Quiet on this morning's WeBS count, noteworthy were 47 Black-headed Gull (often absent in may) and a big female Wheatear, possibly Greenland (J Martin).
CLEVEDON COAST:
Reasonable number of waders, highlights were 82 Shelduck, a Wigeon (damaged wing), 10 Oystercatcher, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 10 Lapwing, 140 Dunlin, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 42 Whimbrel, 6 Curlew, 1 Redshank, a Wheatear and 2 Raven (HE Rose).
SOMERSET LEVELS:
An immature Night Heron at Shapwick Heath (Noah's pool) this morning (per SOS).
COLEFORD (Somerset):
Not too far from Chew, a Honey Buzzard reported heading westwards 5.45pm this evening (J Hansford).
Hi everyone, we're just back from birding in Norfolk.
The best bird we saw was a Collared Flycatcher near the Holme Bird Obs on 8 May. A 1 day bird only though.
Only about 30 UK records of this little gem and many of these records are from Shetlands and other hard to twitch places. The Norfolk tribe was buzzing to get the bird onto their county lists, the track up to the Obs was packed with 150+ birders within 3 hours of the news getting out.
The Sightings Page team was in the front row, camera poised for action. Sadly (or is it fortunately?), we couldn't get a decent shot so we're posting this photograph taken by the Recorder who saw one on his recent trip to Poland. What a stroke of luck!
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| Collared Flycatcher, May 2011 Poland © John Martin, many thanks |
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