At long last Rainham Marshes has attracted another huge rarity in the shape of an elegantly leggy White-tailed Plover. This extreme vagrant has only been seen here on five previous occasions before today and is already drawing a huge crowd of admirers.
All these lovely pictures taken by Sam Shippey who first picked the bird up before showing me in teh scope. Needlessto say I am a very happy bunny this afternoon!
Howard Vaughan, Information Officer
How lovely of it to arrive on my birthday !!! Gutted I never got chance to see it though. Well done to all those who did manage a sighting.