Black-throated Thrush revisited

better light at times but the full sun forecast by the BBC was never going to happen -- used the 2x converter with the 400DO2 and 5D4 which I usually avoid but in good light it can be useful
Keeping a wary eye up for passing Sparrowhawks -- doesn't want to go the way of the only previous Lincs rare thrush

Black-throated Thrush at Grimsby

a Lincolnshire first -- dull light and bird not that close the usual excuses -- I am a sucker for a nice gnarled and moss covered tree bough though 

Kestrel

a close male with a different backdrop but I missed the best shots as I had just put my camera away

Goosander and light

female taking off from River Ancholme late afternoon;

the assassin

waiting in our neighbour's tree for the next Collared Dove! Taken through double glazed windows at high ISO --