The Little One Moves Alone
"The saying in birding that "The Big one moves alone", refers to big rarities at times appearing without any supporting cast. The same can be said of this Little one...a Little Egret that is! Little Egret - Top rare Little Egret is increasing in occurrence in Finland, but is still a major rarity, and wasn't really one I was expecting to find to be quite honest. Nipping down to Saltfjärden for a few hours on Sunday 31st of May, I was surprised to see the car park virtually empty. A couple of birders were present chasing a Citrine x Yellow Wagtail hybrid which had been present for photos, but these soon moved off and left me with the entire site to myself. It was an overcast day with light easterly winds and should have been good for migration (IMO), but it was strangely quiet, with just a few local White-Tailed Eagle, Buzzard and Ospreys floating around. Apart from a singing Golden Oriole which had been found before I arrived, there really wasn't much evidence ...
