White Storks

White Storks, Plains of Lleida, Catalonia Spring 2014

Duke of Burgundy Butterfly

Duke of Burgundy, Dunstable Downs

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Common Buzzard

 Common Buzzard, Rutland Water

Black Redstart

Male Black-Redstart, undisclosed destination, Peterborough

Pied-billed Grebe

Pied-billed Grebe at Rutland Water, Leicestershire

Baikal Teal

A very smart male Baikal Teal at Fen Drayton, Moore Lake.

Two in six months---getting quite common these days!!

The Baikal Teal (Anas formosa), also called the Bimaculate Duck or Squawk Duck, is a dabbling duck that breeds in eastern Russia and winters in East Asia.

Marsh Harrier

Male Marsh Harrier at Eldernell, Peterborough

Kestrel

Kestrel at Eldernell, Peterborough

Canada Goose

Obviously not keen on me taking its photo!

Carrion Crow

Carrion Crow at Ferry Meadows, Peterborough

Mallards at Ferry Meadows

A Mixed Marriage?

Grey Squirrels

Grey Squirrels in Ferry Meadows, Peterborough

Great- crested Grebe

Great- crested Grebes, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough

Bullfinch

 Male Bullfinch, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough

Dunnock

Dunnock in a Peterborough Garden

Blue Tit

Blue Tit in a Peterborough Garden

Turnstone at Salthouse

'' Will it Catch it ''

Robin

Robin in a Peterborough Garden

Fulmar

Fulmar at Hunstanton

Spring

Spring has Sprung
the Grass is ris(e)
Oh What a lovely day it is!

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

What a way to celebrate a Birthday, 59 again

A male LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER

For the first time in 3 years I managed to hear, see and digitally record this scarce little Woodpecker at Caster Hanglands.

A total of 15 visits were needed during the 3 years and only '' The Great Ornithologist in the Sky'' knows how many hours this represents?

 Dedication Eh!

Also Nuthatch, Tree Creeper, Goldcrest and a Tawny Owl calling in bright sunshine at Midday!

Robin

 Robin in Peterborough garden

Common Buzzard

Common Buzzard, Marholm Village

Blue Tit

Blue Tit in a Peterborough Garden

Red Kite

Red Kite at Caster Hanglands.
Also a pair of flying Mandarin Ducks which landed in a tree area but could not be located.

Myrtle or Yellow-rumped Warbler

Myrtle or Yellow-rumped Warbler. High Shincliffe, Durham

A very ambitious shot of this rare North American Wood Warbler. Feeding on a Coconut in the middle of a dense shrub from whence it refused to move. Perhaps because of the wind, rain and freezing temperatures!
However, surprisingly , alot of the ID features can , with imagination, just be seen---Dark Cheek, Eye ring,  Pale Throat, Wing Bars , a hint of Yellow on its side and  Streaked breast.
You will have to believe me that it did have a very bright rump!

What it would have looked like if it decided to stop hiding in the centre of the dense bush

Short-eared Owls

Short-eared Owls, Holme Fen, Peterborough