Yellowhammer and Stonechat

Latin Identification.

Yellowhammer ....................Emberiza citrinella

Stonechat .............................Saxicola torquata

It was nice to see a Yellowhammer again as I believe they are becoming a lot scarcer than they use to be.
The washed out skies are not to my liking but they are *stop the car and shoot jobs* so I have to be content with them.

Guns and Posers

Pheasant ......................Phasianus colchicus

Pentire

Another great evening with Derek and his family resulted in another life tick....Manx Shearwater...okay I know it is a popular seabird but it was mine and Angie's first sighting and we eventually saw a hundred or so.
The evening was rounded off with another Nightjar sighting and the call of two males.
Regrettably I failed to glimpse the Nightjar this week and am unable to hear them but I can still say it was an enjoyable occasion.

Cormorant.

An earlier post of mine showing a Cormorant with outstretched wings titled ..*Drying Off*... is a little misleading.
I have recently learnt they do this to aid digestion and not to dry out the wings.

Joseph Starling

Latin Identification.

Robin ....................Erithacus rubecula

Starling .................Sturnus vulgaris

A Low Garden Count

Things are very quiet at the moment. A lot of the usual mobsters around the garden have taken to the nest or just cleared off. So the blog relies again on the old faithful Robins.

Backgarden Robin

House Sparrows

Latin Identification.

House Sparrow. ...............Passer domesticus

Woody at Large.

Wood Pigeon ..................Columba palumbus

The Fisherman of Walmsley

Grey Heron .........................Ardea cinerea

Grey Heron Fishing

Cormorant with Juvenile

Cormorant ..............Phalacrocorax carbo

Drying Off

Juvenile Cormorant

A Record Shot

Spotted Flycatcher ............Muscicapa striata

The very noisy image was the best I could come up with on the day. The dark interior of the wood and shooting conditions ....hand held, slow speed and maximum ISO were never going to produce a really good image. Still it was a life tick and I was more than pleased I had captured it.

Sedge Warbler

Latin Identification.

Sedge Warbler .........Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Latest Robocop

Robin....Erithacus rubecula

A New Nutty

Chaffy

Chaffinch..............Fringilla coelebs

Waiting for the Mast.

Feral Pigeon...............Columba livia (domest)

Greenfinch

Greenfinch........Carduelis chloris

Pentire ( Young House Sparrow? )

House Sparrow..............Passer domesticus

High Flyer

Youngsters.

Late Night Sparrow

House Sparrow..............Passer domesticus

Demonic Blue Tit

Blue Tit...........Parus caeruleus

Swan at Walmsley

Latin Identification.

Mute Swan....................Cygnus olor

Walmsley.

Latin Identification.

Coot....................Fulica atra

Cormorant........ Phalacrocorax carbo

Black-Tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit.........Limosa limosa

Rook

Rook.........Corvus frugilegus

The Rook was perched on a Farmyard building just before reaching Pentire.

Great Tit and House Sparrow

Tightrope Walker

Greenfinch..............Carduelis chloris

A Close Crow

Carrion Crow.....Corvus corone corone

I crept up on the Crow at Hayle Estuary and hid behind a wall till he was virtually underneath me. Notice the bluish shadow and sheen of the Crow.

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

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