EASTERN OLIVACEOUS WARBLER at Quendale, Shetland!

EASTERN OLIVACEOUS WARBLER

Found by Dan Pointon at Quendale Mill, Shetland

 Rubbish picture, but slightly better than nothing at all

 

After work this evening, I went to look at a one level property with its own beach and an incredible view, I probably won't be able to afford it though, unless someone wants to add £30,000 to my funds! 😊😉 Its not for sale yet, but will be at some point.

I then headed to Levenwick and parked up along the top road (South Punds) to see if I could get a distant scope view of the Broad-billed Sandpiper. I was just about to get the scope out of the car, when the Shetland RARE WhatsApp group bleeped up with OLIVACEOUS WARBLER at Quendale Mill!!!!! I promptly left!

How lucky was that, I was only 4.5 miles away! Found by Dan Pointon! Thank you very much indeed! Arrived on site to only a handful of birders and was soon watching my first UK Eastern Olivaceous Warbler flittering around feeding amongst the sycamore leaves, WOW!

Everyone else was snapping away with their cameras and all I managed eventually, was some distant smudgy shots as I STILL have not mastered the R5 camera! It wouldn't automatically focus on any setting. I'm thinking of going back to my old faithful Prime 300f4 lens with the 7D Mark II to be honest – I know for a fact that I missed many good shots that I would have got with my old kit, simply because the R5 is not set up correctly.