A rare Pechora Pipit was at Quendale Mill, it was found while ago but i have had problems downloading the photos
Despite heavy showers we set off to see the pipit and found around 30 people present. I was only a short way up the track when the bird flew from the wall down towards the mill.
It didn't stay there long and headed back up the burn and then back on the wall giving superb views. It was perch for a good minute giving plenty of opportunity for photos.
It moved along the wall twice before jumping on the ground so i walked further up towards the dam where a Marsh warbler had been seen earlier. It was there i met two Sheffield birders walking down and it was Roy and Richard, good to see them again.
I walked towards the two large barns to see the two Barred Warbler but by this time the cattle had just been brought down for milking so the area was a no go.
Back to the pipit, this is a bird from Siberia, it is a long distant migrant and is usually found in bushes near rivers and streams. it is heavily streaked brown above with a whiteish mantle. This is a first for me, missing one by 5 mins last year.
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