I had an unexpected opportunity to do a bit of Kent birding this afternoon so headed over to a popular birding site near Faversham known as Oare Marshes owned by Kent Wildlife Trust.
It was a beautiful autumn day with temp of 16°and with a low tide there was a large area of mud flat exposed which was attracting a variety of waders. I spotted up to a dozen avocet, several redshank, a couple of curlews along with some other distant waders which I was unfamiliar with but checking with the information boards, I realised they must be winter plumaged grey plovers which I hadn't seen before. There were also half a dozen or so ringed plovers.
A face book post earlier the day had also mentioned the presence of an eider duck but I wasn't sure if it was still there or where it might be. So I was pleased when I found someone who pointed it out in the estuary though very distant. I could just make out its distinctive black and white plumage and bill shape to enable me to include it in my year list. Perhaps I will make 150 after all!
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