Saturday 19 October 2013

Seconds

News of lingering Western Bonelli's Warbler and a re-confirmed Pallid Swift had Phil and I heading to Hartlepool this morning - a grey October day mean't poor conditions for photography ...

Best of a bad bunch

The WBW was seen quite quickly upon arrival (though Phil missed it) - so we opted to check out the pallid swift as reports suggested it was showing consistently - and it was, albeit against the overcast sky. Could have done with a visit on Thursday when the sun had been shining...

Bad composite image...

Back near the Borough Hall we finally got reasonable views of the western bonelli's... though nothing for the camera. Brambling, blackcap and chiffchaff added to the migration feel.

Not a bad late morning - early afternoon trip - both species were only my second encounter in the UK!



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