SONG SPARROW 1 ex.
Song Sparrow at Seaforth Docks (Alan Tate)
An organised twitch into the secure docks at Seaforth where everyone was kept well back from a scrap metal heap from where the bird popped out soon after dawn onto a nearby spoil heap. Views weren't close so Alan did extremely well to obtain the above image. Particularly sweet having resisted the temptation of the (successful) boat trip to Fair Isle in '89.
Rockcliffe Marsh
GREATER
YELLOWLEGS 1 ex.
First-winter Greater Yellowlegs at Rockcliffe Marsh (M. Cottam)
The chance of 'a double' hasn't presented itself very often so the chance of doubling-up Britain's seventh Song Sparrow with a Greater Yellowlegs both being found on the 15th October was very welcome.
