Bluethroat (1 Viewer)

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blitzbob

Active member

• Mar 26, 2006

• #1

Hi all
just come back from a morning in sandwich bay Kent. a lot of waders. and being a new birdie, to my great joy my first Bluethroat. unfortuantly not a lot more, the birds be out numbered by people with dogs. never mind still a great morning.

bob

 

Gavin Haig

Well-known member

• Mar 26, 2006

• #2

blitzbob said:

........to my great joy my first Bluethroat........

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Rightly so! Well done. I'm very envious - Bluethroats are stunning birds.....

 

Youngbirder18

Well-known member

• Mar 26, 2006

• #3

Hi Bob,

Can you give me some more info on the Bluethroat please. I know alot of Kent birders that would be interested in seeing it. Was the bird on the Estate?

Cheers

Marc Read

 

aythya_hybrid

real name Jonathan Dean

• Mar 26, 2006

• #4

As per what Marc said, please tell us more. Bluethroat is an absolutely sensational find, especially this early in the spring. I'm pretty certain that is the first Bluethroat in the UK this year.....

 

Kite

Well-known member

• Mar 26, 2006

• #5

aythya_hybrid said:

As per what Marc said, please tell us more. Bluethroat is an absolutely sensational find, especially this early in the spring. I'm pretty certain that is the first Bluethroat in the UK this year.....

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This is about the right time of year for the White-spotted form to appear (they often turn up before 26th March), but is definitely a good find. The Red-spots appear later on, mainly in May I think.

 

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blitzbob

Active member

• Mar 26, 2006

• #6

hi all
we parked in the pegwell nature reserve carpark opp the golf course. my wife and i saw two of these birds about 20 yards along the path from the tea bar. if any one would like any more info i'm happy to talk about it. call me on 01843 599755.

bob

 

Youngbirder18

Well-known member

• Mar 26, 2006

• #7

Hi Bob,

thanks for that.

Did it look like :

http://www.surfbirds.com/media/gallery_photos/20040406031524.jpg

or

http://www.vogeldagboek.nl/Afbeeldingen/Blauwborst/Blauwborst010405A.JPG

Cheers

Marc

 

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blitzbob

Active member

• Mar 26, 2006

• #8

the lower of the two but i got a long look at the bird but did not notice any red.

bob

 

aythya_hybrid

real name Jonathan Dean

• Mar 26, 2006

• #9

Kite said:

This is about the right time of year for the White-spotted form to appear (they often turn up before 26th March), but is definitely a good find. The Red-spots appear later on, mainly in May I think.

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Sure: the ones at Landgaurd last year were 20th, I think. All I meant was that white spots are rarer than red-spots, so any bluethroat around now will be particularly noteworthy (because it will most likely be a white spot). Yes.

 

Youngbirder18

Well-known member

• Mar 26, 2006

• #10

More like...

http://www.kitday-uk.com/bluethroat_gallery.html

?

 

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blitzbob

Active member

• Mar 26, 2006

• #11

yes thats much more like it.

bob

 

Youngbirder18

Well-known member

• Mar 26, 2006

• #12

http://www.planetthanet.org/bluethroat.htm

Bob,

All I can say is Well Done and thanks for sharing, I know where i'll be at first light!!!

Cheers

Marc

 

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dan pointon

Can't Stop

• Mar 26, 2006

• #13

Congrats on a really good find Bob, lets hope they stay around :t:

 

dbradnum

Well-known member

• Mar 26, 2006

• #14

Fantastic: just goes to show that it's worth following up other people's reports of rarities!

Very well found Bob, and credit to BirdForum - if this kind of open discussion forum didn't exist, maybe the news wouldn't have ever got out...

 

aythya_hybrid

real name Jonathan Dean

• Mar 26, 2006

• #15

nice work, that really is a sensational find.