I awoke this morning with no intention of going birding, but that all changed when I checked the news services and saw a Tawny Pipit reported at Landguard in Suffolk. The first report was vague to say the least. It just said "Tawny Pipit, Languard, one". Not knowing if this was just a flyover, I decided to wait for a second report. Once a second report came through, it was time to phone Brian. I knew he had been on the school run with his grandchildren, and when I rang him, he was at Rainham Marshes. "Tawny Pipit at Landguard, are we going?" Of course, the answer was yes.
We arranged to meet Brian in Brentwood, and Brian drove the remaining seventy-five miles to Languard. After parking the car, we headed out onto the common towards the roped-off area. There was a small group of birders already present. We were told the bird hadn't been seen for 10-15 minutes, but was probably below the bank. Thirty minutes passed, and suddenly the bird appeared. We enjoyed watching it for several minutes, until a Ringed Plover flushed it.
The bird was found again on the common, where it stayed for a few minutes before heading back into the roped-off area. The bird became more elusive and wasn't seen again before the car park ticket ran out.
Brian had dipped this species twice before, and I was with him when we made the trip to Cogden in Dorset the day it decided to leave, having been present for five days previously!
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