Today was spent on a twitch for a rare Thrush from Siberia called a Dusky Thrush. After a few hours of waiting the bird finally showed in the back fields of the village Beeley where this bird has taken up residence over the last 6 days. Then once it disappeared for about an hour and a half, myself, Toby Carter and Ben Moyes found ourselves in prime position at the orchard. The bird had flown into the Orchard without us realising until it started to feed on apples which had fallen onto the floor. Luckily, Toby and Sam had a saved me a nice spot at the front to get the pictures shown at the bottom. The bird, then showed again for a longer period of time at the back fields while it was preening in a tree.
Other birds around were a Crossbill, 20+ Siskin, a Raven, two Grey Wagtails, two Dippers and a Goshawk. Lots of common woodland birds were seen throughout the day including regular Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Nuthatches and Marsh Tits.
Regards,
Jacob
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| Dusky Thrush |
Toby Carter - https://twitter.com/TobyWarbler
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