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The day started on the boardwalk at Magee Marsh first thing. It was immediately obvious that there were many more migrants in today, enjoying the warm sunshine just as much as us: Magnolia, Canada, Yellow, Blackburnian, Palm and Black-throated Blue Warblers, all in just the first few yards of the boardwalk, when our birding was suddenly interrupted.  Adrian Binns tapped us on the shoulder and said he'd heard of a Kirtland's Warbler showing at the back of the beach east of the boardwalk.  We didn't need any encouragement to follow Adrian hotfoot to the beach, with a gathering group of birders all following along as if behind the Pied Piper.  Reaching the beach we could see a small gang of birders in the distance looking intently at some low bushes.  We quickly joined them where Kenn Kaufman was able to point out where the Kirtland's Warbler was feeding.  A moment of panic as we couldn't see the bird, then suddenly it moved from behind the vegetation into view.  A lifer!  This gorgeous male then showed off shamelessly, singing and moving around the small area of low bushes right in front of us.  More and more birders came dashing down the beach and before long a crowd of several hundred had gathered, all pointing and sharing with each other their pleasure at enjoying this rarity.  It was Kenn himself who had discovered this wonderful bird, and we thanked him, for not only finding this wonderful bird, but also for saving us the extra long drive next week to search for the bird on its breeding grounds as we had planned.We guided another shorebird walk this afternoon, this proved to be very successful with Marbled Godwit, Black-bellied Plovers in breeding plumage showing well in some stubble fields.  Other highlights of the walk included: American Pipits, gangs of Black Terns and a massive Caspian Tern, as well as a Ruddy Turnstone in breeding plumage which wowed the local birders.Our day was rounded off with another performance by Kenn Kaufman, this time on the role of speaker, as he introduced us to a number of his birding 'friends' who all looked rather suspiciously like Kenn, a wide range of characters who all shared a common passion for birds and belief that birds play a very important role in all our lives.  These included a biker, a monk, a rock musician, a polar explorer turned Hawaiian expert, each with a similar looking beard and his own reasons for celebrating birds.  A great talk to complete a great day!


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