The Yellow-browed Warbler was a tad dryer yesterday
and the “Arctic” Redpoll was still kicking around
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It would be a tragedy of unimaginable proportions if Gyr Falcons were to disappear for good.
Perhaps the ultimate raptor to see in Britain but it would seem the chances are diminishing rapidly.
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Saw one, once, in Iceland in the far NW, ca. 1999. Never again, and I was there several times a year back then. Tragic indeed that they are disappearing… Thanks, China.
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Tree Sparrows are now red listed in Britain having suffered a catastrophic decline since 1970 (down by 93% between 1970 and 2008)
Not exactly rare but can be difficult to find. Here they’re a very scarce bird, I’ve only seen a handful in 9 years, so to find two in one of the gardens I regularly visit was patch gold!
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I saw some in Amble this year - First time. lovely birds
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We have a healthy population of House Sparrows round here, but I am not sure that I have ever seen a Tree Sparrow
They’re birds of the countryside, farmland etc. rather than urban dwellers, like the House Sparrow.
They’re also not exactly common in your neck of the woods
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Very much a ‘record shot’ of a Water Rail in my garden just after 8am this morning (sunrise is 08:24)
Terrible light but it was so dark, to get ‘any’ pic was a bonus. Through the kitchen window, hand held (840mm lens) 1/13 sec and ISO 12800.
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I’ve heard them calling in the Cairngorms but never twigged the a werewolf likeness 
Now, I’ll never unhear it
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