The Reed Bunting allowed me to get very close, pictures hand held I am afraid, the only problem was it was very breezy and that stem fairly light. The bunting was getting tossed around and the bird was not fully in frame in all the shots!
Monday, 23 May 2011
Reed Bunting
This bird was a real poser last Friday at Old Moor RSPB, the weather was sunny with heavy showers.
The Reed Bunting allowed me to get very close, pictures hand held I am afraid, the only problem was it was very breezy and that stem fairly light. The bunting was getting tossed around and the bird was not fully in frame in all the shots!
The Reed Bunting allowed me to get very close, pictures hand held I am afraid, the only problem was it was very breezy and that stem fairly light. The bunting was getting tossed around and the bird was not fully in frame in all the shots!
Monday, 2 May 2011
Five additions to year list.
The approach to Top Hill Low holds several Oilseed rape fields at their brightest yellow hue and star bird today was a good number of Yellow Wagtails on the wall of the 'O' reservoir the male just as yellow as that oilseed rape.
Other birds for the year today were Swift, Sedge Warbler, Common Tern and Common Sandpiper.
Earlier we visited Filey Dams but no sighting of Wood Sandpipers where 4 were yesterday on East Lea, part of the reserve only available to Filey Ornithological Group members. Then to Bempton but the Wryneck seen yesterday apparently disappeared off the reserve early in the evening, so still a bird we have yet to see.
The Yellow Wagtails were crackers.
Other birds for the year today were Swift, Sedge Warbler, Common Tern and Common Sandpiper.
Earlier we visited Filey Dams but no sighting of Wood Sandpipers where 4 were yesterday on East Lea, part of the reserve only available to Filey Ornithological Group members. Then to Bempton but the Wryneck seen yesterday apparently disappeared off the reserve early in the evening, so still a bird we have yet to see.
The Yellow Wagtails were crackers.
Friday, 29 April 2011
A lifer and its pellet!
We finally got to Filey today to see the Woodchat Shrike that has been present for the last 4 days, a lifer for us and a cracking bird. It was approachable up to a point but flighty. I only got some record shots but what a pleasure.
A couple observing the bird which had been eating bees and caterpillars noticed it regurgitate a pellet, a bit of searching and the pellet was found which seemed to contain the bee stingers along with the other insect debris. The AA 'Birds of Britain & Europe' says, 'As with other shrikes indigestible food such as chitin, hair and bones is regurgitated in small, hard pellets'.
Record shots of a 'lifer'
That pellet
A couple observing the bird which had been eating bees and caterpillars noticed it regurgitate a pellet, a bit of searching and the pellet was found which seemed to contain the bee stingers along with the other insect debris. The AA 'Birds of Britain & Europe' says, 'As with other shrikes indigestible food such as chitin, hair and bones is regurgitated in small, hard pellets'.
Record shots of a 'lifer'
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
In it to win it_ _ _ Linnet!
Sorry, abot the corny current Lottery show tittle but it rhymes!
I pictured this lovely Linnet on Sunday afternoon, pulling up the car on a lane and waiting a minute or two for the birds to return. There was also Goldfinch in this bush. Great little birds, I cannot imagine how anyone ever kept them as caged birds.
I pictured this lovely Linnet on Sunday afternoon, pulling up the car on a lane and waiting a minute or two for the birds to return. There was also Goldfinch in this bush. Great little birds, I cannot imagine how anyone ever kept them as caged birds.
Monday, 25 April 2011
Down the Lane Osprey!
We have a local treat at the moment an Osprey visiting nearby Wykeham Lakes where unfortunately you can only visit with a fishing permit.
Yesterday afternoon at 3:00pm I was down the lane on the west side of the lakes looking for Blackcaps, when I looked behind me and managed a couple of shots of a slow flying raptor, an Osprey. Checking Birdguides I found an Osprey reported at 11:30am at the Lakes.
This morning the Osprey was reported again at 9:00am so we went straight down the road that our cottage is off and at the bottom of the road a group of birders had the Osprey sighted on a telegraph pole.
All shots very much record shots, I do not remember that the telegraph pole was leaning, oh well must hold the camera straight!
Yesterday afternoon at 3:00pm I was down the lane on the west side of the lakes looking for Blackcaps, when I looked behind me and managed a couple of shots of a slow flying raptor, an Osprey. Checking Birdguides I found an Osprey reported at 11:30am at the Lakes.
This morning the Osprey was reported again at 9:00am so we went straight down the road that our cottage is off and at the bottom of the road a group of birders had the Osprey sighted on a telegraph pole.
All shots very much record shots, I do not remember that the telegraph pole was leaning, oh well must hold the camera straight!
Sunday, 24 April 2011
The light hood(y) bandits!
I have never seen as many Wheatears as this year.
Firstly in Dorset on Portland, then last weekend at Ravenscar quite a few birds (suppose to have been 15+), one down the lane near home on Friday just gone and then yesterday on the light canopies (hoods) at Seamer Tip Pools. Fleetingly there was three on the same hood, I only captured two on picture but I did get closer and closer! They are real stars!
Firstly in Dorset on Portland, then last weekend at Ravenscar quite a few birds (suppose to have been 15+), one down the lane near home on Friday just gone and then yesterday on the light canopies (hoods) at Seamer Tip Pools. Fleetingly there was three on the same hood, I only captured two on picture but I did get closer and closer! They are real stars!
Friday, 22 April 2011
Local today
Stayed local today and after he cloud burned back early afternoon it was a great day.
In Wykeham Forst we saw Common Crossbill and Redpoll, first for the year.
Than down Wykeham Ings there were Blackcaps together with Willow Warblers. The Blackcap pictures are into the sun, I hope to go early one morning over the break and try to get some better shots. Also plenty of fast moving Orange Tips in this location.
In Wykeham Forst we saw Common Crossbill and Redpoll, first for the year.
Than down Wykeham Ings there were Blackcaps together with Willow Warblers. The Blackcap pictures are into the sun, I hope to go early one morning over the break and try to get some better shots. Also plenty of fast moving Orange Tips in this location.
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