On arrival at Star Carr farm,the bird was seen pretty much straight away,being watched in one of several Cherry trees as he gorged himself on the ripening fruit.He gave us a bit of a run around at first,being seen in several areas,partially obscured by leaves,but eventually we gained some fantastic views out in the open as he preened his immaculate plumage,what a gorgeous bird these are.
This is only my second adult after seeing a male in the early 2000's in a Louth garden,what a beautiful bird.
There has been a large influx of the species into western Europe this spring with flocks of up to 20 birds being seen in Austria and France and perhaps as many as 40 individuals being recorded in the UK.The whole population of this species is thought to be nomadic,moving with food availablity,as happens with Waxwings and the Crossbill species visiting our shores,what a sight it must be to witness a large flock of these asian crackers!.
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