Thursday 30 November 2017

2018 Wildlife Calendar Still Available

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Wednesday 29 November 2017

Final 2 Weeks of Term

There were some good photographic opportunities in the final 2 weeks of term.  Some of these have already been posted - Red Kites on the ground.  What follows include some aerial shots of the Kites, plus some becalmed in still weather in trees.  At the some location the grey Wagtail showed well, but the marsh Tit was much harder to capture a Nuthatch was the trickiest of all to track down.
Red Kite
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Taking Off
Redwing 
Still a Difficult Subject
A little better
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Face the camera
Turning its head
Good enough for the calendar?
Marsh Tit
Grey Wagtail
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Goldcrest
Female Bullfinch 
Fungi
Record Shot of Nuthatch
Red Kite
Marooned by no wind
One taking Off
Perched
Taking Off
Red Kite (c) 2017 Margaret Richardson
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 Buzzard (c) 2017 Margaret Richardson
 Hawfinch (c) 2017 Tony Robinson



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Earlier in the term, when the tides were perfect we had to miss out on Paull because the winds were atrocious.  However, toward's the end of term the winds eased, but the tides could have been better for us.  Despite the conditions and the distant birds, some photos were acceptable.
Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit & Knot
Bar-tailed Godwit & Knot (c) 2017 Mike Woods
Curlew (c) 2017 Mike Woods
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Bar-tailed Godwit
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Grey Plover
Herring Gull with Crab
Lapwing
Redshank
Snipe
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Stonechat through a hedge
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Several groups went to Potteric Carr, which seemed much quieter than usual.  However, Richard managed to get a really close-up photo of a Bittern 
Bittern (c) 2017 Richard Watson
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Willow Tit (c) 2017 Richard Watson
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Coal Tit (c) 2017 Richard Watson
White Stripe on Neck (c) 2017 Richard Watson
Bullfinch (c) 2017 Richard Watson
Buzzard (c) 2017 Richard Watson
Snipe (c) 2017 Richard Watson
Peregrine (c) 2017 Richard Watson
Wigeon (c) 2017 Richard Watson
One participant couldn't manage our visit to potter, so he went earlier, and managed close views of a Jay, which we failed rot duplicate.
Jay (c) 2017 Hugh Wood
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We had at least 2 visits to Stone Creek.  A Little Egret sat in a hawthorn bush was a surprise, but surprise turned to shock when it started to consume the succulent-looking berries.   
Little Egret 
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Back to Relaxed Mode
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Little Egret (c) 2017 Jane Robinson
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Mute Swans (c) 2017 Jane Robinson
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Record Shot of Kingfisher 
Kestrel
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Fieldfare (c) 2017 Jane Robinson
Fieldfare
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Curlew
Teal
Black-tailed Godwit (c) 2017 Jane Robinson
One morning the muck heap was swarming with birds, but most flew off - a Grey Wagtail was more obliging.  
Grey Wagtail (c) 2017 Jane Robinson
Black-tailed Godwit (c) 2017 Jane Robinson
Curlew (c) 2017 Mike Woods
Let's conclude with some photographs taken in a Friday morning participant's garden.
Mistle Thrush (c) 2017 Jane Robinson
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House Sparrow (c) 2017 Jane Robinson
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