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PostPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 11:12 am 
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Report yesterday and again this morning.

Bluethroat at Willow Tree Fen a female/1st-winter male still by passing point on centre track along reedbeds.

Photographs on twitter at https://twitter.com/steveprior11/status ... 0671763456

and at https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4VDPrLWAAE0fSE.jpg

NOTE: there is a degree of local speculation about the photograph and the record, but posted here just for information?

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:19 pm 
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Juvenile Bluethroat showed very well pm of Saturday (10/02/17). Park in entrance car park, walk up main track for 3-400 yards. Bird is frequenting left-hand side of track and grassy, boggy land immediately adjacent to the track. Occassionally on fence wires.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:22 pm 
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Also forgot to mention 28 White-fronted Geese and 1 Tundra Bean Goose further down the track on the right-hand side.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:13 pm 
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Showing very well down to ten feet on the verge by the track this afternoon (Sunday).

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:30 pm 
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13.02.17 12.00 - 14.00 hrs

Bluethroat showing at less than 10 metres on the track straight out from the carpark!

Also;

29 Whitefronts
1 Pink-footed Goose (NOT Bean as reported???)
1 Stonechat

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 5:56 pm 
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Glad you could drag yourself from work Andrew! What a fabulous bird. I know everybody has taken pics but here are a few of mine

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/120340949 ... 8078912016

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 10:03 pm 
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Cracking bird showing really well and photographs allow for some close scrutiny of plumage features. It would appear to be a first-winter male but I was also intrigued if it would be possible to tell red-spotted from white spotted in this plumage. Although it seems it is not certain the article in the following link from birding frontiers makes for an interesting read. Possible red-spotted based on the info. in the article?

http://birdingfrontiers.com/2012/06/28/ ... uethroats/



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:05 pm 
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Went this afternoon for an attempt, but weather wasn't promising and the Bluethroat remained hidden in the reeds along the pathway. 2 birders hit me with the 'should have been here 5 mins ago' bombshell.... gave up when rain started falling.... rats. :(

May try again at the weekend if it's still there.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 2:47 pm 
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Bluethroat was still showing well this morning in front of appreciative crowd. All well behaved with everyone staying well back from bird.

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