Yellow-rumped Warbler

It's been a busy week at work so today was the first chance I got to get up to Durham for the Yellow-rumped Warbler that's been about for a few weeks (but only became available last Sunday). The bird appears to be a first winter male Myrtle Warbler. Will be worth another look if it can be tempted to hang around for another couple of months!

The bird was easy to find, as it was coming to a set of bird-feeders put out to stop people looking into gardens and hopefully make the bird easier to connect with, this worked very well. Unfortunately it was mainly a case of looking into the sun so I didn't get any decent shots - a couple of poor record shots below. The bird did show well though and was quite vocal and easy to pick up on call. First time I've seen one of these since I was in Costa Rica.

Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler

Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler

Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler

Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler

Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler (off my phone)

Thaiscapes

Some landscape pictures from my Thailand trip. Full trip report here.

Doi Chiang Dao from the pools area

Doi Chiang Dao from the scrub

Wat Tamphaplong, Doi Chiang Dao

Sunrise at the base of Doi Inthanon

Sunrise at the base of Doi Inthanon

Sunrise at the base of Doi Inthanon

Sunrise onto Wat at the base of Doi Inthanon

Early morning on Doi Inthanon

Buddhist Monk on Doi Inthanon Summit

Sitrithan Waterfall, Doi Inthanon

Wachirathan Waterfall, Doi Inthanon

Doi Lang looking into Burma

Lake from Baan Maka, Kaeng Krachan

Chiang Saen Lake from a boat

Chiang Saen Lake from the Harrier Roost area

Thailand Trip Report

I've finished my Thailand Birding Trip Report which is available below.

This was an excellent trip. I recorded 460 species with a lot of highlights! I've put a few pages of photos up already - will put some of the non-avian highlights/landscapes etc once I've sorted through those.

Part 1: http://awbirder.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/thailand-photos-part-1.html
Part 2: http://awbirder.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/thailand-photos-part-2.html
Part 3: http://awbirder.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/thailand-photos-part-3-uk-megas.html

  Thailand Birding Trip Report Dec 13-Jan 14