Sneaking in a wit

The first man there and the regular visitors seem to get all the Broom finds at this time of year but a chance visit on a good passage day in between times could be a good tactic. Not a Hudsonian but still good to grab a Barwit on the deck in full summer plumage with a phone-less Jim Gurney during a quick pop in before work after the early shift had already gone on Thursday. Nothing much over the weekend as I was not around save for an hour early morning on the way up north Saturday, but two singing Nightingales and a Cuckoo in Coronation went on the SFYL just to keep the count ticking along.

Thurleigh godwits

Well I never!  My fifth SFYT of the day and one I might have expected at lunchtime at Broom. Arriving at Keysoe Row West and scanning with bins, four waders. Flying away the blighters...but landing. Trouble was, about a km away at the end of the runway. But were they Bar wits or Whimbrel? So with just 30 mins to go before I had to take Frankie to cubs, I ran, yes ran, coat on and and scope in hand, down to the end of the airfield where I found four fabulous Bar-tailed Godwits feeding with the Wood Pigeons. Even managed a quality iPhone shot as the flew off.