I had an hour at Rainham on Saturday and found two Whimbrel on the foreshore for a year tick. Also of note was a Grey Plover and two Dunlin. Several Common Terns flew up river and there was still a number of Black-tailed Godwit about and a Greenshank had been reported but I didn't see that or the Jack Snipe that's out on Purfleet scrape but I rarely have time to go onto the reserve so haven't seen that either.
I was due out today with the Jims but put it off only to be calling them about 10am to see if they wanted to pop round the 25 to Wilstone where a female Baikal Teal was found yesterday. We found the car park full so I dropped the Jims and waited for a space to park. Once I caught up with them they already had the Baikal Teal in the scope for me which was nice and easy. I spotted House Martin and Swift in the large flock of hirundines hawking high above the reservoir for a couple of nice year ticks. The Baikal Teal if accepted will be my 185th bird in Hertfordshire and is my first female ever seen hence the trip.
Year list now 184
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