Stonechat - Saxicola rubicola





Wigeon - Anas penelope





Black Headed Gull - Larus ridibundus

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Stonechat - Saxicola rubicola











Desert Wheatear - Oenanthe deserti





Yellow Horned Poppy - Glaucium flava

A nice little party of Shorelarks (Eremophila alpestris)on the beech
and
a
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
in the village.

Tag CloudStonechat, HornedPoppy, DesertWheatear, Landscape

Stonechat - Saxicola rubicola











Isabelline Wheatear - Oenanthe isabellina



Just down there between the two fences scuffling about in the willow herb, creeping thistle and the odd sycamore sapling
an accentor that has made ornithological history this autumn.












Siberian Accentor - Prunella montanella

Well worth reading is the weekly Rare Bird Alert Weekly round up

and

the previous one

Dutch Birding has an article about this incredible influx of Siberian Accentors
59 to date

Update: Unprecedented influx of Siberian Accentors in Europe

The real deal from Shetland Wildlife




And an analysis of the winds that brought them from

Ornithomedia.com

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