π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Friday 24th May 2024 π€ 18C ~ N @ 6MPH ~ A Marsh Warbler had been reported this morning at Whinnyfold, which was just a few miles further up the coast from yesterday's Red-spotted Bluethroat at Collieston. Dazza had an appointment at the hospital in the morning which I attended with her and shortly after arriving home, I received a message from Bob Conder, another birder living in the village. He asked if I fancied going over. Forty minutes later, we were on-site at Whinnyford.
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| Lesser Whitethroat |
The bird was located in willows just south of the village along the coastal path. Mark Sullivan was there with his wife when we arrived and it wasn't long before we were listening to the Marsh Warbler singing deep in the willows. The bird was pretty elusive but did occasionally show itself, flying back and forth into low vegetation. Unfortunately, during the hour we were there the bird never quite showed sufficiently long enough for a decent image. Also present a Lesser Whitethroat, not particularly common in the northeast but a decent year-tick. This did show several times and even delivered a short burst of a song on occasion.
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| Red-spotted Bluethroat ~ Much better conditions than yesterday. |
News came through that the Red-spotted Bluethroat was showing well back at Collieston, so we decided to head home that way for Bob to take a look. When we arrived, there were about six birders with their scopes trained along the track, and we managed to get several good views of the bird before heading off.
A Few More Images of the Bluethroat...
