Great Reed Warbler for another lifer.

Brian phones to meet up at 3.30 for a trip to bag a lifer in Cambridgeshire at Paxton pits NR.
It's about 60 miles away & we have a small hold up but not to bad, on arrival we meet a couple of fellows who guide us down to the right place to start searching for the Great Reed Warbler.It's a bit of a walk down to the Heronry Trail but it soon pays off for us.
It is heard as soon as we get there & calls the whole time we are here.
After a short while the bird shows but is deep in the reeds so we have to wait for it to climb up to the top of the reeds & we then have some fantastic views over the next hour of a cracking little bird.
On the way out we pick up a tick when we see a Turtle Dove fly by. We see & hear a few Nightingales as we watch the Warbler.
So a nice little bonus trip for two ticks one a good lifer.

                                                                           

Brian's photo