Pallas's Warbler - Blast From The Past Finds
I've said it many times. You're nothing in birding if you've never found a Pallas's Warbler . Nothing I tells ya! 😉 There is no gem so iconic in birding, as Pallas's Warbler . Their image saturates every autumn round up you've ever seen. Just seeing one is a rare treat, but finding one, ahh.... that's the stuff! 13.11.2011 My first self found bird fell on the 13th of November at Power Head, Cork. Power Head had been doing exceptionally well that autumn, with several scarce migrants, several rarities ( Rose-colored Starling etc), and no less than 2 juv Pallid Harrier taking up residence in the harrier roost there. As myself and Conor Foley settled in for the evening wait for these harriers, stood on a stone wall with Aidan Duggan, we were suddenly struck by a "chu-ing" call from the adjacent garden. Myself and Conor looked at each other in shock. "Did you hear that?" "That sounded like Pallas's " I said. Aidan Duggan s...