After spending the morning at work Ellie and I thought it would be good to get out and about this afternoon and set off for Meare Heath and a walk we used to do a lot before Ellie got pregnant. Enjoying a lovely autumn evening we walked out to Noah's Hide (seeing a small flock of half a dozen Siskins along the way) and were greeted by a birder who told us that the adult Sabine's Gull that had been present for a few days had flown fifteen minutes earlier. This chap was more upset than us as we had seen three juveniles at Exmouth last month. However, within a minute or two I had relocated the bird...and it was still in summer plumage. A cracking bird and lovely to see and it did not matter that it wasn't a year tick.
As we returned to the car we saw a Great White Egret fly in to the reed bed, presumably to roost, and I had a fleeting glimpse of a Bittern too. Ellie and I also enjoyed the spectacle of the Starling roost as thousands of birds dropped in to the reed beds at Meare Heath, the irony was the RSPB had sent everyone to Ham Wall to see the birds...hopefully they managed a few! With the light failing and after a lovely evening stroll we headed on home.
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