Marsh Sandpiper Revisited

I went back to Blacktoft last night in the hope of some more shots of the marsh Sandpiper.
It didn't let me down although the light was poor.
A good selection of other waders there too although nothing different than what has recently been reported.

Brilliant Blacktoft

Its not often that I would describe Blacktoft as brilliant.
I don't like the hides or the crowds or the people talking at the top of their voices on a mobile whilst sat next to you- none of that...
However last night at Blacktoft was brilliant.
Starting with the marsh sandpiper it gave distant views on marshland before moving to Singleton and there it performed nicely.
Also at Marshland was an obliging green sandpiper and some superb black tailed godwits, also lots of bearded tits but quite distant.
Then I went on to Singleton-two spoonbills were quite active -eventually, marsh hariers at varying distance including one that landed in front of the hide, wood sandpiper, ruff, spotted redshank,little egret and the marsh sandpiper.
There was a report of a hobby and garganey at another hide but I didn't go for them.
It was almost too much to take in-something was happening nearly all the time.
Yes last night it was brilliant at Blacktoft.

Marsh Sandpiper

I went up to Blacktoft Sands last night for the marsh sandpiper.
Its a bird that I have been hoping to see for a while.
The views were inevitably quite distant but with good light it gave some decent views.
It kept walking in and out of view until eventually it was flushed by a marsh harrier.
It later re-located on to singleton lagoon but i was long gone by then.
I am always impressed at the photographic conditions created by good light and reflections at Blacktoft.
Its a shame there is nowhere else like it on the Humber because as I said most of the stuff is quite distant.