Oare Marshes

A change of scenery today with a late afternoon visit to Oare Marshes in Kent over the high tide. I used to come here quite a bit but its been almost two years since my last visit! There were a few summer migrants around including 5 Common Tern, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler and a Cuckoo (heard). Not much of a sense of movement going on apart from a Whimbrel that dropped in to bathe on the east flood, 1 Hobby over and 5 Barn Swallow. About 200 islandica Black-tailed Godwits (1st photo) on the east flood eventually started heading off high north in small flocks (including a couple of colour ringed birds), and other birds seen include 1 male Marsh Harrier, 16 Avocet (including a pair on two eggs), 11 Redshank and 3 Little Egret (2nd photo).