After hearing the incredible news that another Taiga Flycatcher had been discovered at Flamborough,only 19 days after the last bird at the Lighthouse Headland,my priority was to see this bird and finally add it to my Yorkshire list.
After finishing my nightshift at midnight on Friday night,i travelled home and got a few hours sleep.
I woke up at 5,got the car loaded up and off i set to Flamborough full of anticipation that the Flycatcher was still going to be present,as it had been seen until dusk Friday evening.
There was also the prospect of seeing my 5th Red-flanked Bluetail as well at South Landing,so a great double was on offer.
On arrival at Flamborough,there were quite a few people present and we all made our way to where the bird had been seen.
I spent a good while looking along with Lee Johnson and after an hour and a half it wasn't looking good and we all split up to look around,after re-grouping Lee spotted the Bluetail near the picnic tables,so all was not lost and i watched my 5th Bluetail as it flitted about around the bushes and scrub trying it's best to evade the attentions of one of the local Robins.
After enjoying some views,i decided to do a circuit of South Landing and after getting to the top of the steps at the eastern end,i again checked for any bird news and the Taiga Fly had been refound!.
I made my way around to the whale bridge area to find the crowd assembled and so ensued the next 4 hours or so of watching the Flycatcher mostly above our heads as it caught several Bluebottles,but i did manage to get some decent phonescoped footage of it as it appeared at eye-level for about ten minutes.
After getting my fill of this cracking little Flycatcher,i decided to try and get some more views of the stunning Bluetail.
Talk about active,it never kept still,but the weather was probably playing a part in that with the strong wind and number of people present,but it gave some cracking views in the binos at relatively close range at times,what a beautiful bird these gorgeous Chats are.
With patience though,both birds gave themselves up on today's visit and made for a very enjoyable twitch and nice to see so many people connecting including several good friends.
The Flycatcher constitutes the 6th record for Britain of this far eastern species,but more incredibly,the 2nd of the year at Flamborough,proving this really is a special place for this species,after the first for Britain was also found here in April 2003.
Because i did not get any video or photos of today's Bluetail,i have attached a video clip i took of the species last year at Kilnsea,near Spurn.
After a great morning/early afternoon,i travelled home contented at seeing two more cracking birds in Yorkshire.
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