Fire out of the Fog!

After not really having much time out yesterday I was keen to get a 5 hour session in this morning so was up early and out of the house at 5.30am for what I hoped would be a bird filled session. The only problem was that the bloody fog decided to ruin most of the session by hanging around until about 9am, typical! I spent a very frustrating morning walking around Chambers Wall where there was a good arrival of warblers. Most of the bushes were alive with birds and during my walk I noted 1 probable Barred Warbler which I saw briefly in a bush but despite waiting and looking for it, it did not show again, c50 Blackap, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, c15 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, c10 Chiffhaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Hobby, c20 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler and Golden Plovers were heard in the fog. Also seen today were 1 Common Buzzard, 3 Redshank, c15 Long tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest and 2 Firecrest with one showing quite well for some photos when the fog started to lift. What promised to be a good morning soon fizzled out and I can't help but feel that the Wryneck's and Red backed Shrikes were out there somewhere in the area to be found, maybe next weekend or during the week if i'm lucky!

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