Monday 29 June 2020

Caught Red-Footed

A video of Swallows, Sand Martins and a House Martin sheltering on a road may be seen: here
The other evening Maggie Bruce texted to report a strange raptor in a field we are always driving past on our local patch.  I was about to close everything down for the night, but it was only a ten-minute drive away.  Maggie saw it in bright sunshine, but when I arrived it was overcast quite windy, and actually rained at times.  This may be the same birds seen by many twitchers already at Sherburn-in-Elmet.  I drove past the area again today on the way back from Spurn, and was dismayed by the numbers of cars.  I've seen photos from earlier in the day, when it was even worse.  Twitchers can be very annoying.  2 days later the bird is still around and busy feeding in the nearby area.  
Red-footed Falcon (c) 2020 Maggie Bruce
How it looked in the rain just before dusk



Flying off to roost for the night.
Humming-Bird Hawk Moth 
ditto
This morning just a little further down the road many hirundines were gathering on the road.  The vast majority were Swallows with 5 Sand Martins and one House Martin.
House Martin
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Sand Martins
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Swallows
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Yellow Wagtail
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calling
Just after a bath
Corn Bunting
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Not had one for three years and then two different specimens turn up within a week.
Elephant Hawk Moth
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Field Vole
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Lip-smacking
erm...
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Gannet (c) 2020 Lynn Hall
 with chick (c) 2020 Lynn Hall
 Razorbill and chick
 Guillemot and Razorbill




Buff Ermine (c) 2020 Jane Robinson
 Buff-Tip (c) 2020 Jane Robinson
 Face-on
 Latticed Heath (c) 2020 Jane Robinson
 Scalloped Oak (c) 2020 Jane Robinson
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