Yellow-browed Warbler at Little Marlow GP

On 27th September Adam Bassett found the 6th |Yellow-browed Warbler for Buckinghamshire, which was also the first record for Little Marlow.  He found the bird part of the way along the east bank in thick vegetation.  Adam soon put the news out and local birders were on site within a short time.  However the bird bird was very elusive and was constantly moving around and only calling very infrequently, so the bird went missing for long periods.

I was fortunate in that when I arrived the bird was in view but very high in a tall Willow and the views were very poor.  However about an hour later the bird did show itself quite well and I managed some decent views, along with several other birders.  Photography was all but impossible and I had to leave a short time later.

On the 28th September news came through very early, via Simon Ramm, that the bird was still in roughly the same area.  Several other birders also saw the bird and although still difficult to locate, it did show better that the previous day.  I could not get there until the afternoon.  When I arrived Dave Parmenter, Kevin Holt and Mike Mayall were watching the bird but it proved extremely difficult to photograph.

After an hour or two of following the bird around, hearing and occasional call, I did mange a few record photos before giving up!

It was hard to get a clear view of the bird!

It was acrobatic at times.

Many of the views were from beneath the bird.

I eventually managed to get a very that at least showed parts of the ID features.

This is the sixth record of this species in the county and my second.  A great find by Adam Bassett.