Friday, 13 September 2013

Great Morning at Sizewell

Popped down to Sizewell with Eddie this morning and the ARCTIC SKUA and the ROSEATE TERN were still there.
 
 
 
 
 
 (now that's a mouth!!!!)
 
 






These are not great photo's as the light was awful, but it shows the Arctic Skua doing it's stuff
 
 
 
 

 
1st Calendar year ROSEATE TERN
(record shots only)
 
 
 

Thursday, 12 September 2013

Shingle Street - Whinchats

Popped down to Shingle Street today, found 7 WHINCHATS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BLACK REDSTART very flighty and still in moult
 
 
 

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

Cruise around Britain

Just got back from a 12 day cruise around Britain, took my camera, managed to get a few birds pics etc;
Birds that landed on Ship
DUNLIN
Several MEADOW PIPITS
Invergordon
Dunrobin Castle
Falconry display
Bengal Eagle Owl
Veronica with same Owl
Peregrine Falcon
Steppe Eagle
Goshawk
HARRIS HAWK
Off coast of Sky
Dolphins
Orkney Main Island
Spotted Male Hen Harrier, a field with at least 60 Curlews in it, but not many chances to photograph
GREAT SKUA


BELFAST
in Port area spotted a PEREGRINE FALCON being mobbed by Terns (very distant not great pics)
HOLYHEAD Anglesey
CHOUGH
STONECHAT family


Young Dunnock

at Sea
MANX SHEARWATER (never close!!)


GREAT SKUA





 COBH IRELAND