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Another looker..

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Terry Townshend

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Now I know many people in the UK have had their fill of Red-flanked Bluetails in the last few months, with the unprecedented influx last autumn. But I bet none of them looked like this…!

Red-flanked Bluetail – smart, eh?

RFBs are beginning to arrive in the Beijing area now and the adult males are absolute stunners. Forgive me for posting a few more images….

STOP PRESS: Jesper Hornskov just sent me a SMS to say he has just seen a GREAT BUSTARD flying over the Summer Palace.. A great record. Spring is here.. let the big migration commence…

A newly arrived RFB
Note the white brow (which the Himalayan form lacks)

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5 responses to “Another looker..”

  1. Alan Tilmouth

    Stunner indeed, I’ll never get my fill of these, now one of those in Spring would make for a lively morning.

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  2. terrytownshend

    Northumberland is as good a place as any… so check out the tops of those pines..!

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  3. philip benstead

    hi T
    dorset had one this week but yours is indeed much better!
    you bustard
    p

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  4. terrytownshend

    Wow – spring records of RFB in the UK must be very rare indeed. I assume it was a female?

    Planning to follow up a report of 150-200 Waxwings in a nearby park tomorrow. Hopefully some more Japs among them.

    T

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  5. John Holmes

    Red-flanked Bluetail…… good winter for them down here in HK too !

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