No 95 : Black-tailed godwit

Goodness! What a day! I paid my first visit to RSPB Blacktoft Sands today. I decided on today as it was forecast to be warm and almost windless, at least for the first part of the day and that is what bearded tits like. Did I see bearded tits? I did not! I did however see 8 birds I had not yet blipped, one of which was a rarity and a lifer for me (marsh sandpiper), and another (in birder parlance) was a year tick (greenshank), not to mention seeing avocets with chicks and loads of magnificent marsh harriers. And did I get any good bird photos? I did not! I got nice butterfly photos, I even got a passable photo of a stoat, but birds? Nah!
On the bus back to Goole, we were treated to an amazing display of lightning, and as we approached the town, the water got higher and higher - flash floods - and as I got of the bus, it began again. Quite a day!
It's late, and I need my bed, so please forgive me for getting behind in my comments. I'm going to have a day in tomorrow and will try and catch up.
Oh, at least this godwit brings me one step nearer my goal of 100 different birds.
Night all!