27-09-2016, 09:55 PM
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Re: Lilac Breasted Roller
Originally Posted by gasman
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Nice one Nom - where did you spot them?
Saw some birders so asked for directions, about a mile up a lane. Off i went and on arrival a load of birders around, no hurry mate said one its been here 3 weeks. The farmer thought it was an escaped parrot.
The important one was a Northumberland bird at Beal near Holy Island, i was cool about it, not rushing to see it. But a few days later i planned a trip up to Lindisfarne.
This was only the second record for the county, the first in 1958, i do wonder how many saw that bird, pre phones, pagers, cars, and the internet.
However i stopped off at Beal and in a private field with no public access i found the bird in a tree.
Quickly set up the scope and jammed the compact against the eyepiece and got a record shot at about 150 yards.
Cant compete with Grahams photo, but i was pleased to capture an image. As i was standing a bus trip of birders from Scotland turned up and all saw the bird.
I later met them on the island, where we saw American Golden Plover, Red Breasted Flycatcher, Great Grey Shrike, Yellow-Browed and Barred Warbler, a dam fine days birding.
Poor image here.http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ga...php?i=20955&c=
27-09-2016, 10:34 PM
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Re: Lilac Breasted Roller
Originally Posted by Nom
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The first i saw was near Sunderland, i had just got the internet, and came home from work to find a report on birdguides. So off i went laden with gear in the hope of seeing it.Saw some birders so asked for directions, about a mile up a lane. Off i went and on arrival a load of birders around, no hurry mate said one its been here 3 weeks. The farmer thought it was an escaped parrot.
The important one was a Northumberland bird at Beal near Holy Island, i was cool about it, not rushing to see it. But a few days later i planned a trip up to Lindisfarne.
This was only the second record for the county, the first in 1958, i do wonder how many saw that bird, pre phones, pagers, cars, and the internet.
However i stopped off at Beal and in a private field with no public access i found the bird in a tree.
Quickly set up the scope and jammed the compact against the eyepiece and got a record shot at about 150 yards.
Cant compete with Grahams photo, but i was pleased to capture an image. As i was standing a bus trip of birders from Scotland turned up and all saw the bird.
I later met them on the island, where we saw American Golden Plover, Red Breasted Flycatcher, Great Grey Shrike, Yellow-Browed and Barred Warbler, a dam fine days birding.
Poor image here.http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ga...php?i=20955&c=
27-09-2016, 10:49 PM
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Re: Lilac Breasted Roller
Originally Posted by gasman
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Nom, that is a brilliant account of how you found the bird and I thank you for it. It is people like yourself that motivates others to go get of your backside and go find something. So many species that I can only dream of seeing. I'll have to get off of mine and travel up North to find more species.
A potential superstorm is brewing this weekend with 2 weather fronts about to collide up North, may well result i some interesting birds.
28-09-2016, 04:46 AM
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Re: Lilac Breasted Roller
Originally Posted by Tiffany
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Gorgeous bird. They have been seen in the UK, but very rarely. Think the last time was 2011 in the Cambridge area. Mega tick for whoever spotted that bird.
Unless you know different, or its a record pending.
28-09-2016, 11:47 AM
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Re: Lilac Breasted Roller
Originally Posted by Nom
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I am assuming you mean the European roller Tiffany, no record of the Lilac on the British list, unless it was an escape.Unless you know different, or its a record pending.
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