I was away with some of my family in Bruges for a few days. While there, I saw that Jimmy and Brian had been to see a Hudsonian Godwit.
It was not a lifer for them, but it would have been for me if I had been with them.
On arriving home and seeing that the bird was still hanging around, Brian got in touch to ask if I wanted to try for the Godwit, as it would be a lifer for me. It's a yes.
We waited to see if the bird had been seen, and when it was confirmed to have stayed around
We meet up with Brian around 7ish and arrive in Manningtree, Essex. It's an 80-minute drive. We pull into a small free car park. Only a few cars are parked here,
A fellow birder thinks he knows where to go to see the bird, and we follow him, but he gets it wrong. We try another route and soon find a group of birders who have the target bird.
The Godwit is not far away and is showing very well; it is a cracking looking bird, and the cameras are clicking away.
After spending a couple of hours watching the Godwit, we head off to Abberton Reservoir.
A Ringneck Duck had been seen, and also an Osprey.
We scanned the reservoir for a fair while, but we couldn't find any sign of them.
So only a single tick, but it's a lifer, so no complaints.
On the trip home, a stone cracked the car windscreen, just bad luck.
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