Hi all,
Prompted by my experiences with an adult Caspian Gull at Duncannon (Co.Wexford), I am writing to ask people for those painful memories of birds that stayed for substantial periods of time, but, due to their elusiveness or mobility, either eluded them altogether or took a number of visits to see.
This bird, found by little-known locally-based birder Killian Mulligatawny, was initially picked up late last Monday, and reported again on Tuesday. I went down on Wednesday afternoon, and there was no sign all day. It was seen again yesterday morning/ early afternoon, so I went down, only for it to have flown off due to disturbance and it never showed again. Seen then again today around 1.30pm....
(This on top of missing a 1st-w in Belfast last month by 5 mins, staying overnight, having nothing the next day and then hearing that it was seen for an hour and a half the day after I had returned home)
Might be able to get over there again later in the week, but too busy for the next few days.
Regards,
Harry
Prompted by my experiences with an adult Caspian Gull at Duncannon (Co.Wexford), I am writing to ask people for those painful memories of birds that stayed for substantial periods of time, but, due to their elusiveness or mobility, either eluded them altogether or took a number of visits to see.
This bird, found by little-known locally-based birder Killian Mulligatawny, was initially picked up late last Monday, and reported again on Tuesday. I went down on Wednesday afternoon, and there was no sign all day. It was seen again yesterday morning/ early afternoon, so I went down, only for it to have flown off due to disturbance and it never showed again. Seen then again today around 1.30pm....
(This on top of missing a 1st-w in Belfast last month by 5 mins, staying overnight, having nothing the next day and then hearing that it was seen for an hour and a half the day after I had returned home)
Might be able to get over there again later in the week, but too busy for the next few days.
Regards,
Harry