The Juvenile Birder

Spurn Migfest! We arrived in North Field at Spurn at around 8:00am, after dipping the Pallid Harrier at Long Bank Marsh by 10 minutes. We were accompanied by Keith and Dave who had given us a lift. We had been told by Wayne Glossop that a Red-backed Shrike was showing near the marquees, so we made our way there and were greeted by a huge crowd of birders. We walked towards them and after listening to a few of the other birders describe where the bird was, I managed to spot the Red-backed Shrike  distantly perched on top of a hedge. It then came closer in, but only for a few seconds, before it flew out of view.  Since we were in North Field, we decided to check out some of the stands in the marquees. We also met a few familiar faces. Then, news broke out of a Wryneck in Schipper's Field about 45mins ago. Suddenly, everyone was in a rush to get to the field, but as soon as we got there, we were told there had been no sign of it. Not discouraged, we decided to look around the hed...

Born Naturalist Day 1 We arrived at Cwrt Farm at around 9:00am, and immediately started loading our bags onto the truck. After we had finished, we made our way down to Porth Meudwy and along the way, we noted many Green-veined Whites , as well as a few Orange-tips . We heard a few  Willow Warblers and were treated to a very showy Chiffchaff . There were also some Ravens  flying close overhead. While waiting for the boat, I spotted a small bird land on a rock in front of me. It was a Grey Wagtail . I enjoyed watching the bird feeding in a small stream right next to me, accompanied by a Pied Wagtail .  I then started scanning the sea where I spotted two Fulmars flying close in. I watched them land on what I presumed was a nest on the side of the cliff. We also spotted a Shag  flying close in.  While on the boat, we got great views of a few Puffins , Guillemots , Razorbills , Shags , Kittiwakes  and Fulmars , along with one or two Manx Shearwaters . As soon as...