Grasshopper Warblers

The continued warm Spring sunshine is most welcome except for the effect on my hay fever! Yesterday was a good day as there were two enjoyable events. One was a professional golf tournament played at my home golf club of South Essex which enabled me to see how to do it properly :rolleyes:
Earlier in the day I went to a coastal nature reserve called Two Tree Island which is especially interesting to find migrant birds. All the Warblers are now arriving and there is one I have wanted to see properly for some time but never have. Not only was I able to observe it singing its strange "reel" which sounds like a high pitched fisherman's reel, a bit like a grasshopper/cricket but I managed to get some pleasing shots of it by sitting low and waiting for it to appear from time to time.

Grasshopper Warbler

Grasshopper Warbler 7

Grasshopper Warbler 2

Grasshopper Warbler 3

Grasshopper Warbler 1

Grasshopper Warbler 8

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