Curruca iberiae
The arrival of this male at Portland Bill, Dorset interested me, as it was 14 years since I had last seen one in the U.K.
The conditions on the day of my visit were challenging to say the least - winds of 40+ mph were tearing across, accompanied by squally showers, but eventually I got a few images...
The 'Subalpine Warblers' from before have now been split into three separate species - generally early southern orientated records are likely to be Western - later more northern and eastern arrivals are more likely to be Eastern, and Moltoni's are extremely rare ( and not seen by me yet!).
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Curruca iberiae
The arrival of this male at Portland Bill, Dorset interested me, as it was 14 years since I had last seen one in the U.K.
The conditions on the day of my visit were challenging to say the least - winds of 40+ mph were tearing across, accompanied by squally showers, but eventually I got a few images...
The 'Subalpine Warblers' from before have now been split into three separate species - generally early southern orientated records are likely to be Western - later more northern and eastern arrivals are more likely to be Eastern, and Moltoni's are extremely rare ( and not seen by me yet!).
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Curruca iberiae
The arrival of this male at Portland Bill, Dorset interested me, as it was 14 years since I had last seen one in the U.K.
The conditions on the day of my visit were challenging to say the least - winds of 40+ mph were tearing across, accompanied by squally showers, but eventually I got a few images...
The 'Subalpine Warblers' from before have now been split into three separate species - generally early southern orientated records are likely to be Western - later more northern and eastern arrivals are more likely to be Eastern, and Moltoni's are extremely rare ( and not seen by me yet!).
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Oenanthe oenanthe
Howling winds at Portland didn't make for easy viewing (or photography), but at least 7 (Northern) Wheatears had managed to struggle into the U.K.
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Tringa glareola
A distant heavily cropped shot, but always nice to see a Spring Wood Sandpiper!
Lodmoor, Dorset.
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