Back in business as from Sunday and, as would be expected
after a 2 week lay-off, there are a few birds needing clocking up. First,
predictably, was Red-throated Pipit
on the first scan of the Officer’s Club grass and I soon followed that up with
a Willow Warbler in my
White-throated-Robin-any-day-soon grove of trees nearby. Next day was
especially prolific, with Barred Warbler
and a hepatic Cuckoo – with no radio
transmitter – first and then both Barn
Swallow and Sand Martin together;
not bad at all for an hour’s work. I don’t expect many more hours like that
this year! Other than that, there’s been the merest dusting of migrants on the
ground; only 3 shrikes in total (but
one was Masked) and the only wheatears remaining are a few female Pied amongst a few Tree Pips, wagtails
and that’s about your lot. Next up should be Nightingale and / or Ortolan, any
day soon.
OSCAR
Total so far - 137 (78%)
Last addition – Barn Swallow (9th April)
PS Simon: we should talk more instead of competing! Hope Taiwan is as good to you as it was to me: I set the bar at any three out of the following: one million fireflies, 70 Black-faced Spoonbills, 40 Collared Bush-Robins or 20 Golden Parrotbills all in one morning as an absolute minimum. And all trumped by the Ace of Spades amongst 10,000 waders at Mai Po and 4 of these beauties sparring in the same bush (Chris, look away now...)
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