Sunday 10 April 2011

Western Sub-alpine Warbler, Holy Island

Gave in to the pressure to leave Cramlington and bird elsewhere this afternoon... a report of sub-alpine warbler niggled from 10:30, and by 13:15 I crumbled - packed up the car and headed north. As I reached Fenham-le-moor confirmation came through, and it was with a little added foot pressure that the tick-mobile advanced to Chare Ends.

The warbler, a dapper male, visited the willow a few times during my three and a quarter hour vigil, and was by all accounts tricky to photograph out in the "open". I managed a few shots, of which more may appear tomorrow.  It was 22 years since my last Northumberland sub-alp (which also happened to be on Holy Island)...

Canon 1DIII / 500mm IS / 2.0 extender

3 comments:

The Farne Islands said...

Beautiful bird. Would have loved to have seen it. Never mind may be another time.

Northumbrian Birding said...

Nice shot John the sunny weather must have helped !!!
Brian

Ghost of Stringer said...

That's a great pic ! Not bad for a bird that wasn't showing that well !!