I had a drive over to Whitburn yesterday to see a rare visitor to our shores an Indigo Bunting. Whatever its origins it was an amazing bird to see I still can’t get over how blue it is. While I was at Whitburn, I had a look for the Red-backed Shrike which I did eventually see unfortunately the distance and the heat haze did not make for decent images.
Indigo Bunting.
Red-backed Shrike.
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| Red-backed Shrike at Whitburn. Always too far away for decent pictures but my first lifer of the day. |
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| Roseate Tern at South Gare. Again too far away but my second lifer of the day. |
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| My third lifer a superb Pomarine Skua. |
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| Having a stretch |
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| Having a snooze. It wasn’t at all bothered by all the birders/photographers and while I was there everyone behaved impeccably. |
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| Ready to take off because the only thing that bothered it was dog walkers |
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| And this is what it thought of said dog walkers |
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| Preening |
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| Who do you think you are looking at? |
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| Another dog walker on the beach got too close |
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| Flying toward me |
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| A fly past |
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| Dunlin in flight |
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| Just landed |
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| Playing with the seaweed |
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| Just like the colours of the bird |
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| Sandwich Tern |
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| Juvenile Arctic Tern |
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| Bar-tailed Godwit |
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| Having a good scratch |
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| Pied Wagtail catching flies |
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| Pied Wagtail catching flies |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Little Owl |
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| Kestrel |
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| Take Off |
