Wader numbers continue to increase with Whimbrel passing through giving their characteristic piping call announcing their presence. A few Swifts fly west daily but numbers have dwindled to a trickle. The most unusual birds seen from the Spit hide this morning were a pair of Cape Shelducks right out in the middle of the harbour hence the poor record shots..
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| ...at least the drake showed off the typical white underwing |
It would appear that Starlings have had a good breeding season judging by the number of juvs about and Greenfinches and Linnets youngsters are much in evidence. A juv Skylark was dust bathing in the old car park area this morning.
Incidentally a Red Legged Partridge turned up just in front of our beach bungalow late this afternoon but as I got my camera out to get a shot, a dog walker with 3 dogs created havoc chasing the bird away.
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| Skylark....youngster. |
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| Linnets feeding on weed seeds |
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As it is school holiday time, a visit to the New Forest was called for yesterday by my grandaughter so it was a good opportunity to capture a few examples of the wildlife in the WildlifeCentre. It is always quite challenging to photograph captive animals and birds through in their resticted areas and it is not the purpose of this blog so just a random three shots.
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| European Otter |
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| Snowy Owl |
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