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Wednesday 30 October 2013

Stag Day

A nice sunny day
in London.....


 Red Deer




 The Boss


 Ring-necked Parakeet
 Green Woodpecker
 Stonechat

Monday 28 October 2013

Blustery day

Seaford this morning
Some herring gulls a lesser black-backed gull
curlew Oystercatchers




Friday 25 October 2013

Thorney Island

Started the day
at Thorney Island with a long walk
to pilsey Island res looking through
all the plovers loads of juv Ringed plover
on the beach as we looking in to the sun for 3 hours
then news the semipalmated was at hayling at
sandy point again
so headed their for another look in better weather.

Late Darter
 I think its a Yellow Fieldcap
 duck on the way to Pilsey Island
 Juv Ringed Plover
 Semipalmated Plover on the right
 semipalmated plover

Thursday 24 October 2013

Kent Day

Headed to Reculver
then Stodmarsh

At Reculver saw 4 wheatears loads of Brent geese
Meadow pipits 2 Swallows 10 bearded tits.
Then saw 3 Marsh harriers 2 common Buzzards


 Meadow Pipit

 Wheatear
 Brent geese
 Teal
 Shovler
 Common Buzzard
 Marsh Harrier

Saturday 19 October 2013

Hayling Island

At Hayling island
Today l went to see the Semipalmated Plover
second go and l heared it flow after a min on show
so glad it was found at the beach at groin 25
 As the rain hammered
down l watched and got some record shots
as it stayed at the back and keeped its head down.


 Semipalmated Plover

 Semipalmated Plover

Tuesday 15 October 2013

Red-Flanked Bluetail

We headed to Norfolk
in the hope of a Red-Flanked Bluetail
but the start was at Cley next the sea
and mist the great grey shrike then a
walk at Salthouse and saw a Snow bunting
on the beach news came out that the
Wells-next the sea had a Great grey shrike
and a Siberian Stonechat we walked to the area
and after a little wait saw the shrike at a good distance
the stone chat was a bit nearer.
then new came out that a Red-Flank Bluetail
was still at Sizewell as l arrived it had been seen
20 mins earlier waited then it Rained 10 mins
after it stopped raining the Red-Flanked Bluetail
showed and was calling..

Turnstone

 Siberian Stonechat

 Red-Flanked Bluetail

Monday 14 October 2013

Parrot Crossbill's

Essex

Went to see the 4 Parrot Crossbill at Shoeburyness
parked in mess road and walked 100ft to see 20 people
watching and taking photo's so went to the beach side
watching them feed and call fly off once the come back
to feed again.


 Parrot Crossbill's




Friday 11 October 2013

Portland Bill

A early start
heading to Portland Bill at 6am
arriving around 9am to see the Short-toed
Lark on the path opposite bill Ops
watched for half a hour then went looking for the
Thrush nightingale after it was released it shot in a
bush and not seen since. windy area walked the fields
and then home large group of linnets in the fields
fieldfare & redwing coming in of the sea.

 Short-toed Lark


 Stonechat