An afternoon visit to Deal beach looking for my first Juv Caspian Gull of the year was a success, one of the first birds to come in was a vocal Casp and performed well alongside 4 juv Yellow–legged gulls and the local Herrings.
The morning wasnt bad either, light NW winds and sunshine, nice early autumn weather for my first Willow Warbler of the autumn, a yellow wagtail over South too.
The Quail was still singing in the same spot and my second Large Tortoiseshell was in the enclosure, never very close but showed nicely for Colin, Mark, Lucy and I.
PERDIX BIRDER 
Hello Jamie,
I just discovered your writing and photos. Page-turning stuff! The reason I was trying to find you arose through remembering a great photo you took (November 2022?) of a Pallas’s Warbler. It was top photo in one of those Birdguides weekly things. I’m sure you know the one I mean – I loved the hawthorn berries in the composition. Anyway, I’m hoping that I might use the image in a book. Publication not for a couple of years. If I use any images, the cost is mine, not the publisher. So if there’s a fee, I’ll cover it. All photo credits will be yours, of course. If you see this note, the best way to get the ball rolling would be to send me an email [anthonymcgeehan@ymail.com]. Many thanks, Anthony
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