A sunny crisp autumn morning with a light easterly breeze.
Such conditions are good for photographing birds, and a Carrion Crow was an ideal subject.
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| Carrion Crow |
I rarely try to photograph these because they are normally too jumpy, and you need good light to see the bird to best effect. Also present in the field at Netherstead was a Stonechat, much scarcer than the crow but much featured in this blog because they never hide.
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| Stonechat |
As with last week there were lots of thrushes about, maybe 80 Fieldfares and 50 Redwings, and several parties of Linnets, Goldfinches, and Redpolls. Meanwhile a large Peregrine was dashing around over woodland to the south-west of the patch.
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| Lesser Redpoll |
As we approached the flash field we heard a Little Owl calling. And the usual tree appeared to produce the bird in question. But look closely at the next photograph.
Just above the obvious Little Owl, peering through the dead oak leaves, is a beady eye. Unseen by us, but spotted by the camera, was a second Little Owl.
The nearest flash produced a nice surprise; a line of eight Wigeon. The first here for over a month.
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| Wigeon |
Other than that it contained five Teal, two Moorhens, and five Snipe.
A better return than last weekend's nadir.
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