A cracker of a bird viewed from the hard standing of the old Spit hide in gorse just 20' away.
One of those moments you just cant stop taking photos.
Wow!
Pagham Birder: The Blog
A regular account of the birds seen mainly on and around Pagham Spit, the Lagoon and the North Wall plus other birding exploits from time to time.A cracker of a bird viewed from the hard standing of the old Spit hide in gorse just 20' away.
One of those moments you just cant stop taking photos.
Wow!
As I was stalking Fieldfares along the North Wall this afternoon this Grumman HU-16B Albatross Seaplane flew over the Honer farm.....apparently on a return flight from Southampton after touring the West Sussex countryside and returning along the south coast of the Isle of Wight..A life tick for me!
Whats app alert at 8.46 '13 Curlew Sandpipers close in by sluice north wall'
'now 13'......'14'
Time to get down there....................here are a few of my shots!
....and they're away
What a treat.....superb birds!
In past years we normally have an Autumn week in North Cornwall but this year, due to a number of circumstances, it was agreed to have a 10 day holiday in June.
This proved to be a beach holiday in Porthcothan, a small bay west of Padstow . The weather was amazing with almost unbroken sunshine; very different to the type of weather we usually experience in October!
Birding was not in the plan so it was a matter of enjoying the sand,sea and sunshine and a good dose of Cornish Pasties and Cream teas!
On one evening we headed to Constantine Bay a little further east from Porthcothan and to my surprise there was a flock of about 80 waders feeding along the rocky tideline viewed from a well used high level pathway. Of course, no camera not even binoculars! I could make out Dunlin but there were other species with them.
Next evening armed with suitable equipment we returned and fortunately the birds were there too.
Unfortunately a dog was there also but with patience I was able to make my way to the rocks and the dog eventually disappeared and I was able to get a few shots of this very confiding flock consisting mainly of Dunlin and Sanderlings. both species in varying summer/winter plumage.