RFB

6 Feb - An amazing addition to my Wiltshire list.....on the borders of South Glos and Wilts, a 1st winter male Red-flanked Bluetail has been wintering in the Shire Valley, and I enjoyed good views, in dull light with the rain holding off - the bird was skulking at times but showed well in bushes and feeding on mealworms provided. Only 2 or 3 other people present, so noone pushing the bird around, but incredibly wet underfoot. This is an extremely rare, but annual, Siberian vagrant, only my second in the UK, the previous one being the famous Winspit bird in Dorset in the 1990s. Photos JM.