Thursday 30 April 2015

Quite a few pictures

Yesterday morning saw me in the Muggleswick area. The first bird I heard then saw was a Redstart but it was at a distance, it did briefly fly a bit closer but it landed against the light. Loads of Meadow Pipit were around and a Red Kite passed overhead followed by two Buzzards. The Pied Flycatcher was in its usual place and showed well. On the way home, I saw a Mistle Thrush gathering nesting material.
Early afternoon it was Burdon Moor. Again, loads of Meadow Pipit but unfortunately the Whinchat did not put in an appearance while I was there. A pair of Blackcap gave me the run around but I was only able to get a shot of the female. Three female and one male Wheatear were posing well as was the resident Kestrel.
 
 

Distant Redstart

 
Take off
 
Male Redstart a little closer
 
Meadow Pipit
 
Resting Meadow Pipit
 

Red Kite

 
Red Kite always nice to see
 

Buzzard

 
Second of the pair
 
Pied Flycatcher
 
Pied Flycatcher
 

Gathering nesting material
 

Is that a cobweb it has in with the moss
 
Mistle Thrush gathering nesting material
 
Meadow Pipit
 

Female Blackcap
 


Robin feeding
 
Male Wheatear
 
Female Wheatear


 

Another female


 
Kestrel
 
Kestrel

Tuesday 28 April 2015

Four W’s (five really) and one RB

A few early morning images from Burdon Moor taken over the last couple of days.

Willow Warbler

Willow Warbler in flight

Wheatear



Wheatear in flight

Whitethroat


Whinchat



Reed Bunting
 

Saturday 25 April 2015

Unexpected

Its always a nice surprise when you get something unexpected while out taking pictures. That’s what happened while I was out today.

Fox with some kind of kill




Roe Buck

Mandarin Duck
 

Friday 24 April 2015

Pied Flycatcher

I took these images of Pied Flycatcher on the 19th, I took that many I have just finished going through them.
It was better than any soap opera, at one point at least four males were chasing each other, even the females were getting involved at least two were having a go at each other. A Blue Tit got a bit too close to the nest site and the male with the ring on its leg was going ballistic until the Blue Tit left.
Although I like the images that I took while it was sunny, I think I prefer these.
 

Pied Flycatcher (F)

Pied Flycatcher (M)







 

Thursday 23 April 2015

A Day Out

I had a day out around the Moors yesterday. The weather was great and the opportunities to get pictures were very good although I did not get pictures of the birds I went to see. Ring Ouzel were too distant and the Little Owl was a no show but all in all a good day out.

Willow Warbler

Goldcrest


Pied Wagtail

Mistle Thrush

Red Grouse

Long-tailed Tit


Wheatear

Pipit

Dipper