Just read it properly and realised it was last year!

Keep looking, they stay around if recent UK records are anything to go by! I'll pass the info to Charlie and Roy who also go there quite a bit.

Every birders nightmare, " just saw a funny looking bird " what a record even if we cannot find it again or prove it, it always goes to show, the biggys out there waiting for you to find it
keep birding

I run a Tree Sparrow feeding station on a farm nearby,and during the week whilst chatting to the farmer he mentioned an unusual bird that spent a few weeks in the garden at the farm late last winter.He described the bird as a thrush,as big as or slightly bigger than a Blackbird but smaller than a Mistle Thrush,it had a striking reddishy breast!! I made sure he wasn't getting confused with a Redwing,but he was certain it wasn't one,as he is familiar with with them.When I called down today I took my American field guide with me, and you've guessed it he immediately picked out Yankee Robin as the bird he had seen!!Although its not 100% certain he's correct I feel pretty sure he's got the i.d. right as ther's not realy any other bird that fits the description.Definitely one that got away.