Monday 27 August 2012

Flycatcher Double

Early start again today with a river watch to start resulting in several large groups of Common Tern with at least 2 juv Arctic up-river amongst them, many Common Sands around with at least 20 birds seen, but little else.

So moving on to middle ditch it became quite evident that Barking had has a mini fall !! firstly an increase in Whitethroat numbers, and at least 10 Robins which where yesterday there were none!

2 Whinchat appear from nowhere !! and then BOOM  a stunning PIED FLYCATCHER pops up in front of me shows well for a short while, before disappearing back in the ditch, what a patch tick and a site first too.
I phone digi-scoped

 
Pied fly
 
Lesser Whitethroat was the next bird to show before locating a SPOTTED FLYCATCHER !! (2nd record for me) unbelievable both flycatchers together in the same bush!!



                                          
                                                                        Spot fly

 
Wheatear and several Yellow Wags topped of a great couple of hours patch birding.

5 comments:

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  2. Hi, Paul been following your blog for a while and thought i would give the bay a go earlier. I can see the appeal- even if there were not many birds about earlier. Couple of questions: Where do you park outside of the hours of 8-5 when it says the gates are locked? Also where is this middle ditch you talk about? Thanks in advance.
    Rob F

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  3. Marc thanks for comment's, never as good as your pics tho !! :)

    James no prob, will link soon, and thanks for looking.

    Hi Rob, you can park just out-side the gate and walk thru kissing gate take path to river, the middle ditch is about a quarter of a mile east along river path, it runs south to north and is where i get most of the passerines, and also the scrubby mound further on, all the grassy area is ok, but all the raised earth is a working site so out of bounds. good luck and hope to see you over there some day.

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    1. Thanks for the speedy reply, see you over there sometime. You wont miss me - Im usually pushing a buggy :p

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