juvenile male Osprey

thanks Clare -- not had any at all on the patch this year -- the light was appalling as usual when you get a decent chance at a raptor in the UK but nice bird

a few more Black-tailed Godwits

17 year old Black-tail

located this colour ringed bird today -- amazingly the 6th colour ringed bird I found in 1996 ringed in the Wash in 1995 --

15.08.95	Rd Terrington
16.8.96	Killingholme
27.10.96	Killingholme
10.12.98	Pywipe
19.12.98	Pilling Lane Lancs
22.08.01	Holbeach, the Wash estuary, Lincolnshire , E England
29.10.03	Réserve Naturelle du Marais d'Yves, Charente-Maritime, W France
14.11.03	Réserve Naturelle du Marais d'Yves, Charente-Maritime, W France
27.02.04	Swale estuary, Kent , SE England
09.08.06	Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk , E England
31.03.07	Medway estuary, Kent , SE England
03.04.07	Medway estuary, Kent , SE England
07.04.07	Medway estuary, Kent , SE England
12.04.07	Medway estuary, Kent , SE England
13.04.07	Medway estuary, Kent , SE England
02.07.07	Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk , E England
21.09.07	Medway estuary, Kent , SE England
23.10.07	Killingholme
03.09.08	Medway estuary, Kent , SE England
06.09.08	Medway estuary, Kent , SE England
27.01.09	Swale estuary, Kent , SE England
29.01.09	Swale estuary, Kent , SE England
28.03.09	Medway estuary, Kent , SE England
18.10.09	Killingholme
26.10.09	Killingholme
15.11.09	Killingholme Pywipe
18.03.10	Medway estuary, Kent, SE England
25.03.10	Medway estuary, Kent, SE England
27.03.10	Medway estuary, Kent, SE England
04.04.10	Medway estuary, Kent, SE England
05.04.10	Medway estuary, Kent, SE England
07.04.10	Medway estuary, Kent, SE England
11.04.10	Medway estuary, Kent, SE England
21.04.10	Medway estuary, Kent, SE England
25.10.10	Killingholme
29.09.12	Killingholme

juvenile Grey Plover

juveniles arriving on the upper estuary in numbers now -- a slight turn of the head and the eye disappears

Pink-feet arriving

a flock of 70 moving west over the bridge this morning and 1100 in a field just up the road makes it feel too much like winter is round the corner

another Black-tail shot of the day

not the sort of shot you get using AV metering - maybe ought to start some photo workshops!

moulting male Marsh Harrier too distant

completing his post breeding moult - actually this pair failed and have not seen them for a while so nice to see they are  back

Kingfisher and Black-tailed Godwits