Turtle Dove, Romania

There is always one BUM shot!

 Turtle Dove, Machin Mountains, Romania

Displacement Activity

''The Ghost Grebe'' a mid altitude Romanian rarity

Looks like one of the ''Metal Men'' who laughed during the iconic Cadbury Mash adverts of years past

I think ''Scottie'' has just been beamed up.

When one is marooned in a hide during a prolonged electric thunderstorm one gets bored and one's mind wanders.

It may be the first sign of a deranged mind when taking photos of raindrops falling in a puddle keeps one amused!

Red-rumped Swallows

Red-rumped Swallows gathering mud for nest building, near Machin, Romania.
Interesting to note a behavioural difference between Red-rumped and Barn Swallows( see below) when collecting mud;the Red-rumped were calm and sedate whereas the Barns were very twitchy and nervous, constantly moving positions by small flighty jumps.

Barn Swallows

Barn Swallows gathered mud for nest building, in the Machin region, Romania

Lesser Grey Shrike, Romania

Lesser Grey Shrike, Romania

Pied Wheater, Romania

Pied Wheatear, Eastern Romania

Hybrid Pied Wheatear

Most probably a hybrid of Pied and Black-eared Wheatear

Black-headed Bunting, Romania

Extremely confiding Black-headed Bunting

White Storks, Romania

White Storks, Romania

Stone Curlew, Romania

Stone Curlew, Romania

Little Owl, Romania

Little Owl, Romania

Calandra Lark, Romania

Calandra Lark, Eastern Romania

Souslik

Souslik, Romania

Little-ringed Plover, Romania

Little-ringed Plover in the Lagoons in Eastern Romania

Great-reed Warbler

Great-reed Warbler, Danube Delta, Romania

Yellow Wagtail, Romania

Black-headed Yellow Wagtail, Romania

Kentish Plover, Romania

Kentish Plover in Lagoons in Eastern Romania

Little Tern, Romania

Little Tern in Lagoons in Eastern Romania

White-winged Black Terns, Romania

White-winged Black Tern in Lagoons in Eastern Romania

Collared Pratincole, Romania

Collared Pratincole in Lagoons in Eastern Romania

Redshank, Romania

Redshank in Lagoons in Eastern Romania

Common Swift

Common Swift, Lincoln

Zambia and Botswana

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Red-rumped Swallow

Record shots of RED-RUMPED SWALLOW Grafham Water 9th May