Blyth's Reed Warbler: Last Sunday while Dawn and I were out looking for Long-eared Owls in Cheshire the lads Whatsapp ground pinged in my pocket, it was Patrick saying that there was a Eurasian reed warbler spotted at Hope Carr nature reserve near of Leigh. He caveatted saying 'at this time of year its got to be rarer then a normal reed warbler.'
Patrick was spot on as later that evening a message was put up on MBF saying that the reed warbler is now thought to be a Blyth's reed after studying video footage.
This makes this bird the first Blyth's reed for Lancahire and a local mega that has been pulling in the crowds.
The bird however is not very reliable it showed well on the following Monday then went to ground for almost a week before coming out again on the following Saturday and doing a no show on all day on Sunday. Today, Monday, the bird put on the best show it has done since it was found.
When I saw it on Saturday all I could manage were these typical LBJ images with plenty of branches and 'bum' shots!
But today folk were able to get some crippling shots including Gary Crowder who was kind enough to share with me his cracking images of the bird (the first two images).
