A whistle stop visit to the Wirral to see these lovely small waders.
Three resting Ruddy Turnstone and two more lively Purple Sands
Well, what a stunning sight.
Behind the fence is the famous white church at Nesseby, Varanger, Norway.
and in B&W
and in B&W
a little time away from sea watching to take this image
Showing it sat on the peninsula of Varangarfjord
Sparrowhawk.
Long working hours and some miserable weather has prevented me from venturing too far this past week so my WBW subject is taken from my archives during the last year or so.
Undoubtedly the boss of the garden is male Sparrowhawk. At least one male visits regularly, however I know I once had 3 individuals in the same morning, my usual un-ringed bird, a BTO metal ringed bird then this interesting observation........ a WHITE ringed bird. It would normally always be a silver metal BTO ring, however I could clearly see this was indeed white. I let my local birding group know who commented that they didn't know of any local ringing clubs using white rings. After a little internet searching I came across this Sparrowhawk ringing project edinburghhawkwatch They had sightings of their birds just across the border into England but never this far south of Scotland, So this new garden visitor was probably raised and ringed 225 miles away in Edinburgh Scotland and worked its way down into deepest England, how cool.
Long working hours and some miserable weather has prevented me from venturing too far this past week so my WBW subject is taken from my archives during the last year or so.
Undoubtedly the boss of the garden is male Sparrowhawk. At least one male visits regularly, however I know I once had 3 individuals in the same morning, my usual un-ringed bird, a BTO metal ringed bird then this interesting observation........ a WHITE ringed bird. It would normally always be a silver metal BTO ring, however I could clearly see this was indeed white. I let my local birding group know who commented that they didn't know of any local ringing clubs using white rings. After a little internet searching I came across this Sparrowhawk ringing project edinburghhawkwatch They had sightings of their birds just across the border into England but never this far south of Scotland, So this new garden visitor was probably raised and ringed 225 miles away in Edinburgh Scotland and worked its way down into deepest England, how cool.
Anyway back to my regulars.
Watching and listening for any movement
oops he's seen me
nothing doing down there either
and doing what they do best
yes this was addressed towards me as I stood by the back door
a stunningly beautiful species
Behind the fence is Trentabank Reservoir, Macclesfield Forest, North West England.
This is the largest of four reservoirs in the forest area, it is also home to a breeding colony of Cormorants and Grey Herons.
This is the largest of four reservoirs in the forest area, it is also home to a breeding colony of Cormorants and Grey Herons.
The sign explains the Herons breeding, nesting and behaviour and is part of the Cheshire Wildlife Trust and the water company (United Utilities)
another angle, looking towards the Heronry "island"
I had a spare day so headed up the road to Macclesfield Forest. I intended to do a little birding but succumbed to the wide angle lense to grab some late Autumn colour. The forest area has four reservoirs, this is the smallest of the four.
Teggs Nose Reservoir,
taken from the causeway with Teggs Nose Hill to the left of the image
Teggs nose Hill as a backdrop
Waterside
A move to the largest of the reservoirs just as the rain clouds came in.
This is Trentabank reservoir home to the large colony of Breeding Cormorants and Grey Herons
As a footnote I did locate some nice species of bird including 6 Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Pochard male, 3 Buzzards, a single Raven a few Jays and a large flock of Fieldfare
male Pochard
all the above images are straight out of the camera...... however this next one has had some post processing to add a little drama to it (Same image as #6 above)
Only a few words to accompany this post, only to say that this bird is jaw dropingly beautiful.
Seen on all seven days whilst in Kruger Park.
Jail Breaker!
This Robin looks like its just about to escape........
My contribution to Fridays Fences hosted by Jan n Jer
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