Oare

Always a joy to visit - and the nearest I would come to having a "patch" if not exactly 'local' - Oare today was a delight!

Oare Marshes

Beautiful weather, a large group of keen folk, and the prospect of some interesting migrant waders to look for - what could be better?   Well finding those migrants for a start, but you can't have everything in life, so we were just delighted with what we DID see.

Thanks to the generosity of spirit of other birders there we managed to catch up with Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper, Knot and Little Stint.  The several hundred waders enjoying the safety of the flood including Dunlin, Redshank and Black-tailed Godwit, in all their myriad shades of orangey-red, were a spectacle.

With a list of over 50 species, including Yellow Wagtail, Bearded Tit, Whimbrel, Common Tern, Sedge and Reed Warbler we did not have chance to relax!

"David Bowie" Bee

Added to this avian mix were some rather interesting iridescent beetles, an orange-headed "David Bowie" style Bee and several ladybirds to identify.   One we did manage to name was Adonis Ladybird, also Drinker Moth Caterpillar.

With flying ants providing excellent feeding the sky was at times full of Swallow and the occasional House Martin.

Waders