While Tracey and myself were away at Ross-on-Wye,a singing male Great-reed Warbler was found at Besthorpe in Nottinghamshire and while we were travelling back home from Ross,we thought we would pop in and see this monster Acro.
As we approached the area where the bird had been seen,we could hear it singing straight away,with those 'Karra-Karra Gurk-Gurk' phrases being heard loud and clear.
The bird was watched at some range and into the sun,hence some hazy video clips which were obtained,but it was great for Tracey to see this beast of a Warbler and add another good bird species to her growing list of rarities.
He was watched singing nearly all the time we were on site,interspersed with chasing Reed Warblers,giving some chances to compare the birds huge size.
This is the first Great-reed i have seen since one myself and Neil Drinkall found at Far-ngs nature reserve at Barton in North Lincolnshire on June 24th 2006 and my third sighting of the species overall.
The species is annual in Britain,with one or two records a year,usually of singing males like this one,holding territory.In all there has been a total of 301 records up to the end of 2019.
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