Another very windy morning with a moderate to strong SW>5 gusting 6 with 80% cloud and some sun at 10 degrees.
An early morning wake up call as I unlocked the boat compound gates with a cracking summer plumaged Black Tailed Godwit on the slipway. A few quick photos in case it did'nt hang around then parked up, tackled up and off with the camera on the tripod in readiness.
By this time the bird was in the SE corner in with 4 Oystercatchers which , though noisy, did'nt seem to mind its presence. A few more pics before 3 of the Oyks lifted off along with the Blackwit, which I presumed they had flushed it.
Amazingly it stuck with the Oyks, flying a circuit before landing on the north shore and nearly out of sight. By the time I'd walked around and checked the usual hotspots the 3 Oyks and Blackwit returned to the south shore staying for around 15 minutes before heading back to the north end.
2022 since my last Blackwit here, also in July, and also in the SE corner. Other sightings in previous years have all been July apart from 1 May bird and 4 Cold Edge birds in June 2004.
Otherwise the usual Common Sands, Ringed Plover and 2 LBB gulls a well as several Swifts over.
DJS spent some time mid morning scoping for the Godwit with no joy and then, ironically, NK re-located it along with the Oystercatchers late morning at Ogden, well spotted Nigel, see NKs blog.
Another wild and windy day tomorrow with a moderate to strong WSW and a chance of full cloud and rain.
BS