This is spooky I'd just typed mega above and the ruddy pager has just gone MEGA!! unfortunately its only another lowlisters Bobolink...arsene wenger!
Now getting one over A* (stuck in Holland) and the closing pack of other A teamers (twitching LBH and Tanager) was never in my thoughts as Malc,Jase and I blitzed south on the M6 towards Cornwall.Six hours later we're stood on the end of a line of birders scoping the Flycatcher on a bracken covered hillside just above Nanjizal Cove,Cornwall.Franco had taken charge of the twitch and made sure all present got good views of the bird (what a guy), one idiot though turned up in a cold sweat to proclaim ''thats a Stonechat'', I believe he runs some dodgy listing club for stringy dudes.
The empidonax sp. performs well to the delight of the lucky few (probably 200+). Attempts to catch and ring the bird are unsuccessful (this was done the next day and of course the bird disappeared asap...oh dear me).Having sorted out the ID, I was in the Alder camp (honest!) we made our way to the Lizard to look for the Nighthawk seen last night and earlier today.Not a hoot or a churr even though it was a still,starlit night.So after a celebratory Guinness in the nearby local we headed back home job done well pleased.
It turned out after the ringing guys had done their business the flycatcher was ID'd as a 1st winter ALDER FLYCATCHER a 2nd for the WesternPal and 1st for England.
British List 499
English List 463
Marbury Patch YL 144
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