Two Hides part two

 Once again Far Pastures but this time only one bird a Water Rail. I managed to get a sequence of shots as it flew from one side of the pond to the other and here are most of those images.

Far Pastures

 A few days ago, I had a drive down to Far Pastures. Quite a few Teal were on the pond but I did not see any Mallard which is unusual for Far Pastures. Along the lane were the usual suspects darting in and out of the bushes. It was a canny couple of hours.

The Water Rail was always too far away for any decent shots.

Two Water Rail. I could them long before I saw them and in fact there were more than two calling.

The Snipe were, again, too far away for decent shots.

Along the lane a Jay did a fly pass carrying an acorn.

Another Jay was sitting on a fence its feathers ruffled by a…

…Pheasant sitting above it.

The Pheasant jumped off the fence when the Jay flew off.

Also along the lane were this Dunnock

And this Bullfinch.

Three Red Kites were flying above the field.

Including H5 a male fledged at Sunniside Gateshead in 2014.

Far Pastures

 I haven’t been to Far Pastures for a while so I thought I would pay a visit a few days ago, I ended up going a couple of days on the trot.

Water Rail in a hurry.

In a bit more of a hurry.

Snipe

Red Kite

Two of three Buzzards seen

When I got home after my first visit this Great Spotted Woodpecker was waiting for me in the garden.

I haven’t posted…

…for a while so here are a few images from Far Pastures from a couple of days ago.

Kingfisher

Water Rail

Snipe

Mrs Teal

Mr Teal

A very dark looking female Wigeon