After a bit of identity crisis a Tundra Bean Goose appeared like magic at VP mid morning...It spent most of the time sat down snoozing or preening!
Saturday 26 October 2024
Sunday 20 October 2024
Cattle Egret - Venus Pool
It's Egret time once more at Venus Pool with Little, Great White (3) and Cattle Egret all on view today. The Cattle Egret was the 'most wanted' for some VP listers and this was lucky Jim's third on the patch! Looking back, the two other sightings came on 26th Oct 2017 and 31st Aug 2022 (for me).
I settled down in the Memorial hide with Dave Chapman. Our bodies were aching from holding big lenses and the awkward places the 'Cattle' favoured.
The sun shone!!
Time for posing and replenishing water intake...
Friday 18 October 2024
Wood Lane - Purple Heron
I was a bit unenthusiastic to take on the 'now you see it now you don't' having had a really good time with the Rednal bird! 24 hours stewing on it both Dave Chapman and I thought it shouldn't be missed!
So here we go... Sadly, looking into the sun as it flew over the scrape! Loving those translucent primary and secondary feathers!!
Tuesday 15 October 2024
Venus Pool - Great White Egret
Three Great White Egrets were keeping company with the Whooper Swan (which I was concentrating on) and I had the wrong lens to do them justice!
Venus Pool - Whooper Swan
Whilst one was seen over at Worlds End recently, it was nice to encounter a lone Whooper Swan on the Patch despite the gloomy weather! It had disappeared late morning but reappeared mid afternoon
Looking settled and preening...
Friday 27 September 2024
Venus Pool - Ringed Plover
Juvenile Ringed Plover have dropped in and stayed for a while this year. Here's the most showy one I connected with...
Saturday 14 September 2024
Venus Pool - Peregrine
One bird that always gets the pulse racing is Peregrine Falcon and a juvenile has dropped in recently when I failed to get images! Today I was ready and whilst it was never close gave really good views.