20231027 (17)_Great-tailed_Grackle
Adult female Great-tailed Grackle in Nolton Haven, a small coastal village at the far Western end of Pembrokeshire. It may well have arrived via one of the tankers that come from Texas to Milford Haven but nevertheless is the first one ever found in the British Isles and is being visited by many of the country's twitchers. Including me! It is quite a large passerine, between our Blackbird and Jay in size with a leggy appearance and confident manner around humans (though it does have a flight distance of about ten feet). Seen here foraging along a grassy bank.
20231027 (17)_Great-tailed_Grackle
Adult female Great-tailed Grackle in Nolton Haven, a small coastal village at the far Western end of Pembrokeshire. It may well have arrived via one of the tankers that come from Texas to Milford Haven but nevertheless is the first one ever found in the British Isles and is being visited by many of the country's twitchers. Including me! It is quite a large passerine, between our Blackbird and Jay in size with a leggy appearance and confident manner around humans (though it does have a flight distance of about ten feet). Seen here foraging along a grassy bank.