Shetland-Shetland Pony

Got to include the most famous species!

Shetland-Dunlins

Shetland-Lapland Bunting

At Northdale, Unst

Shetlands

Before the Storm

Shetland-Raven

Shetland-Hooded Crow

Shetland-Spotted Flycatcher

Shetland-Red-breasted Flycatcher

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At Quendale Mill, Mainland

Shetland-Siskin

Siskins in the Quarry at Sumburgh

Shetland-Shetland Wren

In the farm near Sumburgh Hotel

Shetlands-Goldcrest

In the quarry at Sumburgh

Shetland-Coastline

Gannet, off Flamborough Head

Great Black-backed Gull==Adult and 2nd Winter. Off Flamborough Head

Adult and 2nd Winter

Fulmar

5 miles east of Flamborough Head

Red Kite

Wing tagged ( East Midlands, Rutland; 2006) Red Kite near Bulwick

Peacock

More Butterfly images now on ''BUTTERFLIES-------'' in the GALLERY

Silver-washed Fritillary, Male at Bedford Purlieus

For photographs of other Butterflies taken at Bedford Purlieus and other locations click 'Butterflies, Dragonflies and other Insects' in the GALLERY

Reed Bunting

Picture of the month for June: Cambridgeshire Bird Club


Male Reed Bunting, Nene Washes,

6th June 2010 © Peter Beesley

Picture chosen by Richard Thomas

''There are many photographs that I find quite outstanding. A superb overhead Sand Martin by James Hanlon, his pin-sharp Little Ringed Plover in flight, Colin Brown's portrait of a juvenile Whitethroat, the near perfect composition of Garth Peacock's Yellowhammer, Gary Thornton's action shots of Common Terns and his Corn Bunting on a favoured perch, Peter Beesley's classic Redshank atop a post, resplendent in full summer plumage.



These are all more than worthy runners up, but the photo that just pips them for me is Peter Beesley's doleful Reed Bunting; pin-sharp, showing excellent feather detail and perched on a barbed wire strand. Buntings are one of my favourites, although many write them off as LBJs; but as this photo shows, when seen well, they can be rather handsome. ''

CAMBRIDGESHIRE BIRD CLUB PHOTO OF THE MONTH.

Black-tailed Godwit

My First Twitch

My first Butterfly Twitch. On 1st July about 50 people congregated at the Picnic Area at Tichwell to see the rare Scandinavian migrant----the Camberwell Beauty. It favoured a position high up in an Oak Tree occasionally taking flight for a few moments before alighting again in the tree tops.

A quick visit to see the near-by Montagu's Harrier on the way home

Success at Last

After 10 years the Tawny Owl Box has attracted an occupant; its a good job I took special care to get the opening the correct size.

Great Tit

The Coningsby Crow

To see other flying things like Hawks and Harriers click on 'Coningsby Air Show' in the Gallery on the right

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