Images of a Widgeon on the Purfleet Scrape

Beautiful Bird.

Performing Dessert wheatear.

Dessert Wheatear Ballwalks round carpark to the to the astonished amusement of the Birders.

Abberton Res and West Canvey 5th Nov 2012.

After seeing Jono's and Bradders magnificent shots of the Dessert Wheatear at Abberton,   Russ and I decided to jump on the band waggon and head out this morning.   We arrived at the gate 10 minutes before opening,  and a couple of early birders pointed it out through the gate posing in the carpark.   Gate opened and sure enough the bird went through it's well rehearsed repertoir.     After filling our boots we shot off to west Canvey marsh as Russ had seen three Short-Eared Owls there last week.    Walking round by the picnic area we put one up which had been roosting in a bush,  Russ managed a quick airial and I snapped it when it settled in another bush before it disappeared across the marsh.   Brilliant day,  with plenty of sunshine.   Other birds seen at west canvey;  3 Green Sandpipers, 20 curlew, 10 fieldfare, Redwing,  Sparrowhawk,  Kestrel,  15 Golden Plover.

Norfolk Half term week, Images.

Nice place to be,  

Snow Bunting,  Salthouse.

Fieldfare, Santon Downham.

Redwing, Santon Downham.

Marsh Harrier, Titchwell.

Spotted Redshank, Titchwell.

Black-Tailed Godwit, Titchwell.

Little Grebe, Titchwell.

Shorelark, Salthouse.

Brent Geese, Titchwell.

Knot, Titchwell.

Redshank, Titchwell.

White-Rumped Sandpiper, Cley.

Glossy Ibis 2nd Day at Rainham

Dave McGough.  This Superb Glossy Ibis turned up again today on the Target pools,   but suddenly took off at 11.15am and dissapeared over the pylons and  eastwards.  It may well return.

Russ Sherriff

Dave McGough

Russ Sherriff

Russel Sherriff, Images from the Valley, Sat 13th oct

Tuesday 9th oct Ingrebourne Valley

 I haven't been out much in the last three weeks due to (Campylobacter).  seems to be on it's way out,  didn't want it in the first place and don't want it again.      I went out for an hour to the valley up by the paddock at 11.30 and saw these two Buzzards,  wonder if they are the same two that Dave Mo saw the other day.  One has worn tail feathers.  They were going west towards Hornchurch CP.