This was a day which started with me sitting at my desk and ended up with me 220 miles away at Dungeness.
At 11am I looked at my phone and RBA stated new MEGA British flycatcher species Dungeness! Panic set in and after a long drive I arrived at 4pm in the pouring rain and joined the 300 or so birdwatchers watching the probable Acadian Flycatcher which had relocated from the beach earlier in the day to the small garden of the nearby bungalow. It showed on and off for the next 3 hours.
As the rain eased the bird started to feed continuously and actually came within two feet
If accepted as an Acadian it will be a first for Britain and only the second record for the Western Pelagic. Its a pity it disappeared a few hours later and more birders didn't connect.
A day which will go down in birding history!
