Great Spotted Cuckoo
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Great Spotted Cuckoo
The Satnav destination
Pied Flycatcher
Common Redstart
After such a
fantastic long weekend in Mull, next destination would be Dorset to spend a few
days with my parents in a holiday cottage in Lyme Regis. I couldn't quite
believe my luck when a first summer Great Spotted Cuckoo had been found on
Portland, just 40 minutes from the cottage.
I set out at 5am
hoping the bird would be around for another day. As I swung past Yeovil news
emerged it was still present. The rest of the 3 1/2 hour journey went very well
and with added motivation. Quickly parked up, I soon had the African migrant in
my scope but in fairly deep cover. Fantastic, a third record for Dorset. It was
just a game of patience to wait until a good view was granted. There was two
Spotted Flycatcher & a Redstart in the same field.
After about 45 minutes
the bird took flight to land in the hedgeline where I took the opportunity to
take a few record shots. The bird keen to feed on a wealth of newly emerged
caterpillers however a couple of the dogs were over keen and the bird flew into
the housing estate.
For this reason I
headed off to the Bill as I knew I could return later. This tactic paid off as
I got prolonged views of the bird feeding on the bushes and on the ground.
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