randombirder

A really nice day just ambling around hoping for some late autumn goodies.  The skies were clear and the wind reasonably light which made for conditions that made the north norfolk coast look spectacular. Heading first to West Runton where the greater short-toed lark was seen busily feeding with a decent group of skylark. Not wanting to spend the day driving around, the rest of the day was spent at Wells Wood wandering through the woodland up to the beach at Holkham.  It was generally quiet, a lone chiffchaff and two woodcock flushed from the understory was about as good as it got.  The shore lark at Holkham beach decided to disappear after they were supposedly flushed by a sparrowhawk. Heading back to the car park, a number of people had gathered in the hope that the dusky warbler would make an appearance but feeling rather apathetic particularly toward the assembled birders, a quick look closer to the dell revealed the bird calling along the treeline bordering the o...

Shaun Harvey is a hero.  He found a Dusky Warbler near to the Stone Barges at Rainham. I headed down on a dismal Sunday morning.  It was gloooomy.  Staking out at the appropriate location I waited along with a few faithful London birders. The bird began to call.  Brief ticks then silence. It then appeared from the gorse, and flew over to an adjacent clump of gorse and hawthorn.  It did that a couple of times. And that was pretty much it.  Rather low-key for a mega London bird.