Holy Island
After the mini influx into Britain, Northumberland birders hoped one would turn up here in the county, and sure enough a visiting Doncaster birder on only his second ever visit to the island, came across one feeding along the path at the north shore.
It disappeared at times, flying up into the dunes, but always came back to the shoreline. At one point, it moved towards me feeding at an amazing 3 feet away! A fantastically confiding addition to the County list. News then broke of another great bird for the county. An Isabelline Shrike had been found in bushes at half moon slack on the Snook. It proved flighty, but gave good views at times.
A.S.Jack
