Yesterday, pictures were released of a bird that had been present for over a week in a private garden. CLICK ON LINK on Twitter. The bird was identified as a Blue Rock Thrush! The usual phone calls were made, and lifts were sorted out for the next morning. On arrival, the bird was perched in a tree in a private garden before dropping down to feed on the floor. The Blue rock thrush eventually flew up onto a chimney pot and showed really well.
Blue Rock Thrush
This bird has caused much discussion about its whereabouts since it was first identified. Is it wild or an escapee, drooping left wing, gammy foot, time of year? All I can say is the bird's feet were fine after good views; the wing was damaged, and for the time of year after the autumn we have just had, nothing would surprise me anymore about what's out there waiting to be found. At the end of the day, I can't deal with all this over-offensive analysis. I will leave that to the powers to be to decide, just go out and see birds. It's a cracking bird that many birders today enjoyed, as you can see from the photos.
Twitchers who weren't sitting behind their computer screens today!
Anyway, moan over and everything crossed, the bird will be accepted.
If accepted, this will be the seventh record for Britain:
