marsh man Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 Saw on the local news tonight the big flock of bird watchers trying to get a sighting of the Rufous Bush Chat up on the North Norfolk coast , as much as I like my birds if I had seen it I wouldn't have had a clue what it was , top marks for the person who first spotted and reported it , if any of you clever people could put a photo link on we could then see if any member would have known what it was if they were the first one to see it . P S ..... The police were involved in case any of the watchers were breaking the social distance rules , strange times indeed . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Christopher Jones Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 a couple of weeks ago we had a Nuthatch in the garden 2 days running, never ever seen them before 16 minutes ago, marsh man said: Saw on the local news tonight the big flock of bird watchers trying to get a sighting of the Rufous Bush Chat up on the North Norfolk coast , as much as I like my birds if I had seen it I wouldn't have had a clue what it was , top marks for the person who first spotted and reported it , if any of you clever people could put a photo link on we could then see if any member would have known what it was if they were the first one to see it . P S ..... The police were involved in case any of the watchers were breaking the social distance rules , strange times indeed . https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-54583461 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted October 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 7 minutes ago, Capt Christopher Jones said: a couple of weeks ago we had a Nuthatch in the garden 2 days running, never ever seen them before https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-54583461 Many THANKS for putting the link on and the lovely video of the Nuthatch. Atb MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 I’m a bit like you MM, I wouldn’t know a Rufus Bush Chat from a Lesser Spotted Tweedle Snipe. My duck shooting pal refers to all the little brown jobbies as Frippit birds. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 33 minutes ago, Old Boggy said: I’m a bit like you MM, I wouldn’t know a Rufus Bush Chat from a Lesser Spotted Tweedle Snipe. My duck shooting pal refers to all the little brown jobbies as Frippit birds. OB You've seen a lesser spotted tweedle snipe, you lucky ******! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: You've seen a lesser spotted tweedle snipe, you lucky ******! Not that many about, you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Oh I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin vs Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 13 hours ago, marsh man said: Saw on the local news tonight the big flock of bird watchers trying to get a sighting of the Rufous Bush Chat up on the North Norfolk coast , as much as I like my birds if I had seen it I wouldn't have had a clue what it was , top marks for the person who first spotted and reported it , if any of you clever people could put a photo link on we could then see if any member would have known what it was if they were the first one to see it . P S ..... The police were involved in case any of the watchers were breaking the social distance rules , strange times indeed . Her you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted October 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, marlin vs said: Her you go. Excellent photo and THANKS for sharing , considering one haven't been seen for many years, like I said the guy who first spotted it was certainly clued up on his birds , to me it could have been one of several different species that look very similar to the above and I believe that would be the same for most of us MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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