bird shows very well on the single island halfway out on the flood, it continues to show well for the whole of the four hours we spend here.

As the morning goes on we get updates from Brian & he is still walking to the tor & has a long way to go & has found a nice bog to sink into up to his knees.

We head round to the seawall side to search for the reported Curlew & Wood Sandpipers for more ticks. We spend a few hours searching back across the flood & it's easier to scan with the sun behind us now.

But we have no luck & there are no sightings of them all day. so back round to the layby for a scan of the flood before we head off for home & we pick up a couple of year ticks as a Whimbrel is spotted on the same single island that the Yellowlegs was on.

A last scan of the Northern corner gets us our first Little-ringed Plover of the year.

A really nice warm day spent here & along with the 3-year ticks we see a Spotted Redshank, some Med Gulls, Redshanks, Common Terns, Ruff, Knot, Dunlin, Avocet & many Black-tailed Godwits.

A Turtle Dove is heard again & the Barn Owl shows once again the same as the last 2 visits here.
An update from Brian & he has seen the Vulture after a very long wait & is not looking forward to a horrible walk back to the car. such a stupid hobby but we all love it.

Lesser Yellowlegs

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