Pine Bunting + rose-coloured starling.

A bit later start to the day as it's only 50 odd miles to Murston NR in the hope of finding the Pine Bunting that has been seen over the last few days.

A bit of a problem to park but we do well & manage to get parked down the lane leading to the sea wall, that is only a 10 minute walk along the wall to where the bird has been seen.

Only a few birders are here as we start to scan over the shooters pool. As the morning goes on a lot more people arrive up to a hundred are present when after 3 hours a fellow gets the target bird in his scope, I was lucky enough to be right next to him & he got me on the bird,it's a long way off & not a long view but it is sitting out on top of a tree so a nice clear if short view.

So the first lifer of the new year for all three of us,it's a dull damp morning so once we have seen the bird we head of to Beachy Road Broadfield, it's a bit of a detour but it turns out to be worth it when we see the Rose-coloured Starling that has been hanging about here for ages.

As we leave the car the bird is seen in a tree behind a large wall in a garden & it is a very easy tick.

Brian turns his nose up at the three hour wait

The Rose-coloured Starling