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Monday, October 09, 2006

Black Tern

the juvenile Black Tern still on the local patch today but typically a long way out

this adult Red-throated Diver found on the local patch yesterday was still present this morning and caught a large fish before going into an enforced 20 minute digestion sleep---unusually it appears to be toally lacking in oil unlike most of the birds which appear on the pits

Sunday, October 08, 2006

more geese

with better light and the assistance of a dog walker (thanks a bunch) I managed some better Pink-feet shots on Saturday----

Friday, October 06, 2006

Pinks

the number of Pink-feet has built up quickly locally with 2500+ today but as the birds were never all together it was not possible to get an accurate count

juv Peregrine

this juvenile Peregrine was at North Killingholme see below

Perg and godwits

this juvenile Peregrine got caught up in the mass of Black-tails but seemed at a bit of a loss as to which one to choose!

big numbers day

it was a day of Pink-feet and Black-tails--large flocks of both but the light was usually poor when the birds were in the air and good when they were hidden!---here are some of the 4000+ Black-tails at North Killingholme

Thursday, October 05, 2006

apple and Comma

several butterflies were frequenting this apple tree at Messingham on a sunny October 3rd

odd birds

a juvenile Marsh Harrier, Starlings and a Reed Warbler October 4th

Pink-feet

the first dawn roost count on the Humber produced just 1300 birds on October 4th a low count for recent years

forest fungi

a very quiet day in the forest with the exception of a female Marsh Harrier and 7 Common Buzzards overhead---fungi though were numerous--herewith from the top Tremella mesenterica, Phaecolus schweinitzii and edible stump fungus if I have got them correct