News that a Temminck's Stint had been seen at East Tilbury in Essex, was all we needed to head off there for a year and an Essex tick.
After parking in the fort car park, we take the sea wall path down to the new scrape.
The first time we have been to Tilbury since the new scrape was opened. I must say it looks as if it will attract some good birds.
It's a biggish scrape so we spread out at different points around it to search for the Temminck's. It took an hour before Brian was the one to find it 3/4 of the way along the scrape on a shingle island.
The bird gives good scope views as it walks along the edge of the water but is not near enough for good photos. Also on the shingle, we spot at least 4 Little-ringed Plovers and just one Med Gull. Only one tick here but it's a good one.
Nice to get a tick in our own county of Essex and only a few miles from home, and I am sure we will be back before long as this scrape is looking great.
On the way home, we pay a very quick visit to Rainham as we had to drive past the reserve.
The only year tick we get is Sedge Warbler, so not much but another year tick is good.
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| The Tilbury Temminck's |
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