Yellow-browed Warblers

Lade - warm, dry and sunny, light airs - Following light overnight rain and low cloud it had all the hallmarks of a decent migrant day, only not at Lade! I couldn't even find a Chiffchaff around the ponds, but on the plus side had a record count of egrets - 13 Little and seven Great Whites, most of which were in a flock in the willow swamp.

                                Egret flock, Willow Swamp

However, whilst viz migging and bemoaning the lack of migrants news from DB told of a Yellow-browed Warbler he`d just found in his garden at Dungeness...

                                Garden sprite

Dungeness - And sure enough it showed like a good un to a small gathering of local birders. Most of the time it was feeding in a Sycamore or fir tree and on my second visit was also highly vocal. Another great find by Dave. Whilst there news came through from the Obs of another bird caught in the Trapping Area, so a short while later we were admiring another of these gorgeous, stripy sprites this time in the hand.

                               Yellow-browed Warbler, DBO