I've just seen this post http://tophilllow.blogspot.com/2011/...w-bunting.html on the Tophill blog about a bunting sp. seen late this afternoon on the reserve.
Thoughts are that it may have been a Yellow-breasted Bunting, but due to brief looks not 100%. I've just spoken with Rich (the reserve warden) and he is going to be there early tomorrow to see if he can relocate it and try and clinch an ID.
If anyone has any free time it might be worth a look!
Cheers, Andy
Went back to Ten Acre Lake today to try and get better pics of the Red Necked Grebe. Went down the right hand side of the lake this time where there is more cover and got much better views. Sadly could not locate any Black Necks at either Boston Park or Huggin Carr. But got a lovely Yellowhammer park itself right in front of the camera at Boston Park. Highlight of the day though was meeting up with Joespy, always nice to put a face to a name.[URL="http://img0667"][URL="http://img0709"]http://img0667[/URL]. [/URL]
Thanks for that Dave.....also good to meet and as you say put Face to Name.
I can't view the pics Dave....is my computer...
Yes and sadly I dipped AGAIN for BNG on both lakes, but RNG and 2 Adders at 10 acres will do I suppose..... :t:
Joe
Apologies for crappy digiscoped RNG
I've just seen this post http://tophilllow.blogspot.com/2011/...w-bunting.html on the Tophill blog about a bunting sp. seen late this afternoon on the reserve.
Thoughts are that it may have been a Yellow-breasted Bunting, but due to brief looks not 100%. I've just spoken with Rich (the reserve warden) and he is going to be there early tomorrow to see if he can relocate it and try and clinch an ID.
If anyone has any free time it might be worth a look!
Cheers, Andy
Watch this space - although the date isn't great for either species, it would suit Black-headed Bunting more than Yellow-breasted. Heavily marked Yellowhammer?
Watch this space - although the date isn't great for either species, it would suit Black-headed Bunting more than Yellow-breasted. Heavily marked Yellowhammer?
Blacktoft Sands today and what would have been a pretty miserable show of birds was made more bearable by the Rough Legged Buzzard (probably the one from S Ferriby) giving some really close and spectacular skirmishes with the Marsh Harriers before perching for a couple of hours on a bush not far from Singleton hide. A single Avocet on Marshland and a couple of Black Tailed Godwits on Xerox were the only two birds worth noting. The Marsh Harriers were doing some amazing sky dancing, seeing about 3 pairs in total. The place was teeming with toads and the weather was glorious so all in all not a bad day. Oh and a Bittern was heard booming on Singleton too.
Edit. Having just looked at a lot of pics of the S Ferriby bird, I don't think it's the same bird.
Finally last night I had a woodcock riding over the house. Surprise garden tick
Now then,
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