A fine Hooded Wheatear pair were the first birds I encountered, so I spent some time with them before looking for the crake.
Hooded Wheatear
(Oenanthe monacha)
Hooded Wheatear
(Oenanthe monacha)
Pied Wheatear
(Oenanthe pleschanka)
Baillon's Crake
(Porzana pusilla )
(Oenanthe monacha)
Whilst following this pair around I also stumbled across a lovely Pied Wheatear sitting on a fence watching the Hooded Wheatear scrap with 2 Hume's Wheatear over territory !
(Oenanthe pleschanka)
Finally took myself to the location where the crake had been found and set up the camera. Didnt have to wait too long before the young Baillon's crake made an appearence, although the area was quite dark. For that reason I had to work quite hard to get anything remotely decent - but reasonably happy I guess.
(Porzana pusilla )
Baillon's Crake
(Porzana pusilla
)
Other birds seen during the morning included,
1 Common Kestrel
3 Blue Rock Thrush
1 Rock Thrush
2 Isabeline Wheatear
3 Lesser Whitethroat
2 Graceful Prinia
1 Spotted Flycatcher
Blue Rock Thrush
(Monticola solitarius)
(Monticola solitarius)
Blue Rock Thrush
(Monticola solitarius)
Off to Prague now on a business trip for a week so probably no more reports until I get back.
As always for more pics please visit Mike at Pbase
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