last of the year

last post of 2005 so it is something nice and common a female House Sparrow

CB

a nice winter flock of Corn Buntings at Worlaby with a minimum of 96 birds present this morning and more on the Wolds

Yellowhammer

there were at least 200 Yellowhammers at Worlaby this morning a fine sight

missed bully

forgot this one in the last post

bully and berries

there were three Bullfinches guzzling the guelder rose berries on Waters' edge including this fine male----

frosty birds again

superb hoar frost and some nice close birds BUT persistent fog foiled the really impressive photos!---Siskin and Goldfinch on Waters' Edge alders

reedlings

too late in the day I came across this party of Bearded Tits in the foreshore beds--the light was going fast but the birds were very close feeding on reed seed

snow birds mix

a few oddments from the snow---Common Gull in a snow flurry, Gadwall and Bittern

willow tit

three Willow Tits on Waters' edge today

Tree spugs

a flock of 20 or so Tree Sparrows at Waters' edge a little more co-operative than usual

hen and coot

Moorhen in the snowy bushes and Coot in the ice

bobin

Robin in the snow---the sun was limited in appearance unfortunately so many dull images

sparv

this male Sparv caught the reflected light from the snow--must be easy to get god raptor shots in snowy countries

veg and snow

some scenic snow covered vegetation

blackbirds and snow

blackbirds and snow

estuary art

a couple of shots of the Humber mudflats and another image of a passing snow shower

weather

an exceptional day for weather--on the Humber there was little or no snow but clouds and showers passed frequently--I tried to capture some of the cloud formations and the passing snow showers over the decidedly murky waters of the estuary---a party of three Little Gulls was the only obvious source of avian inspiration