Now I know many people in the UK have had their fill of Red-flanked Bluetails in the last few months, with the unprecedented influx last autumn. But I bet none of them looked like this…!
RFBs are beginning to arrive in the Beijing area now and the adult males are absolute stunners. Forgive me for posting a few more images….
STOP PRESS: Jesper Hornskov just sent me a SMS to say he has just seen a GREAT BUSTARD flying over the Summer Palace.. A great record. Spring is here.. let the big migration commence…
Stunner indeed, I’ll never get my fill of these, now one of those in Spring would make for a lively morning.
Northumberland is as good a place as any… so check out the tops of those pines..!
hi T
dorset had one this week but yours is indeed much better!
you bustard
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Wow – spring records of RFB in the UK must be very rare indeed. I assume it was a female?
Planning to follow up a report of 150-200 Waxwings in a nearby park tomorrow. Hopefully some more Japs among them.
T
Red-flanked Bluetail…… good winter for them down here in HK too !