Black-headed Bunting & Subalpine Warbler in Yorkshire.

An early start before 5 am gets us to Flamborough in Yorkshire around 9 am a long drive & we dipped badly 2 weeks ago when we drove up there for the Brown Shrike, so fingers crossed for better luck this time.
On arrival we find cars parked all  along the road so we park up on the grass verge & join a fair crowd of hopeful birders scanning the bushes for the Black-headed Bunting.
We scan for 15 minutes before Jimmy picks up the bird in a distant row of bushes & gets all the others on the bird.
There is a path going down to the bushes so everybody sets off for a closer look.
By now we have a long line of birders & we all get some great close up views of a another Lifer for the 3 of us.
Not to far away up by the lighthouse we set about getting another year tick with a Subalpine Warbler that had been reported earlier,a large crowd was already present when we arrive,we are told the bird had been seen but had flown off & nobody knew where it had gone.
It was about an hour before the Warbler flies from behind us & lands on the favoured bushes in front of the crowd.
Just a quick view as it sits out for a very short time before moving further back in the bush  & I don't think there was many photos of the Warbler but a good year tick. So this time we get lucky & we have had a really good day with a nice friendly bunch of people.
On the way home we head to Welbeck in Sherwood Forest to search for Honey Buzzard but after an hour & sighting loads of Common Buzzard we have to give up & think about the long drive home.

Brian's photo the Bunting

Jimmy & Brian with another Lifer on the list at Flamborough Head Yorkshire.