Monday, October 31, 2016

Modern farming practice

Two of several Rooks strung up as a form of modern witchcraft to scare away any potential corvid visitors. How is this legal in the UK in the 21st Century?

European White-fronted Geese at Baston & Langtoft pits, S Lincs

Common Scoters at Ferry Meadows CP, Peterborough

Monday, October 24, 2016

Slavonian Grebe, Crowland

This is just fourth time in 16 years I have seen Slavonian Grebe in the Peterborough area. It was found on the channel of the River Welland along what is known as the Deeping High Bank, not far from Crowland, Lincolnshire. In these shots it was a few hundred yards upstream of the bridge with the white water tower where Shaggy the Shag roosted a few months back. It wasn't particularly bothered by humans, but Great Crested Grebes made it very jittery.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Painted Dunnock

Siberian Accentor at Easington, East Yorkshire
The last two photos were from when it was raining heavily on Sunday and seeking shelter behind the skip between bouts of feeding on seed.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Inventabirds, Part 5

Dolphinch
Cormorant Bunting
Darwin's Pythagoras Finch
>
Great Northern Woodpecker
Great-great Shrike
Great Spotted Diver
Horsehoe Crab Plover
Least Black-backed Gull <
Little Ringed Sandpiper
Moggipie
Papercock
Plannet
Punkfinch
Red-breasted Goosecatcher
Red-breasted Pochard
Red-crested Merganser
Ghost Bustards
>
Moorwren
Humpback Quail
Narwhalcreeper
Great Twite Egret
Steller's Sea Gull
Stonestone
Wart Rail
Woolpigeon