Ore Marsh feast

After Mike, Sue and me had a tea in the  "Tea Rooms" (worth a visit) at Faversham Creek we drove off to Harty Ferry and ended up at Ore Marsh as it is just before. Here the birds are only about 30' from the road. I bet Eileen and Ken have been here. This was one of the places that I was told was worth a visit but the two people at Northward Hill the other Sunday.

There were loads of people parked in the car park so we found a spot on the road to park. There were two colonies of Godwit's numbering 1000's Avocet's, Ruff's, Coot's, Little Egret's, Great Egret's, Gray Heron's as well as some black Geese. It will take a few days to show all that we found but please forgive if I mix them up.
Mike was talking to an old hand who help us both out with the layout and told us how to get to some of the best places to overlook the lakes (the notice board calls them floods)

A large colony of Godwit's was feeding and cleaning by the side of the road but the light was bad (that says we have to have another visit)

Having a clean

Feeding

Right in Close to the road

Colony with one out at a distance

Now these Black birds I think they are geese but I don't know. The one on the right had his head in his wing all of the time we were there.

Black Geese

The one on the right did not move all the time we were there

Avocet's

There was a lot of these there but they did not come close to us.

A few on an island

In flight

Landing

Egrets

I think this is a Great Egret

It looks too big for a Little Egret 

Same Bird

Godwit's in flight

I think that I will stop there as I still have loads to process

BTW good morning to Richard who is having a look at both mine and Mike Blog.
See you all tomorrow