Rustic Bunting 0357
21.11.2010 Seasalter.
The day started at Sandwich where we refound the 3 shorelarks and watched a ringtail hen and a marsh harrier terrorising the pigeons but a call came from Steve Ashton telling us of a rustic bunting at Seasalter so we were off.
As we arrived the bunting was showing well in a tree overhanging the footpath but soon moved off towards some gardens where it was lost from view. As I was returing to our initial position on the footpath it landed in a garden just a few feet away. It seemed to take an age for the camera to focus but I managed 3 shots before it disappeared again.
As I've said before better to be lucky than good!
The footpath was very busy with ~ 20-30 twitchers and numerous Sunday strollers many of whom stopped and chatted about what we were looking at and where did it come from. All in all a very pleasant twitch and a life tick to boot.
Rustic Bunting 0357
21.11.2010 Seasalter.
The day started at Sandwich where we refound the 3 shorelarks and watched a ringtail hen and a marsh harrier terrorising the pigeons but a call came from Steve Ashton telling us of a rustic bunting at Seasalter so we were off.
As we arrived the bunting was showing well in a tree overhanging the footpath but soon moved off towards some gardens where it was lost from view. As I was returing to our initial position on the footpath it landed in a garden just a few feet away. It seemed to take an age for the camera to focus but I managed 3 shots before it disappeared again.
As I've said before better to be lucky than good!
The footpath was very busy with ~ 20-30 twitchers and numerous Sunday strollers many of whom stopped and chatted about what we were looking at and where did it come from. All in all a very pleasant twitch and a life tick to boot.