Sunday 9 February 2014

MEGA - YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in Co. Durham

When a Yellow-rumped Warbler was reported in Co. Durham during the Big Garden Birdwatch I didn't expect to see it. It came as quite a surprise last night that they were trying to arrange access. As soon as we found out where it was, we set off to High Shincliffe. We arrived half an hour after the bird was last seen and over the next couple of hours a couple of people were just getting glimpses of the bird. It wasn't looking good.

3 Waxwings were trying to keep spirits up, but then the stunning YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was pinned down to some low bushes, in which it was feeding on fat blocks. It showed well for the next quarter of an hour, although partially obscured almost all the time. It proved very hard to photograph, so I only managed a few record shots.











YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER - note the tail pattern in the last photo




3 Waxwings - just along the road from the Yellow-rumped Warbler

2 comments:

  1. What a fabulous blog. Superb. I've shared it on our facebook page - The Birding Clams and placed it on the Audubon backyard survey page. I hope you don't mind. Just extremely impressed b the quality of the blog.
    all the very best, gary Prescott aka The Biking Birder

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  2. Thanks very much Gary, that's all absolutely fine. I joined the Birding Clams on Facebook today.

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