One or two oddities.

The Spoonbill was at the back of Breach Pool again this morning.

Showing off his spoon bill.....

....before a big yawn

...and so back to his usual sleeping position.

Nevertheless appreciated by a number of passing birders.

I'm not certain why this white dove was resting on the side of the rife but it flew off strongly after this shot.

This lone Little Egret was feeding along the dog path adjacent to Slipe field. I've never come across one of these along here before.

Earlier in the week we had an influx of Blackbirds in the garden and I was struck by this particularly dark individual with black beak. Never quite certain whether these birds are of German/European origin or first winter males but whatever, it looked very different from its companions.

Oddly, there was a single Redwing in attendance and I can't remember seeing one of these in the garden for some time and never singly and usually flyover flocks.

Nice bird though, photographed through the double glazed window.