During my time at work in Cumbria, a mysterious wheatear that had been lingering in Lancashire was finally confirmed as an Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, based off white bases to the mantle feathers that had been observed in some photographs. As a result I decided to make a move and head down to see the bird on my way home from work.
It was an really nice and confiding bird, although with many other people present I was reluctant to try and get too close. Still, on a couple of occasions the bird came to us giving fantastic views in very nice evening light. A Northern Wheatear offered a nice comparison for the rarity.
Other birds were a bit thin on the ground, but there were large flocks of Pink-footed Geese already back on their wintering grounds.
-Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
-Pink-footed Goose
Species List:
Piling Lane Ends: Greylag Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Common Shelduck, Common Pheasant, Stock Dove, Common Woodpigeon, Eurasian Curlew, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Carrion Crow, Barn Swallow, European Robin, Northern Wheatear, Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, Meadow Pipit,
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