Last Saturday the bird did not come closer than 60m and we both struggled to get anything better than poor record shots, however since somebody had started feeding the bird live mealworms mid last week the bird has become very confiding with no fear of people and today came as close as 20' allowing myself and others to get some really great images.
It was great to see some familiar faces and chat with Steve Howcroft, Martin Thomas, Matt Evans, Mark Dutfield, Steve Hinton, Nigel Addecott, Alun Hughes and Paul Denning.
It was also fantastic to meet up with Rochdale birder and member of 'The 500 Club' Dave Ousey and his two birding friends Bob and Steve who had made the trip from Greater Manchester all being avid 'twitchers'.
I met Dave during a holiday to Sharm El Sheilk in November 2012 and we birded everyday together and have remained friends ever since, long may it continue.
Below are some of today's pics with a couple of two confiding Wheatears thrown in, the first photo is a 'record' shot from last weekend for comparison to those achieved today............
Almost forgot to say that of course the Rock Thrush was a 'lifer' for me, 'Tunnocks' all round !!!
