Rare Bird Alert!  by roachling

Rare Bird Alert!

A Red-throated pipit has visited Derbyshire this weekend :) You don't see many of these in Britain and when they do come over, it's usually in September or October so I was pretty thrilled that this one decided to visit somewhere I could easily visit, on a bank holiday when I had no real plans!

If only I had a better camera though! This was the maximum zoom, hand held on a windy day and the bird was actually on the other side of the field, so not a bad shot considering. A nice record of the sighting, if nothing else.
Well done, it's a record as you say. It looks a bit lost!
May 4th, 2015  
Wow how wonderful to see a rare bird, bet you felt thrilled. At least you got your shot even if far away.
May 4th, 2015  
That would have been an excellent find in my twitching days. How many people are behind the camera ?
May 5th, 2015  
@markp well this is a photo from Twitter (not one of mine) of the roadside birders
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CEFbb9-WAAEa5r1.jpg

but the best view was off a lane on the other side of the field where there were a lot more! I had serious lens envy!

A search for red throated pipit on twitter brings up much better photos! https://twitter.com/search?q=red%20throated%20pipit&src=tyah
May 5th, 2015  
Must have been a thrill to see him, Louisa!
May 6th, 2015  
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