Elusive Wryneck at Benacre

On the morning of Saturday 3rd September, I parked at the entrance to Beach farm, behind the Ferguson mobile and phoning jane I was instruced to walk past the farm and carry onto the beach rather than take the track south by the turnstyle by the Farm. I first saw Ali, who said the Wryneck had flown towards the Paddocks filed but it had buried itself in a hawthorn bush by the side pof the path. Walking down halfway I joined Jane & Paul F and we looked at the bush, albeit against the light and the fine Wryneck hopped up to the top left of the bush where views were obtained before it flew north past the Paddocks field and buried itself in the copse. We walked to the Sluice area and spotted 5 Wheatear. We were joined by Carl B & Kevin also spotted a fine winter plumaged Knot flying south and it settled on the beach by the south side of the Pit but unfortunately a dog walker put the bird up and it continued flying south. We went back to the paddocks field where we were joined by David saw a Pied Flycatcher along the hedgerow in a large tree flick about plus 3 immature Goldfinches perched in the tree. taking the track south by the turnsyle we walked past the 2 pillboxes and going in na field west of the bush, we saw the Wryneck tenetaively venture out on a large trunk running parallel to the ground barely a foot above it. I walked the other side and the fine Wryneck flew up from the track and again disappeared into the bush.