Great Reed Warbler, Langford Lowfields, Notts

 

It does show rather well and it never stops singing !  

Great Reed Warbler, Besthorpe Nature Reserve, Notts

This was a bonus for today that's for sure. There we were in the garden, potting on chilli and corriander, when this great reed warbler comes on the pager. A flask and a butty were soon cobbled together and off we went. Easy to find, easy to park and with a small crowd of around 10 folk. Although not too far away, the bird was stunning through binoculars but photographing it was a whole new ball game with a reed obscuring every shot.  We were there for around an hour and it sang the whole time we were there. A brilliant Sunday morning x

Very impressed with the reserve, looks good. Hide, screen, a decent path network that is signed. Dogs on leads and looks sympathetically managed with no signs of strimmer and mower destruction. And even better, lots of birds !

This is uncut so you can see how far away it was. You can see it easily with your naked eye.

Plus a cuckoo gave us a song. Great reed Warbler and Cuckoo.....brilliant.

This is Mons Pool at Besthorpe Nature Reserve. The warbler is in the reeds straight infront. 

An excellent find for a local birder. Very envious of such a brilliant patch.

 

Great Reed Warbler, Barton - Sunday evening

Returned this evening and had far better light conditions with the sun now behind us. Had to wait a while, the bird was singing right at the side of us, but not visible. Had to wait for it to fly across the pit and then the views were fantastic. Some pics have a reed warbler in for size comparison as it is constantly mobbed by them. A nice crowd and a good laugh was had by all !

Great Reed Warbler, Barton - Sunday morning

A call at 9am meant that household tasks scheduled for today were swiftly put on hold and a quick drive to Barton was now priority. We were soon hearing the unmistakable call of the Great Reed Warbler and after a short wait and a hard look, we soon had it located. It was very obliging, singing it's heart out and climbing the reeds where we all had excellent views. Pity the sun was directly at us making photography difficult. Nice to catch up with Charlie and Mags, not seen them in ages. Hope to get back to this bird later today when the sun should be in a more favorable position.  After our 250 mile  round trip last week to Paxton for a Great Reed Warbler, we knew we would see another one, it never fails. A fantastic bird !