I'm starting to think Dave Helliar should take up residence in the Weymouth area. The run of good birds continues in Dorset and he was back there again yesterday to try and get to grips with a Greenish Warbler that had been caught, rung and was still hanging out in the Portland Bird Observatory garden.
After a hour-and-a-half wait it finally showed and Dave even managed to grab some photos on the P900 - no mean feat!
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| Greenish Warbler (right of centre), PBO: Dave Helliar |
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| Greenish Warbler, PBO: Dave Helliar |
In fact Portland Bill was the place to be yesterday as a good suite of migrants were also to be seen.
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A bird in the hand. Visitors admiring one of the the day's
captures being held by PBO warden Martin Cade: D. Helliar |
Among those captures were a Yellow-browed Warbler:
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| One of at least two Yellow-browed Warblers: Dave Helliar |
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| Yellow-browed Warbler: Dave Helliar |
And a first winter male Pied Flycatcher.
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| Pied Flycatcher: Dave Helliar |
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| Pied Flycatcher: Dave Helliar |
Lots of more common migrants too including good numbers of Chiffchaff, Blackcap and a Yellow Wagtail.
It's been a good autumn for birds so far and we're not finished yet..could this be the year we get another Parula, a Rose-breasted Grosbeak...or something even better?
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