News broke today that a Yellow warbler had been found in Kent,of all the days,Christmas eve.I toyed with the idea but I had far to many family commitments tomorrow,Boxing day for me.The bird was still present on Christmas day so I made my way down to Kent for first light this morning.
The bird showed briefly twice when I arrived and even heard it call on a couple of occassions from the other side of the stream but I was stood in the wrong place.No sign of the bird after a three hour wait but a Firecrest showed well and kept the crowd entertained for a few hours.
After the long wait a birder called out that he had the bird and the Yellow warbler eventually flew up into its favoured alder trees and put on a top class performance for the masses.
What a bird,at last I had caught up with this little stunner.I missed the Portland,Dorset bird in 2017 by one day and then ended my hoilday in 2023 on Shetland and one turned up the next day.What a couple of weeks for Yank warblers,gripped back this and Scarlet tanager,what a Year!
Previous Records
2023 Hoswick-Mainland-12th to 23rd October-Shetland
2023 Loch Bhasapol-Tiree-First winter male-30th Sept-3rd Oct-Argyll
2023 Ham Yard-Foula-5th Sept-11th Sept-Shetland
2017 Culverwell, Portland, 1CY, 21st August-Dorset
2005 Garths Ness, Quendale, Mainland, first-winter male, 15th to 17th September-Shetland
2004 Brevig (Breibhig), Barra, first-winter, 2nd to 7th October-Outer Hebrides
1992 North Ronaldsay, first-winter male, trapped, 24th August-Orkney
1990 Helendale, Mainland, age/sex uncertain, 3rd to 4th November-Shetland
1964 Bardsey, first-year male, trapped, 29th August, died 30th August-Caernarfon
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