the best of the bunch on the Sedge Warbler display flight shots
plenty of room for improvement when we get some more sunshine
getting the camera to autofocus quick enough was the main problem with a 80% failure rate!
some birds stay in the air longer than others but movement is rapid to say the least!
although some nice perched shots were on offer it was the display flights I was after
the main arrival of the day appeared to involve Sedge Warblers with 30+ counted
amazingly the first Mallard broods were appearing en masse
really poor record shot of a nice male Whinchat on the local patch this morning with a Wheatear--very rare now in spring around Barton
plenty of Swifts around in the last two days with birds already back at breeding sites---
started the day having a go at a few Swifts which were feeding low over the pits but as usual light levels were on th elow side for a fast moving apus
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Swallow Worlaby Carrs---resting in the cool of the morning an a scenic pipe!
Sand Martin over the waves---
Swallow---Swallows were harder to follow than Sand Martins as the latter seemed to follow a more obvious feeding routine
Sand Martin
tried some more hirundine in flight shots as the birds were feeding low over the water in windy and cool conditions --really tested the autofocus on the 20D--Sand Martin
baby lags in a fresh wind on Waters' Edge
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
bird of the day
male Redstart Worlaby--a very scarce local migrant
male Redstart Woilaby Carrs--a male Northenr Wheatear and a Jack Snipe were also present with a flock of 100 Golden Plover still around
bird of the day was this singing male Redstart in the unlikely location of Worlaby Carrs but it was frustratingly skittish not even allowing a close approach by car
female Pied Wagtail Worlaby--rather more obliging than the skittish Redstart
Common Tern dip feeding Waters' Edge
just about caught the Common Terns dipping today but some atmospheric distortion affected the pics
the new tern raft at Waters' Edge complete with a passage White Wagtail just to the right of the green house
