Spent most of the weekend at Big Waters (all Saturday and Sunday 6-2) and what a super time. Plenty of birds and plenty of company, all of it good. The first pic is a Little Grebe, one of 4 that is presently circumnavigating the lake.
Next another Little Grebe having a good old shake
Next up on the catwalk is the delightful Willow Warbler which seem to be one of the most prolific species around Big Waters atm
I feel a deja vu coming on here as the next pics are of a Reed Warbler and this post seems to remind me of my last one. Watched the Reed Warbler take 2 White Butterflies then scoff them down hidden in the reeds and only come up to try and catch more.
This next pic shows it searching for another one with a tidbit of the last one still visible on its beak
On Sunday morning arrived early and as I opened the window a Kingfisher flew by. It was to put in an appearance 7 times over the next 3 hours perching for up to 15mins at a time, unfortunately for the other avid Kingfisher watchers I was the only one there for its first 6 visits.
Dropped into Gosforth Park for an hour, lots of people around because of the Newcomers Day but still managed to see a couple of Deer very near the entrance, and an hour in the Pyle hide was very relaxing. The Swans were having a stretch finishing their run up just in front of the hide with some great views.
3 comments:
Hi John
Hope you're well.
Some nice images here. Love the Reed Warbler. You seem to have lots of success with this species.
I also like the Dabchick images....i always think of doughnuts for some strange reason when i see Little Grebes on the water in certain ways. That first shot is one.
John
Some great pics of willies and Little Grebes. I can't get close to either and there aren't many Kingfishers about here at the mo.
Hi John
Darren here, the other birder from Howdon. Nice pictures, infact, very nice pictures!
I wish I was there to have seen that Kingfisher....still, seeking them out elsewhere (to no avail) when I am normally in the BW hide just about sums up my life....still, one day.....that elusive KF will be mine - hoo haa haa!
If its any consolation, I was in the west coast of Scotland last week and saw Hen Harriers and Buzzards on the Isle of Aran, and visited the Kite Feeding station (for the second time now) at Bellymack Hill Farm. Twas fantastic.
Darren
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