Out and about.

Last Saturday, along with Alan Ashdown, we were able to creep up on a Glossy Ibis in a field by the Marsh hide at Grove ferry. Being windy and the dull conditions did not allow us to do justice to the occasion, but a couple of shots below.

There was not much else to photograph from the day, just a Coot photo that is a little different. I returned to the same spot on the Sunday, in glorious sunshine and waited for the Ibis to hopefully return to feed in the same field, but it had other ideas and I never had one sighting throughout my stay, returning home empty handed.



I had a free day today so called into Blean woods and managed a few shots of Coal Tits coming down to a baited fallen tree. Sorry about the seed and nuts.







I moved on to Oare marshes, pulling up as 3 Pintail were feeding on the east flood quite close to the road, which allowed me to get a few photos straight away.



Walking west along the sea wall to Dan's dock, the receding tide allowed the roosting waders on the east flood to return to feed on the freshly exposed mud, giving me a few more photo opportunities. I managed a few shots of Dunlin and Redshank as I walked by the salt marsh.









Arriving at Dan's dock, and a Water Rail was in the concrete basin on the other side of the track, which was a nice bonus. It put on a show for me as I hid behind the fence watching it going about its business.









Walking back to the car was uneventful, but stopping at the entrance gate to the east flood on the way out gave me the chance to get a few Black-tail Godwit shots as they flew between the floods to feed on the soft mud in the fields.