Good evening, managed to get up to Beer Head for 6.15 this morning - signs were good when i had a few willow warblers by the first cattle grid, then 2 wheatear on the path just past the cattle grid, the route i took was out to the look out and back along to the summit, finishing up in the hollow, this was where most of the birds seemed to be ( especially willow warblers) while looking at them i had a bird that looked different pop up right in front of me slightly larger and not moving around in the frantic ways of the willow warblers, first thing i noticed was its larger head stucture and longer thicker pale, pinkish bill.....then the alarm bells kicked in that looks like a Melodious Warbler! ( i didn't notice any white wing panels) with this it started to make a liquidy tack - tick call as it flitted around for about a minute before disappearing in the scrub and undergrowth......real shame it didn't hang around for Steve, Gav, and Ian to see as i always like a second opinion and others to verify my sightings and see the bird!........other totals from Beer head this morning were - 20+ willow warblers, 11 - 15 wheatear ( some could of been the same birds moving around) Lesser whitethroat, Blackcap, Hobby flying north, 6 Canada Geese flying east, 2 adult stonechat and 2 juv stonechat..
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