Myrtle Warbler: Known to be the first and only American warbler species to be recorded in Ayrshire the bird was first seen on the 20th of February. Its taken me 32 days to get off my backside and travel up to see it, but with a stag weekend in Aviemore planned in it came at a good time, besides this is my 4th Myrtle in the UK.
The bird has set up camp in a garden in Garnock View in Kilwinning in Ayrshire, a row of small gardens close to a block of flats, its goes to show that anything can turn up on the garden feeders.
The bird was protective over the fat balls at the feeders and was actively chasing away any small bird that took its chances on them. We didn't stay long as we needed to catch up with the rest of the stag party and head off further North towards the Cairngorms.
