On Monday 6th June 2011, a female White-throated Robin was trapped on Hartlepool Headland, Cleveland. This was the third record for Britain and most modern day Birders & Twitchers albeit needed this bird. No way could I make it on the Monday, so keeping my fingers crossed that it would stay overnight, I planned to go straight from work the next day. Sure enough at 18:30hrs, Tuesday 8th June, myself and Barrie were watching the bird in the “Doctor’s Garden” on the headland. Superb views, warm summer sunshine and surprisingly, hardly any birders, 20 if that!! So we […]
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