Thursday, 22 May 2025

THRUSH Nightingale (quite possibly?!)

This morning (May 22nd) a head wind dropped a couple of things near Luccombe Chine: a Reed warbler and this singing Nightingale hidden in some scrub. After the recording was widely shared (and somewhat debated) it was suggested to likely be a much rarer Thrush Nightingale! aka 'Sprosser'. I'd messaged Mark B at nearby Haddon's Pits and we'd got to within a couple of meters of it. But NOT seen unfortunately....The Island's first (as far as I know) if accepted (BBRC species/awaiting outcome).


What with last year's scarce warbler finds, both a Greenish and Blyth's reed, this 'Luccombe' area has proven to be quite fruitful... 
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