Wigeon blast off

 The effect a Peregrine has on a flock of 1000 Wigeon in water - evaporation has nothing on this water dispersal 

White-fronted Geese

 a flock of 19 at Alkborough this week - there had been up to 23 locally for a few weeks 

and fly catching Reed Buntings

 

Stonechats moving

 Literally and figuratively the spring passage of Stonechats is well underway but on a day with some nice warm sunny spells yesterday birds were flycatching on the winter gnats that emerged

All photos with the Canon R62 and 400DO2 lens with 1.4x and 2x converters

Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire

 the first-winter male Black-throated Thrush up at Wykeham on a very windy day and a pretty elusive bird that only fed in the field for about 15 minutes all day - the vegetation in the field and distance did not make for great images but the 8th I have seen in the UK since my first in February 197 at Coltishall in Norfolk - 4 in January and 2 each in February and March 

 

Dipper Ambleside February 2023

 A targeted trip for a species that had evaded my photographic attempts in the past