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A perfect Sunday (1 Viewer)

bentwing

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Visited friends in Sussex who live near Pulborough Brooks RSPB. Day dawned brightly so got to reserve at 7.30 am to try to see a nightingale which would be a lifer for me (that means I also have to take a decent shot of the bird). The thickets were alive with birdsong and sure enough down by the 'courtyard' the nightingales were giving it full welly but would I see one? Friends walked on to Nettleton hide and I perched on shooting stick, camera poised. Shot after shot but whitethroat, chiffchaff, blackcap. About to move on when reddish bird appeared out of bush, I got one shot before it disappeared. Check image with bird book, nightingale in full focus! Jubilant we returned for breakfast when I glanced out of window to see small shape hopping in large fir tree, grabbed camera and take 30 shots, another lifer for me, goldcrest!
Drive to Arundel WWWT , stacks of sedge warblers in reed beds, heard many times but never seen until, click, click today! What a perfect day!
 
Aaaah the memories; thanks Ivor. I caught a brief glimpse of something that may have been a Nightingale at PB once. But not a good enough view and it didn't sing, so I'm still waiting!

It's a few years now since I explored Pulborough and Arundel - they make a great day out, don't they.... what a wonderful time you had.
 
Sounds like you had a fabulous day. Well done on the nightingale and gold crest.
 
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