Melodious Warbler (1 Viewer)

[Michael Frankis]

Melodious Warbler at Souter Point, Co. Durham (second clump of bushes south of the Lighthouse)

Anyone been for this yet?

I'll be down there tomorrow morning

Michael

 

[Notts Birder]

Saw the bird today. It showed very well worth going to see.

 

[Darrell Clegg]

Michael - is this the bird that was originally identified as a Marsh Warbler? 3

Darrell

 

[Michael Frankis]

Got it this morning, superb!

Hi Darrell,
Yes it is - for the first few days when it was present, the weather was cool, very windy and wet - so it was never seen well if at all, only heard singing from deep cover. Once I was told that, the apparent howler becomes much more understandable - the song is very similar to Marsh Warbler. As soon as the weather improved and it started to show well, the correction was made.

Michael

 

[Michael Frankis]

Maybe this should go on the 'iffy ticks' thread, but one local birder there this morning joked that he'd got 3 ticks out of this bird, first Marsh Warbler, then Icterine Warbler, and finally Melodious Warbler :-O

Michael

 

[Darrell Clegg]

I've just been on a wild goose (or should I say sandpiper) chase this morning. A Pec sand has been reported for a couple of days at Maer Lake in Cornwall. Steve Madge and I went to see it and found everyone happily ticking off a well marked Wood sand, and had been since Thursday. A second, poorly marked Wood sand was also there but because they didn't look the same the assumption was made that breast band & yellowish legs = Pec sand, ah well!!

Back to the thread! just realised that Melodious is a good record in the North East, especially in July.


Darrell

 

[Michael Frankis]

Back to the thread! just realised that Melodious is a good record in the North East, especially in July.

Hi Darrell,

Not just 'a good record', the first ever in the northeast!

Michael

 

[walwyn]

Darrel,

One of the local reserves near me had groups of both common and green sandpipers being entered in the list book during April this year. Now I was there a lot during April, and there was a group of sandpipers there for a number of days, and they all looked the same to me, and they all looked like common sandpiper too.

But depending on which day you went there'd be a 'knowledgeable' geezer with scope in hide pointing out 'green sandpiper' over on the small island, or a 'knowledgeable' geezer with scope in hide pointing out 'common sandpiper' over on the middle island.

 

[Darrell Clegg]

Michael, this is why Britain is an amazing place to bird. I don't get too excited about Melodious Warbler, I can see them annually in Cornwall, and have even found a few. However tell me that there's a Bluethroat about and I'll be there before dawn ( assuming that the ID is correct

Darrell

 

[StevieEvans]

is it still there ?

is it still there now ? Sat. 17.45 PM ?

S:t:

 

[Jasonbirder]

Still present mid afternoon at least....lets hope its there tomorrow morning when i get up there!!
Oh, and the White-winged Black Tern would be nice too!

 

[Michael Frankis]

Hi Jason,

Good luck!

Given the weather here (overcast), I can't see it going anywhere tonight

Michael

 

[Steve]

Picture of the bird michael? anyone?

 

[Michael Frankis]

Hi Steve,

Ever seen me with a camera ?!? 3

Plenty on Birdguides, though

Michael

 

[Michael Frankis]

Melodious Warbler still showing well at 20.50 tonight according to Birdguides.

Michael

 

[cuddy]

Hi Steve some pics on Surfbirds as well, have we got no forum members with cameras from the North East?

Saw the bird yesterday, for a warbler it was very easy to see and hear and avery enjoyable lifer, off today to try and see a Hobby in Northumberland.

 

[Michael Frankis]

Still present this morning, too

Michael

 

[Jasonbirder]

Visited the North-East this morning and saw the Melodious Warbler, what a cracking bird, showing well and singing its heart out....well worth the trip for such excellent views!