Saturday, October 24, 2009

Crikey! Rare Bird Attracts Hundreds in UK

Earlier this evening, my dad informed me of a rare bird sighting he viewed on BBC World.


A first for the U.K.!! An Eastern Crowned Warbler was found by a birder in a South Tyneside quarry.


Video of an interview with the birder that discovered the Asian warbler can be found on the BBC site.


And yes (to answer your question), I would drive an hour or two to observe a rare bird sighted in Ontario.
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2 comments:

  1. noflicksterOctober 25, 2009 at 11:30 AM

    Glad you posted the links, the adreniline surge created by rare birds is fascinating! (I say that as a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sits about an hour and a half north of me - maybe I can chase it tomorrow!). Anyway, I read about the discover of this bird on the Wings Birding Blog, a fascinating story!
    It's at: http://wingsbirds.com/blog
    (look for the post from October 23, 2009).
    -Mike

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  2. nishiki_85October 25, 2009 at 6:58 PM

    Mike,

    Thanks for the Wings Birding Blog link (try saying that 3 times fast). I have yet to experience being elbow to elbow with 500 birders. If you go chasing Scissor-tailed Flycatchers tomorrow, good luck.

    Bob

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