Hi to all you Dorset posters. I've not been down your way for some years now but I'll have to get back; it's a wonderful place. For starters you've got some proper hills! Can I ask some of you to cast your minds back/dig your old notebooks out/browse your birding spreadsheets and ask if anyone can remember the Warbler that was a bit further down the valley from the Bluetail at Winspit on at least 6th November 1993 please? If so, what was it determined to be? I recall at the time it was being called a Melodious Warbler (a species I've still never seen) but I remember tagging it as an Acrocephalus and leaning more towards Marsh too. I never did hear the 'official' outcome, would be great to know. The truth is (has got to be) out there...
Cheers,
James
Hi to all you Dorset posters. I've not been down your way for some years now but I'll have to get back; it's a wonderful place. For starters you've got some proper hills! Can I ask some of you to cast your minds back/dig your old notebooks out/browse your birding spreadsheets and ask if anyone can remember the Warbler that was a bit further down the valley from the Bluetail at Winspit on at least 6th November 1993 please? If so, what was it determined to be? I recall at the time it was being called a Melodious Warbler (a species I've still never seen) but I remember tagging it as an Acrocephalus and leaning more towards Marsh too. I never did hear the 'official' outcome, would be great to know. The truth is (has got to be) out there...
Cheers,
James
Many thanks for that Chris; another Marsh to add to my files and pleasing to know that my suspicions were correct. I just hope I can ID one if I find one 'cold'... :t:
James
PS... Canary? So you have a Norfolk connection? :brains:
Longham Lakes 22/02/2011 11:45-13:05
Water Rail 1 (flew between two beds on the cross track)
And finally
Nuthatch 2 (in the west woods Samuels Wood?) (Sorry Chris!)
Ray and Pat