Olu Deniz Disaster

Quite a satisfying morning of no birds exept a Jay or six and the Swallow crew. That is until I sat down in a lightly wooded area to take a break from being baked ☀️. 

When you have abandoned all thoughts of birding for the rest of your life I suppose an odd call from a Blackbird and a Great Tit won’t be a great upset 🤔.

Then it really got worrisome; a loud call from an unCalderdale type bird started from a nearby tree.

My worst fears materialised; the bird showed itself confirming it was a Blue-Rock Thrush ☹️.

The powers that be have reclassified this sp. from Turdidae 💩 to being a member of the Chat family - riveting eh?