Garden Birds: Clapton (South of Severn house Farm) 8/10/13 sightings- WRYNECK Still

With the WRYNECK still being down at Severn house farm on the seawall for it's third day now. I went to see it as I didn't get a good photo last time. On the fifteen minute drive down a very low flying raven was calling as we passed the Deer park and a wood pigeon was on one of the wires. When we got there, there was a lot of gulls feeding on the low tide and 3 grey herons squabbling over the best feeding places.
When we started walking down the sea wall going south I couldn't see the Wryneck until a small bird popped up on the fence. Although it wasn't the wryneck it was a Chat species. It was either a whinchat or a stonechat but with the sun right in our faces indentifying it was difficult so we walked on further. Even further than where the bird was reported on Sunday.
Suddenly we heard a meadow pipit on the lower bit of the sea wall and noticed there was two of them. I tried to get the opposite side of them to get a decent photo but when I got passed them another bird shot out from feeding and flew to where the two meadow pipits were. After taking a photo of a bird which walked differently from the pipits I said "WRYNECK." It was feeding with the pipits but then the pipits flew south and another bird shot out from the group of birds and luckily it was a Whetear. She flew north.
The wryneck was surprised by our presence and flew onto a post. Then, as if it was a miracle, it came back down and started feeding on the lower part of the sea wall only about 2 metres away from us. We fell silent and watched as he came closer and closer until he was staring right into our faces. The cameras made noises as many photos were taken of this magical bird.
Two other birdwatchers arrived and the WRYNECK flew between the fence and landed in a few plants hidden from everyone. As a result, we walked back and heard a curlew, saw a black tailed godwit feeding distantly out on the estuary and even a redshank which were all nice to see. The chat species, or a new one, landed on the post on the fence. I was a Stone chat. I haven't ever seen one down here before and it looked quite nice. Then, two whetears landed on the sea wall and watched us as we walked closer before flying down to the muddy rocks to feed.
The sun was shining and another three birdwatchers arrived at the scene bringing the total up to seven including us. It was fantastic and we shared our photos when we got back home. Surprisingly, his house is on the opposite side of Berkeley and on the roofs of the houses on his road I counted a total of eight pied wagtails all feeding in different places.