Shelducks

one of those species if it were rare it would be much more appreciated -- Canon 5D3 with 300 2.8 II and 2x III

juvenile Scaup

on the local pits this afternoon ---

juvenile Greenshank

Canon 5D3, Canon 300 2.8 and 2x

juvenile Hobby antics

after 25 years of watching breeding Hobbies it is still amazing to see juveniles that 11 days before could hardly land in a tree catching small airborne insects and intercepting butterflies on the wing albeit with mixed success; the hot and sunny weather has been ideal for post fledging juvs but makes it almost impossible to get a sharp image at more than 20m -- Peacocks and whites were flying up to 100m up today and making ideal targets for the practicing Hobbies; the aerobatics that these birds perform so soon after leaving the nest is awe inspiring

Red-backed Shrike

our high point of another long Lincs coastal thrash on Monday in the heat -- here it flew down and caught a grasshopper but obviously felt a little full so it moved the prey to its foot while it coughed up a pellet and then returned the hopper to its bill and ate it

Grasshopper Warbler

groppers seem to be one of the few spring migrants that have returned in decent numbers, certainly exceeding the poor showing in 2012 but like most things they are not singing a lot -- this was one of the lovely deep ochre birds that seem to get overlooked in field guide plates --