One that didn't get away

Back out at Lea Farm GP first light and very few Teal, I quickly concluded the Garganey wouldn't be here. Water still high, so 1 Common Sandpiper on the shingle island was all the waders, 2 Little Egret South, then back North minutes later.

A few Meadow Pipit groups going over, probably around mid twenties, was it, apart from the nice sunrise, which also allowed a moment or two capture the light putting a group of ducks in silhouette

A check of Sandford and nearly devoid of birds.

Onto BSL, plenty of Shoveler and Marek picked up the Garganey before I did, but it never stopped moving, so the record shot is rubbish, nonetheless a lovely year tick putting me on 132.

The year is panning out to be somewhat like 2014, a stunning autumn of 10 year ticks so far.