Believe it or not, I was at Martinhal in pouring rain, looking for a Rose-coloured Starling when I came across this juvenile Osprey. A visiting birder had submitted a record (and images) of a juvenile Rosy Starling at Martinhal, last week. Speaking with a friend of mine this morning, he also had seen a 'pale' Starling in the same vicinity, only yesterday. On that basis, despite the remnants of a storm still about, I followed a large flock of Spotless Starlings around the Martinhal area, for a couple of hours. While I didn't locate the Rose-coloured Starling, many birds remained in the bushes and I am not discounting the possibility of it still being there. Rose-coloured Starling is a mega-rarity down here and this bird is probably one of the recent influx into Western Europe, including the U.K. While driving around, I found this Osprey close to the road. It was just finishing off a fish and looking pretty bedraggled in the pouring rain. A brief pause in the rain allowed another search for the Starling, the Osprey was still in no mood for flying.
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