Very fortunate to have this declining species breeding locally.
Yesterday afternoon a report of another declining species, a Wood Warbler (P.107, S.79) had me heading down to Sammy's Point. Who was Sammy? On the way I came across a male Marsh Harrier at Out Newton...
Bud and I had a walk down Sammy's. A couple of circuits revealed a fall of Wheatears (c20)...
and Whitethroats (c10). No sign of the main target though. A few other searchers were milling around and after around 20 minutes a shout went up that the bird had been re-located. Over the next hour I managed to enjoy great views of this distinctive Phyllosc...
This afternoon I cherry-picked again with a brief sorte down to Kilnsea Wetlands/ Beacon Ponds. Richard Boon was in the car park with the same intentions. We had a pleasant stroll and connected with both targets quickly...
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| Sleeping Drake Scaup (P.108, S.80) |
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| Drake Goosander (P.109, S.81) |
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