Another blustery day on the Point resulted in very little to be seen in the recording area with a Pied Flycatcher and two Wheatears in the Moat the only birds worth mentioning. The day came to life however when news broke of an excellent discovery by Barry Wright at Galloways on the Lydd Ranges of a Zitting Cisticola (Fan-tailed Warbler) which showed well on occasion between 08:30hrs and 10:15hrs as it flew around a large area singing regularly, but then became far more elusive as the wind increased and it seemed to settle in a grassy field. It was seen again at 10:55hrs and 14:05hrs, although not since. This represents the first long awaited record for the wider area, and in a spot that's long been mooted as the place to find one!
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| Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Galloways (Barry Wright) |