Category Archives: Chats and Thrushes

Flamborough catch-up

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

May 2013 Been a fun first May in Flamborough. I won’t return from Shetland until June so here, just a few highlights. Red-spotted Bluethroat- excellent find for Mark Thomas at Buckton Pond. Digiscoped at longer range in the wet- he trapped … Continue reading →

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Blues, Reds,Greens

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

Yellows and Whites Flamborough 18/19th April Still lively here. Missed a fly through Alpine Swift  in the morning but was very pleased to find this male Blue-headed Wagtail in the afternoon. It was cavorting with 2 male Yellows, 2 male Whites and several Pied … Continue reading →

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Rock Thrush/ Blue Rock Thrush Questions

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

Puzzling rock thrush in the Netherlands by Nils van Duivendijk and Martin Garner A rock thrush found by Andre Boven in Den Helder on Thursday 11 April 2013 keeps Dutch birders busy. After the first views the ID seemed to … Continue reading →

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More Spring Sparkle

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Chats Headline Following the mornings Ring Ouzel the chat/thrush them continued later on in the afternoon. A rubicola-type male Stonechat found by Phil C. in Old Fall hedge could look very ‘eastern-like at some angles with ‘blood spot’ of red on upper … Continue reading →

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Ring Ouzel

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

A Summer Migrant at last Little celebration though it’s not especially rare and not unexpected. But in this seeming extra-ordinarily late spring, my first summer migrant. With bitter winds still in the NE  expectations were low this morning, so I am celebrating … Continue reading →

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Flamborough 7th April 2013

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

Exciting and peculiar start to ‘spring’ Winds dropping from the persistent cold northerlies made way for a rash of birds. Not however the expected summer visitors to Britain. No, the day was marked by backed up returnees heading north and east to Scandinavia. Heading out on my early walk with Ebony, our … Continue reading →

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North Caspian Stonechat, France: More pics

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

2nd Calendar Year? François Carrie obtained some closer, very nice photos of the (North) Caspian Stonechat in NW France just now and featured here. Looks like a 1st summer/2nd cal. year male. (With grateful thanks to Eugene Archer and François C.). .

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Caspian Stonechat in NW France

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Yesterday and still today A first for France. Eugene Archer emailed kind greetings and send some photos of a pretty straightforward looking Caspian Stonechat (variegatus or now hemprichii). The white in the tail appears to be too much for (old name) armenicus. It was found yesterday at Guerande in Loire-Atlantique (44) by Willy Raitière and … Continue reading →

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Stejneger’s Stonechat in Denmark?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

October 2008 Following the revelations of a Stejneger’s Stonechat in Dorset, UK and Texel, Netherlands  Rolf Christensen got in touch via the facebook page about a bird he found at Skagen, the northern tip of  Denmark, in October 2008.  It seemed odd at the time for a ‘maurus’. … Continue reading →

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