Great White Egret Barton Pits

 this bird in post breeding moult has been feeding locally for a few days - getting bossed around a bit by this juvenile Grey Heron but still catching plenty of food 

2cy Hobby

 a long staying second calendar year Hobby that has evaded my camera until this weekend when I managed some shots showing its moult - new inner primaries p4 and p5 and some secondaries and median coverts while the mantle and back are adult type but the remainder are still old juvenile feathers hence its looking rather ragged on the wings

2cy Red Kite

 Nice 2cy moult in this Red Kite that passed me on a harrier watch last week - growing new central tail feathers are obvious

Marsh Harrier food pass

 Early signs are that this has been a very poor year for Marsh Harrier production with many nests failing - here a fledged juvenile sparring with its sibling and now adept at taking falling food in flight from the male

Swift

 As many are already on their way south I tried to take in some really close encounters this morning when it was cool along the Humber bank and the birds were feeding low down

odonata

 did some ode photography last week - mainly with the Canon R6mark2 and the Canon RF 100-400. - male Banded Demoiselle, Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, male and female Emperor and Four-spotted Chaser of the form praenublia