A Trip Down Memory Lane - A Red-spotted Bluethroat at Willow Tree Fen

 13th February 2017

Today was a trip up the A1 to see the 1st winter male Red-spotted Bluethroat at Willow Tree Fen in Lincolnshire. The bird had been present for a few days including the weekend, so I was expecting a small gathering, and not the 40 or so that had turned up on a mid-week afternoon.

When we arrived the bird was feeding on the track with two groups of observers keeping a reasonable distance either side of it. Despite the attention the bird was totally unfazed and would frequently approach the groups to within 10 feet, so just a question of waiting your turn. Hopefully the close proximity is borne out in the photographs. Just look at that red tail!!