What's Buzzing or Flying near you today.... 2014

Lovely photo's Woo and Loli!

Woo.....How are you getting on with the range on your new lens? I've found with my 250mm that I can't get close enough to get a decent shot without the birds taking flight.

 

We had a Sparrowhawk in the garden yesterday too, the same one as before.

A few Upton Park residents.








Out in the bay.

 

Charming, are they!

Here something else for you, another Amber listed bird, Pink footed geese

 

Lovely pics Strongy, can you ID the last of yours please?

 

.....Great pics...i just love this thread

 

So do I Lol, I enjoy my lunch time walks even more these days, and I try and get different and better pictures each day to add to this thread. Not always easy with the dog running around like a loony and the poor light conditions

Last one for today, a Stonechat

 

Avocets Yvonne, only about 40, the rest, around 500 are usually on the other side of Poole harbour.

That's a healthy flock of Pink foots.

 

Unfortunately the field they are feeding in is earmarked for a Wind Farm and yards away from a multi million pound wetland sanctuary which is only just finished, bar the planting. If it goes ahead, I fear for the future of future visitors like this, as well as our resident Owls, Raptors and other species. I see so many Red and Amber status birds, I can not believe these plans where ever even thought up

 

Great pictures everyone!

Yvonne, I love the 'string' of Goldfinches, they've got to be one of Britains prettiest birds.

 

A cold morning to go out bird watching but worth it in the end although pics were almost impossible in poor light and hiding behind a fir cone a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker was tucking in to the cones, first time I've seen one as they are a scarce and declining bird.
Just record shots.