With thick fog from dawn until mid-afternoon expectations were fairly low today, so the discovery of a
Paddyfield Warbler in the long grass at South Gravity was a very welcome surprise. This is the third record for North Ronaldsay but the second in the last two Springs, following last years June bird. The only other new birds today a
Black-tailed Godwit, a
Collared Dove and 2
Common Redpolls, while likely lingerers from recent days included a handful of common Warblers, the female
Red-backed Shrike and 4
Spotted Flycatchers.
Some record shots in the doom and gloom of today's Paddyfield Warbler. It occasionally sang from deep inside a fuscia bush, but most of the time was fairly mobile and elusive in the long grass-hopefully better photo's tomorrow if it remains!
Posted by Unknown, Published at 2:49 PM
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