Swifts

 Well I have not put much on here of late so a few spare minutes to upload a few images; Screaming Swifts over the garden in July we had up to 150 birds max but down to a handful in August and seven today feeding on flying ants with the gulls

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

Swifts in flight

with a cold NE wind blowing the Swifts were low down over the pits today so I tried some shots with the Canon R62 and the 400DO2 plus the 1.4x - light was at a premium 

 

juvenile Swift

 thought the local birds had gone but still seven about two days ago - a pristine juvenile 

Swifts, Swallows and House Martins from the local pits today

 

Swift test

 back at last in small numbers and a real test for the new Canon R6 - initial impressions are it struggles to find Swifts but when it does it works - but a long way to go on the testing front 

Swifts on a sunny. cold day

necessary conditions for keeping them low but well illuminated