Tuesday 25 July 2017

The first time we have ever twitched!

I follow with interest the goings on up and down the country and like to know what rarities are about, but a long time ago we said that we would never jump in the car and do the twitcher thing. Our philosophy has always been to go to a reserve or just a walk somewhere and just see what turns up, but as we adore Bee-eaters and they were only just over an hour away, we set off for East Leake near Nottingham, taking the opportunity as well to meet up with our great friends Tim & Wendy who were in the area.

We paid our fiver to the RSPB volunteers who were controlling the parking then set off to the quarry where the seven Bee-eaters had taken up residence. The viewing area was a little way from the tree that they seemed to favour, but with bins and friendly people with good scopes we had really good views. The weather was overcast and I struggled get any decent shots, but here are some for the record.





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