Monday: HUGE display of Northern Lights visible UK-wide
Tuesday: 2 Glossy Ibis briefly visit BHM
Thursday: Caspian Gull on the estuary
Friday: Barred Warbler (found by Tim Clark).
I couldn't get to Colyford Common until 17:30 ish, and got frustrating views of its rear end disappearing into the bushes not long after I arrived. 18:05 and I got a superb view of it, quite fortunate though as my position a bit further away from the hedge was the only spot where it was possible to see amongst the branches, and if my bins weren't already pointing at that exact spot, I'd likely have missed it. I quickly said to the others to stand in front of me so they could see it but as is often the case with warblers, it was only in that spot for 5 secs or so, and it then melted away into the bush not to be seen again before I left at 19:00.
Not a bad week. Couple days left too, in which I hope to escape work for a couple of hours...
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