27 March

the Slavonian Grebe is now looking even smarter and was calling loudly tonight possibly a sign of imminent departure--a bubbling Ruddy and an evening lit Pochard and a flying Little dwebe

extreme digi-scoped thrush

great scope views of the female type Black-throated Thrush at Buckton today but with heat haze and distance even the digi-scoped images were nothing to write home about--the first shot taken when the bird was closer in when first found is about the best

light is everything

birds can turn from dull to glowing with just the movement of a cloud--I particularly liked the wavy reflection from the reeds into the coloured water and the contrast of the subdued greys and straws with the brightness of the grebe

fishy tail

The Slavonian Grebe often seems to catch fish by the tail end--it then has to knock them around to the head first swallowing position---its also seems to have a voracious appetite eating three large fish within 15 minutes this afternoon

lucky shot

as I was waiting for the Slav Grebe to appear between hail storms this Kingfisher flew past--I managed one image as the AF struggled onto the small blue blur!

Slav again

the Waters' Edge Slav Grebe still present but not as confiding as on previous days--here with some dubious friends and steaming by

accip

Worlaby Carrs----

fighting shanks

what must be the same aggresive Redshank at Killingholme pits was up to its feeding territory defence again today

Whooper passage

still good numbers of Whoopers going through--these 16 were at Worlaby over the weekend

penguin on Waters' Edge?

just an impersonation by a nice little Slavonian Grebe

its a Slav

missed this on my local patch yesterday must have been in one of the channels when I passed by! or I need new bins---very nice bird but if only it had been a month later and in fsp

more grebes

a few more Slavs as it took all morning to get some decent shots

woody

not very co-operative today possibly as no females present as yet-- a male in flight

frogs

just a few more frogs

assorted forest photos

a fungus, a tree, two Commas and an inquisitive weasel