As was my usual routine, during our stay at Burkle, I was up before it was light and sat having a brew in the dining room watching the sun rise and the darkness slowly disappear as another day dawned on Fair Isle. By now Brendan had joined us and the three of us sat having breakfast discussing what the day may bring before collecting our packed lunches and heading out for the day.
As usual our route meant checking all the available habitat - gardens, ditches, nettle beds, derelict buildings & geos!
We'd just got to the top of Bulls Park with only a Snow Bunting to add to the trip list when news came out the Sam had found a Raddes Warbler near the cru adjacent to the ringing hut - very close to where the Lanceolated Warbler was found! Apparently it was showing well!
I hadn't seen a Radde's Warbler for a few years and was keen to get good views so headed off downhill just in time to see it fly into a patch of long grass and promptly disappear! With the arrival of Brendan & Deryk we split up looking for it and I eventually found it happily feeding beneath a trailer parked on the drive at Setter! With complete disdain for its admirers it walked out from beneath the trailer into a pile of pallets where we watched it on and off for the best part of an hour.
With heavy rain starting to fall we left the bird feeding whilst we sought cover. Another great Fair Isle expereicne and by fsr my best ever views of Raddes Warbler!
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