Sunday 2 November 2014

Yellow-browed Warbler

November is looking good already - a stunning little Yellow-browed Warbler in the Sde Boqer nets this morning. This is the fourth this year that Darren Burns has ringed and it appears that they are becoming a much commoner migrant in Israel.




First Black Redstarts of the year too - they were absent in October, when they normally arrive, so it's good to see them. Cracking male!


Yesterday evening I was sitting outside enjoying a glass of wine when I saw two Hawfinches fly into one of the neighbour's trees. Distant shot in poor light and very over processed but a nice garden tick.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Well dun dominic good bird!

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