European White-fronted Goose arrival

after being informed of two flocks of 22 and 10 White-fronts at the head of the Humber and having seen a flock of grey geese flying west while in Tesco's car park headed down Far Ings road and in the first grass field bingo with the local Greylags were 10 adult European White-fronts grazing calmly; after watching them for a couple of hours I was just about to pack up when a flock of 33 grey geese flew west behind me; views were of the birds going away but the tail and wing pattern looked spot on for White-fronts then news arrived of a flock of 33 further down the Humber at Sunk Island --

Water Rail flights and oddments

7D2 struggles with flying birds in low light situations even with a bare lens -- it seems to need high contrast and bright light to actually focus well -- the Snipe are with the 400 DO 2 and 2x converter and 7D2 a combination that I cannot seem to get really sharp images from whatever the light

some slightly better Dusky Thrush shots

not much better light but a bit closer

local Whooper family

the mucky and murky Humber hardly comparable to the winter ice and snow of Japan but you have to take wheat you get here!

sunrise yesterday -- proving the forebear of a nice turdus

Dusky Thrush

never going to be easy with the light, birders and strangely trees with branches in the way but very nice bird to see -- now when will someone actually find a rare thrush in Lincs (A Dobin excluded!)