An Eastern Black-eared Wheatear was found by local birders Paul Ellis & Paul Slade at Fluke Hall, Lancashire on 1st September 2019. Since the bird is a female there was a lot of umming & erring over the identity because it's very similar to Pied Wheatear. The identity was finally clinched by Chris Batty from some of Paul Ellis's photos. Hopefully, DNA analysis will confirm this...
I travelled to The Fylde this afternoon. As I entered the car park at the end of Fluke Hall Lane, I noticed some birders on the embankment obviously looking at someting. The Eastern Black-eared Wheatear was supposed to be half a mile to the west of the car park, but I thought it wise just to check before setting off westwards. A good job I did because the bird was just the other side of the embankment as I approached the birders & was immediately obvious perched on top of a boulder.
The Eastern Black-eared Wheatear soon moved a few yards to the west & was then on view almost continually, right next to the car park, perching for lengthy periods on top of selected boulders, swathed in bright afternoon sunlight.
Video by Pete Hines
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