Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Presumably the Subalpine Warbler at Eccles a few weeks ago (news of which has just hit the info services) was a Western; the pager message didnt elaborate.
If you ever think that you have got to the bottom of that one MJB, try working out what abmigration is supposed to be
Not had any Little Tern past the North coast recently despite a few sea watches. Could well be a miss ID? Not sure what with though.
...The third tern was always distant. Bird looked smaller than the other two terns. Bill looked dark. When it joined the other terns it was the same size.
I was looking out for little terns and and having confirmed the ID it was self evident from the birds behaviour they were common terns all along.
Male and female birds from different breeding grounds, but sharing wintering grounds, pairing up and going together to one or other of the breeding grounds - usually referring to duck species. (Peter Berthold again, p40 in Bird Migration - a general survey, 2nd edn)
MJB
I would venture to suggest that if it was self evident all along that they were common terns you didn't really need to get yourself all confused over the size and bill colour
Forgive me, but the hardest ID's are of those who do not use their real name on BF.
Cheers MJB. So, if I understand this correctly, the arrival in north Norfolk of hybrid young from Black Brant x D-B Brents are a result of abmigration in the adult Black Brant and migration in the D-B Brent
Possible result. Don't forget the presence of many feral/non-migrant bernicla of uncertain origin in UK and elsewhere in northern Europe...
MJB
thinking of going for the rouzels at Cley 2morrow, where is 'the hangs?' please