With a fairly bright start and little wind, I took a walk on the North bank of the Humber in search of Grasshopper Warbler. I find this particular warbler fascinating with its long reeling song, roughly giving away its position and yet being extremely secretive at the same time. On the other hand, every now and then, one will show really well and can be observed turning its head, as it lets out its prolonged song. At my starting point this morning, I was lucky to hear a Grasshopper Warbler straightaway but realised it was singing from the depths of an extensive reedbed. Despite spending some time listening to its frequent song, it was clearly moving within the reedbed, but failed to show at all. I decided to move on and found Sedge Warblers were much more showy and saw five, in a short space of time. Also calling well and good to see on the North bank, were Bearded Tits. Strangely, these birds were happy to be in the company of Reed Buntings, feeding together in the reeds. 3 male and a female Marsh Harrier made appearances, gliding over the reedbeds and a Sparrowhawk quietened the Sedge Warblers down for a while. An unusual appearance came in the form of 6 Barnacle Geese, coming off the estuary from the South. No more Grasshopper Warblers unfortunately, but a Reed Warbler showed and Cetti's Warblers were calling in two locations.
Only a brief visit, my next stop was to be London Camera Exchange in Lincoln - yesss!! 26/4/2017 07:46:24 pm
Hi Nigel. I've just been looking at your photos from Saturday morning. Brilliant shots especially the Beardies. Comments are closed.
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