Yes indeedy, the autumn continues....
A snow bunting dug out by Old Spoons early last week was invaluable for the year. A brief mid-week mini-break resulted in me missing both jack snipe and marsh harrier, however, this year missing the odd thing doesnt seem to make much difference. Out early the next morning netted me a redwing (at last) and also a much scarcer woodcock - think only my fourth time seeing one on patch. Things continued to pick up the following day when a red-breasted flycatcher was found at Shite Lane - as with the last one there, this bird was tricky to see well, and was almost always on the move, but over time it was possible to see the key features and thus rule out lightening having struck twice!
Beginning to think I might be far enough ahead of the rest of the pack now....
In other news, royzah claimed his first slavonian grebe on patch in over 10 years last week....
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