20201017 (16)_Rufous_Bushchat
The stuff of legends.... There have been more Rufous Bushchat records in Britain than I thought but none have proved gettable to the twitching community - until now! News on this broke as we were nearing South Shields for another massive rarity, Taiga Flycatcher, so what to do after seeing that was solved - back in the car and off to Norfolk. Fortunately this bird stayed loyal to a few suaeda bushes on the saltmarsh at Stiffkey and we connected a bit after 1500. Not only two fabulous birds but my first "two tick day" since 1989 - what a day out! Over time the Bushchat showed off its fox-red tail and strong head pattern, our arrival coincided with the rain stopping and sun coming out which helped.
20201017 (16)_Rufous_Bushchat
The stuff of legends.... There have been more Rufous Bushchat records in Britain than I thought but none have proved gettable to the twitching community - until now! News on this broke as we were nearing South Shields for another massive rarity, Taiga Flycatcher, so what to do after seeing that was solved - back in the car and off to Norfolk. Fortunately this bird stayed loyal to a few suaeda bushes on the saltmarsh at Stiffkey and we connected a bit after 1500. Not only two fabulous birds but my first "two tick day" since 1989 - what a day out! Over time the Bushchat showed off its fox-red tail and strong head pattern, our arrival coincided with the rain stopping and sun coming out which helped.