Week 19, 04 May 07 - Tuhla

Brian Foster, Pekka Fagel, Graham Whitehead, Andrew Shaw and I were out at Tuhla in the natural reserve. The bulk of the migration seems to have passed through, but there are still good birds around. Images by Mike Pope

On arrival we had both European and Blue cheeked Bee-eaters whose calls are so distinctive when they are high overhead

A Blue cheeked Bee-eater passing overhead

Pallid Swift were amongst the Bee-eaters overhead, this one looks well fed

A lone Squacco Heron was inadvertently flushed from the main pool

This time, we only found a female Rufous tailed Rock Thrush

This adult Wrynek has been left vulnerable with the loss of its tail feathers

Again, the Thrush Nightingale was found in the same shrub at the pools

A Spotted Flycatcher and Garden Warbler share the same perch

Warblers were still well represented, I isolated the Garden Warbler from the previous image

An Upchers Warbler that had gleened its way up through this small tree

Barred Warblers are still common at Tuhla

A Whitethroat feeding in the same patch as the Barred Warbler