Lydiate

Paul Beachcroft · Status: Offline

RE: Lydiate

sid ashton · Status: Offline

06.00 - 08.30, Cloudy with drizzle - not the best of weather.

No sign of the Woodchat Shrike for Mr Barber and myself this morning.

Several birders present including Mike Baron gave the area a good dose of looking at - we did see a young male Marsh Harrier out on the mosses and Yellowhammers in the bushes down the farm track but that was about it -

-- Edited by sid ashton on Thursday 31st of May 2012 09:17:55 PM

Phil Owen · Status: Offline

Cracking views tonight at 8.30pm of the male Woodchat Shrike.

It was in the bush under the electricity pylon as Nick described and was sat up perched in the open until I decided to leave at around 9.15pm.

Upon leaving, the bird was gradually dropping lower into the bush as if preparing to roost so could well be there tomorrow with a bit of luck.

A nice way to walk the dog this evening!

Nick Isherwood · Status: Offline

Very nice views this evening of the adult male Woodchat Shrike. The bird was flitting around a few large bushes just 50 yards from the car park when I arrived and it showed itself off beautifully in the evening sunlight. Shortly after a tractor coming up the track flushed the bird where it then flew a short distance and took refuge in some foliage beneath an electricity pylon.

Should the bird stay it is at the end of Carr Lane which is off Acres Lane, Lydiate.