Water Pipits

 Always so skittish and unapproachable - you wonder why when they live high up in mountains in the summer where they presumably see few people -  some record shots from Alkborough this week- 11 today the highest count of the winter so far 

a few more birds from Alkborough Flats

Water Pipits are never it seems easy to approach for some bizarre reason; another young or adult male Marsh Harrier and one of the local Spotted Redshanks

Water Pipit

never the easiest of birds to get good views of so any image is a bonus;

Water Pipit

this flighty species has always eluded me and even today this bird was a real difficult subject -- the light was also very tricky with the white water and the bird in deep shade on a dark green res bank