Venus Pool - Little Gulls

Having caught up with a 1st Great Black-backed gull recently, Dave Chapman added another useful bird (Little Gull) to local listers at VP! He found the first one and another joined in!!

Showing that tell tale black underwing...

Upperwing shots..

A nifty take off here showing off it's red legs...

And here's proof there were two!

Sunshine shot...

Plus a nice size comparison with a BH Gull...

Even had a Common Sandpiper joining in the fun.

How about a Bonaparte's or Ring-billed? It's megas all the way now!!

Venus Pool - Great Black-backed Gull

  

 A bit of movement by Great Black-Blacked Gulls for once left a lone 'brute' mugging the local gulls!

Thanks I'll take these...

Why do all the other gulls shun me?

 

Venus Pool - Egyptian Geese

 Two Egyptian Geese were showing really well at Venus Pool today...

One was getting in a flap!

Up close and personal...

Venus Pool - Common Gulls

A few Common Gulls have been dropping in at Venus Pool just lately... I took pics of this 1cy (late) gull on the 11th Nov

Having a drink...

Then a paddle around...

This image shows the difference with smaller Black-headed Gull...

Take off...

Then departing...

A much briefer visit for this adult Common Gull the following day (12th Nov)

That's all for now but lets hope we get some interesting gulls this winter?!

Venus Pool - Cattle Egret take 2

I thought I'd use some posing and action in this post. The Wigeon seemed to be wherever the Venus Pool Cattle Egret was walking!

The Buzzard effect... I'm much bigger than you think?

Finally, a bit of action!

Perhaps the Egret was doing a count of Wigeon?

Best foot forward...

Venus Pool - Redshank

A hat trick of passage waders over three days at Venus Pool was completed this afternoon when a Redshank flew in mid afternoon!

It was really mobile thanks to the Lapwings but occasionally took a rest!

Interesting patterns in the water...

That's what I like to see - the bird walking my way!

The final two images at closest approach. Wonder what will turn up tomorrow??

Venus Pool - Dunlin

A late Dunlin at VP although they have turned up there during every month of the year. They look drab and tricky in Winter plumage but the structure us still the same...

Feeding like crazy, they had to avoid being bounced!

Finally the Lapwings weren't looking...

Always distant but goes with the territory!

This is one wader which doesn't normally let you down!