LOCAL BIRDING

NOT DONE MUCH SERIOUS BIRDING LATELY JUST BITS AND PIECES BUT

 HERE'S A FEW SHOTS FROM AROUND SWANPOOL, STITHIANS AND TRURO.

MED. GULL

GREY WAGTAIL

GREY WAGTAIL

BLACK REDSTART

BULLFINCH

CORMORANT

DIPPER

DIPPER

FULMAR

LONG-TAILED TIT

MOORHEN

REED BUNTING

LOCAL BIRDING

 Stayed fairly local this week so these were all taken at either Stithians or St. Clements.

Avocets have to be one of my favourite birds.

AVOCET

AVOCET

CURLEW

KINGFISHER

LITTLE EGRET

SNIPE

SNIPE

GOLDCREST

LONG-TAILED TIT

SISKIN

OUT and ABOUT

The Following were taken at 2 of my favourite places, Stithians Reservoir in

 Cornwall and Yarner Woods in Devon. The first 4 are from Yarner were

 we also had good views of Lesser-spotted Woodpecker.

WREN

NUTHATCH

NUTHATCH

BLUE TIT

WATER RAIL

GREAT-SPOTTED WOODPECKER

LONG-TAILED TIT

OUT & ABOUT

 THESE ARE JUST SOME SHOTS TAKEN WHILE OUT AND ABOUT.

 NOTHING RARE, BUT STILL NICE TO LOOK AT.

Long-tailed Tit

Goldfinch

Black Redstart

Greenshank

Meadow Pipit

Purple Sandpiper

Spotted Redshank

Snow Bunting

Stonechat, male

Stonechat, female

New Life on the Patch.

This is the first time I have ever seen a Dipper in a tree. 

The juveniles are about now so I guess it was keeping an eye on them.

The very cute juvenile Long-tailed Tit was hiding in a bush, the fledglings 

being flushed by a Jay, hope they all got away.

DIPPER

DIPPER

JUVENILE DIPPER

JUVENILE DIPPER

JUVENILE, LONG-TAILED TIT

This Dunnock was taken in Duncan's Dad's garden.