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Thanks to Shaun for driving; i managed to get down to Margate this afternoon for the Dusky Thrush. I am really pleased i went and we had good views for hour / hour and a half as it slowly made its way through the Sycamore it was held up in.   Around 150odd people still there when we arrived even more if you included the dead ones. Any way great thanks not only to Shaun for the drive but also Mary Popplebottom, she knows why...   Digiscoped a few shots and these were the better ones: Shaun...a very happy individual.

I was in Norfolk, leaving Tuesday morning to arrive about lunchtime at Holme NWT. I have been only once before but I like the place as it feels very empty compared to Titchwell.   Holme   I started with a walk along the beech towards (I think) Gore point a tidal inlet to the marsh, from the Pines. There was very little on the sea and I had no intention today on sea watching, that would come tomorrow morning.     A few Sanderling along the foreshore no longer the light grey colour I normally see them when at Southend. A single Curlew. As I got to the point I could see ahead a group of birds resting up, approaching closer there were two Dunlin , again in more summer plumage with black bellies, Grey Plover in the same, more Sanderling and a group of c30 Bar Tailed Godwits and two Blackwits thrown in for good measure. Further down the beech behind the group a few Turnstone and as I turned to the inlet and headed down it 9 Ringed Plover spread out w...