Posted by John Lee on November 13, 2006 at 6:33 PM
Long-billed Murrelet at Dawlish today a first live one for Western Europe and it really has caused a stir down here with over 3000 birders coming to see it over the weekend and then on all the local and some national TV today. Shame the light was not a bit better. Showed very well down to a few feet far too close for the 500.
1DS mk11 500mm lens tripod and wimberley processed in Capture One. ISO400 1/250 f11
Posted by Larry Corbett on November 13, 2006 at 6:36 PM
Poor thing, will it ever see home again or is it doomed like so many Warblers that get blown off course!?
What an intriguing looking bird.
A very fine rarity shot.
Posted by Nigel Blake on November 13, 2006 at 6:49 PM
One of the best images I've seen of this bird so far, I will be there tomorrow, I'll be happy just to see it, but I hope to photograph it too..... It just better still be there!
Posted by John Lee on November 13, 2006 at 6:54 PM
Nigel
Hoping to be back there tomorrow, Be good to see you there. The only place it came close to the beach was in Corytons Cove the next little cove to the right (facing out to sea) along from the train station at Dawlish.
Regards
John Lee
Posted by Graeme Lee on November 13, 2006 at 7:05 PM
I said to my wife that you'd probably have an image of it after we'd seen it on the news I was right!!
Nice one John.
Graeme
Posted by Brian Phipps on November 13, 2006 at 7:11 PM
I agree with Nigel, its the best I`ve seen also.
I `m hoping to go down tommorow also, maybe see you there in the crowds........
Wondered if anyone would post an image of this fascinating (lost) bird, agree it is certainly the best of all the images I have seen and one to be very pleased with... the light here I think has helped by retaining all the plumage detail without causing problems with the whites...
Well done.
Posted by David Kjaer on November 14, 2006 at 3:44 AM
Hi John
Nice shot with good detail - I haven't 'twitched' for probably 15 years but you are tempting me!
I thought this was going to be some tropical bird photographed on holiday in India or somewhere. Nice to see it was in the U.K.
Must pay more attention to the news in future.
Nice shot - now I must go and find out more on this bird.
Regards
Posted by Helge Sorensen on November 14, 2006 at 11:32 AM
This is great, John. What luck you got this rarity. Even here in Denmark I heart about this bird, and that it almost went unnoticed as the first people there thougt it to be a Little Auk
Posted by writepic on November 14, 2006 at 11:41 AM
great stuff. thanks for posting , i've had a good half hour reading about this rarity. most interesting.
Posted by Craig Nash on November 14, 2006 at 12:23 PM
Agreed best photo I have seen of it so far. It does make you wonder how it got here.
Discussion
12 replies1DS mk11 500mm lens tripod and wimberley processed in Capture One. ISO400 1/250 f11
A very fine rarity shot.
Hoping to be back there tomorrow, Be good to see you there. The only place it came close to the beach was in Corytons Cove the next little cove to the right (facing out to sea) along from the train station at Dawlish.
Regards
John Lee
Nice one John.
Graeme
I `m hoping to go down tommorow also, maybe see you there in the crowds........
Well done.
Nice shot with good detail - I haven't 'twitched' for probably 15 years but you are tempting me!
David
I thought this was going to be some tropical bird photographed on holiday in India or somewhere. Nice to see it was in the U.K.
Must pay more attention to the news in future.
Nice shot - now I must go and find out more on this bird.
Regards
great stuff. thanks for posting , i've had a good half hour reading about this rarity. most interesting.