Bearded Tits at Alkborough Flats

 

Brown Hairstreaks

Having only seen one tatty Brown Hairstreak in 2003 I made the relatively short trip to Chambers Wood last week to try and see some better examples - although the weather was not ideal managed to see at least three different males and to get shots with the Canon R6 mark 2 and Canon RF 100-500

Pectoral Sandpiper at Alkborough

 Last week an adult Pectoral Sandpiper graced Alkborough Flats - it was no less than the 19th individual of this species recorded there since 2006 when it was first flooded