Green Woodpecker

Our Green Woodpecker Nestling.

Although we believed the parents had been discouraged from nesting in their recently excavated nest hole, it was with much surprise that the above was spied yesterday afternoon.

My attention was drawn by a cacophony of calls from both parents in the surrounding trees and also from the weaker but as insistent noise from the single( I think) chick.

The adults obviously thought it was time for the nest to be vacated but baby Woody thought differently.

By 3.00pm today the chick(s) still had not fledged. It's head was still appearing from time to time but strangely no sounds were being made and also no signs of the parents!

The photographs took a good hour to capture for not only did I have to wait for the head to protrude but also for the wind to be of the correct strength and direction to uncover the nest hole from the encroaching leaves.

Common Snipe at Lakenheath

Also at the RSPB site were two signing Golden Orioles and a Spotted Crake. Nearby three Stone Curlew

Black- tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit at Nene Washes in June

Grey Squirrel

Churchyard at Elton

Spotted Flycatcher

Two Spotted Flycatchers in Elton Church graveyard

Reed Bunting

Male Reed Bunting at Nene Washes

Sedge Warbler

A quite day photographing Sedge Warblers at Nene Washes after yesterday's quick dash to Wales to see the Mamora's Warbler

Redshank at Nene Washes

Robin

Robin in Peterborough Garden

Jackdaws

This was the only Black & White subject I could find to complement seeing the two White winged Black Terns at Rutland Water which were too far off for any pictures

Nesting Coot

Nesting Coot at Ferry Meadows

Great Reed warbler

An early morning start to see the Great Reed Warbler at Straw Bridge NR, Ilkeston. This very vocal, large Warbler was mobile and at times extremely elusive. In a four hour period it only showed well on three brief occasions .

Egyptian Goose at Rutland Water

BIRD ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY-SUMMER 2010

Green Woodpecker

Male Green Woodpecker having a well earned feed after completing the excavation of a nest hole in an Ash tree in the grounds of Thorpe Hall.

Oriental Pratincole

Copyright C Orders.

A mad dash at Sunday afternoon Tea time to find this rare vagrant from east of India at Frampton Marshes.

Great Crested Grebe at Ferry Meadows

'' Looks a bit cold to me!''

Swallow in Ferry Meadows

An extremely accommodating Swallow

Blackbird at Paxton Pits

It's not right ---these Nightingales get all the press

Nightingale at Paxton Pits

At least fifteen Nightingales at Paxton Pits just after dawn

Meadow Pipit

A good rarity week with White-spotted Bluethroat at Welney and a Red-rumped Swallow at Ferry Meadows. Since no photos were possible I had to make do with this Meadow Pipit at Nene Washes

Whinchat at Castor Meadows

Sandwich Tern at Ferry Meadows

On arrival the Tern was resting on an orange buoy which was some way from the shore. After chatting to a 'dingy' man who was just about to go out onto the water I asked him if he would help to bring the Tern in closer by sailing near to the buoy and hopefully persuade it to relocate to a nearer buoy. As can be seen from the photo he managed to move it on to the closer Yellow(just) buoy. There was an even closer one but I didn't want to push my luck!

Common Snipe

Common Snipe at Nene Low Washes

Ring Ouzel

Male Ring Ouzel at Castor Meadows

Wheatear at Maxey Pits

Male Wheatear at Maxey Pits, Peterborough

Mandarin at Castor Hanglands

Two males and one female seen at first light

Little Egret

Little Egret at Minsmere

Pallid Swift

Having dipped on the Pallid last Thursday we trekked again to Suffolk. This time with success having good views as it fed over the fishing ponds in Kessingland