Crazy Day Trip for an Asian Warbler… and an American Duck Appears!

This week’s video starts close to home along the North Wales coast, where I search for a rare winter-visiting lark species to add to our Big Year list. Then the chaos begins — another one of my crazy long-distance day trips, this time driving all the way to Bedfordshire to try and see a warbler that breeds in Asia! The journey ends with a colourful duck I needed for the year list… but when I arrive, things get even better: there’s a rare American duck on site as well! Three targets, three locations, and a whole mix of surprises — a classic Big Year birding adventure! 🪶 Rare winter lark 🪶 Asian warbler twitch 🪶 Colourful duck for the list 🪶 Bonus rare American visitor 🪶 Big Year 2025 continues! #UKBirding #RareBirds #BigYear2025 #BirdwatchingAdventure