Song Thrush

Song Thrush
Ferry Meadows
Peterborough

Carrion Crow

Carrion Crow, Ferry Meadows
Peterborough

Common Toads

Common Toads

Alfie Clancy

Alfie Clancy did some roaming then came upon some Yellow  Daffodils 

Snowy Owl

Never thought I see a Snowy Owl in Norfolk. Must be the first easily twitchable one since 1991.

At Thornham point on 10th March. Too distant for photos but did see a snow bunting on the walk back( approx 1 hour) to Tichwell.

Photo below . What one looks like if you are lucky enough to get near, this one taken in Canada in 2009

Snow Bunting

Snowy Owl

Red-throated Diver, Rowing Lake, Peterborough

Couldn't resist another visit in slightly better conditions

Red-throated Diver

Red-throated Diver

Rowing Lake, Peterborough

Alfie Clancy

Alfie Clancy enjoying the Snow

Alfie Clancy

Alfie Clancy enjoying one of the first signs of Spring.

American Horned Lark

American Horned Lark

Staines Reservoirs

Cockapoo

Our family has recently been expanded by one; our work load by a factor of ten!

Welcome to Alfie Clancy Beesley, a ten week old, male, apricot coloured Cockapoo.

The Gambia

Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Banjul, The Gambia

November 2017

Click on this Link for more images from a Birding trip to The Gambia   https://gambiapbeesley.blogspot.co.uk

Whooper Swans

Whooper Swans at Eldernell, Peterborough

Stonechat

Stonechat, female & male

Long Meadow, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough

Stag Fallow Deer

Stag Fallow Deer
Burghley Park
Stamford, Peterborough, UK

Additional images at:- http://peterswildlife.blogspot.co.uk

Kingfisher

Kingfisher, King's Dyke, Peterborough

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler

We decided to go see this three Star Mega even though Birdquides was not operating correctly and therefore could not confirm whether it had survived the night ( what a time for a website breakdown!)

We were greeted by a good sunny day but with a very strong biting wind . Not ideal conditions to see a bird which under good weather spends most of its time remaining concealed low down in vegetation.

As expected, only flight views were had----one in nearly three hours!

The images below are library pictures which illustrate its key ID features.

This bird is trivially called PG Tips--based on its initials and one of its key features of having white tips to its tail feathers!

                                                 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler, Burnham Overy Staithe.

                                                 A very rare Autumn vagrant which breeds in Mongolia

                      A surprise awaiting some of the Twitchers retuning from viewing PG Tips!!

Black Stork

Black Stork, juvenile

Dunsby Fen, near Bourne, Lincs.

Courtesy of Bob Titman