Thursday 27 July 2017

Grasshopper Warbler at Geltsdale this morning ... singing ... and showing uncharacteristically well ...

My walk by Tindale Tarn was brightened by a juvenile sinensis Cormorant and Lapwing numbers of 150+ were good ... intermittent rain kept on coming ... then heading north past White Tortie a singing Grasshopper Warbler came within earshot ...

... scanning across the swathe of juncus seemed almost futile ... until ... there it was on a fence ...


... turning its head in typical style to give a confusingly ventriloquial effect ...



... there have been reports that this species sings better out in the open after rain ...




... this Red-listed species has done particularly well at Geltsdale where 57 pairs were present in 2011

... many parts of southern Britain have seen significant losses since the 1968 - 72 Atlas but northern parts of the country have fared better ...

... Cumbria seems to represent a microcosm of this situation ... and Geltsdale shows up as the largest area of gains ...

... the sonogram showing a constant range of frequency while changing in intensity with each turn of the head ...









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