Indeed it has been a fantastic few weeks. For me it meant not just three GM ticks, but three UK ticks as well. I was really disappointed to have missed the latest (Stone Curlew). I was in Norfolk, so my disappointment was lessened by seeing the Citril Finch!
Well done to all the finders (I often wonder how they do it with some of the birds!) And well done to all involved in getting news out so quickly, thus giving us "lesser" talented birders the chance to see something special.
First, hats off to the dedicated patchers who find these birds - I hope to find something notable one day and I know the potential s there. The stone curlew was an example of luck ... But also of commitment from the finder who regularly walks the mosses. As for the q of what's next is anyone's .... The likes of that barren beautiful moss ... Little woolden I'd never even ventured as far until last night ... Has the habitat to produce anything!
-- Edited by John Doherty on Tuesday 12th of May 2015 10:12:45 AM
Some of us just cannot keep up with the pace of quality birds tripping through Greater Manchester this spring!
- Well, it's not a bad complaint to have I suppose. After the recent run of goodies though, one could be forgiven for assuming that it can't go on like this, - but it can, and most likely will.
Possibles for the next two and a half weeks, (weather permitting) could be Temminck's Stint, Broad-billed Sandpiper, and of course Collared Pratincole, (I could well imagine the latter at Little Woolden Moss on an early summer evening, zipping after flies above an admiring crowd). Other most welcome candidates could be Bee-Eater, Golden Oriole, and a Shrike or two; (for us poor souls who've yet to see any Shrike species in Greater Manchester, A Red-backed and a Woodchat would do nicely please).
-- Edited by Mike Passant on Tuesday 12th of May 2015 07:25:36 AM
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