It's been pretty quiet on the birding front for me so far this month, primarily due to work having returned to 100+ hrs/week territory! In my absence there's been a couple of patch goodies this week; other Tim found a Turtle Dove midweek then a Great White Egret on the evening of 7th. I did manage to get out on patch briefly this afternoon; Ian Mc found 3 - 4 Ring Ouzels at Beer Head so I headed up for a look. It took 30 mins or so for one to appear but eventually Dave H and I had some excellent flight views of 2 together.
As I was 'in the area' on Thursday afternoon I thought it'd be worth a look around Davidstow Airfield for the lingering Baird's Sandpiper. I only saw it briefly before it started to get dark but the views were pretty good...
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| Fine dining |
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| Checking out some of the poop on offer... |
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| Very close approach to the car for this shot - I just sat and waited for the bird to come to me |
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| Taken at Sunset in the last few seconds of direct Sunlight |
Fantastic photos of a very sweet bird. What a star it is!
ReplyDeleteThanks Steph!
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