03/08/2018 At Oare Marshes with Alan and Shaun

Friday 3 August 2018
Oare Marshes, Kent

I spent a very enjoyable 3+ hours at Oare Marshes in Kent with Alan and Shaun.  There can be no better place than this at the moment with a wide variety of waders on show.

• The main attraction was the long-staying Red-necked Phalarope and it did not disappoint with frequent appearances on the East Flood with some quite superb views

Red-necked Phalarope

courtesy of Kent Birding 

• Despite searching through thousands of gulls we were unable to find the Bonaparte's Gull.

• Other highlights included at least 3 Snipe showing very well, a Spotted Redshank, a Common Sandpiper and a Curlew Sandpiper, several Ruff, a Little Ringed Plover, several Golden Plover and the usual suspects - Black-tailed Godwits, Avocets, Redshank  etc.  We only saw 1 juvenile Yellow Wagtail on the mud by the hide but there was a stunning male there earlier.

As good as it gets in this stunning hot weather!