Catching up

I have not updated my blog lately so here is an update for the last few months:

Kingfisher back at Kingfisher Hide, Teifi Marshes at the start of July -

Whitethroat at Ceibwr -

Meadow pipit, also at Ceibwr -

Buzzard above out bungalow -

Reed bunting at Teifi Marshes -

A star bird - wood sandpiper at the Kingfisher Hide -

Snipe also at the Kingfisher Hide:

Grey Heron - Kingfisher Hide -

Swallow - Kingfisher Hide -

Sparrow hawk in our garden -

Little gull on the Teifi -

Spoonbill at Slimbridge WWT -

Common Crane  - also at Slimbridge -

Another star bird - a lesser yellowlegs - Penclacwydd - Llanelli WWT -

Green sandpiper - Creek Hide Teifi Marshes Reserve -

Dunlin - Parrog beach, Newport - while looking for Curlew Sandpiper -

Another Kingfisher at the Kingfisher Hide -

And last but not least another star bird - a wryneck at Newport Wetlands RSPB Reserve -

Up to date!!

Looking for dippers

Went out to Ceibwr looking for dippers. Saw a couple of brief / distant views but not close enough to photograph. The grey wagtail (there were two) and willow warblers (could be chiffchaff) however were more co-operative:

 

Comments re: willow warbler or chiffchaff are welcome

A Slavonian Grebe

Pembrokeshire Birds blog showed a Slavonian Grebe at Newport - near to the Boatclub. This is one of the images that I managed:

Some other images from the Heron Hide

While waiting for the marsh harrier to show again managed some other images - these are two of the best:

A chiffchaff:

 

and a song thrush:

 

Marsh harrier on Teifi Marshes reserve

We travelled hundreds of miles to see marsh harriers in Norfolk, then a few weeks after we return there is a marsh harrier on our local patch. Managed a few quick shots, this is probably the best:

This was taken from the Heron hide - everlooking the reserve. While we were there looking for the harrier we also saw some Sika deer:

Whimbrel on the Teifi

For a few days up to 40 whimbrel have been seen around the Teifi Estuary. The following images are of 2 of the 3 whimbrel perched in front of the Curlew Hide at the Teifi Marshes reserve and a flight shot of a group of whimbrel on the Teifi:

More images from our recent trip to Norfolk

A black headed gull making a meal out of a fish:

 

 

A co-operative common sandpiper close to one of the hides at Titchwell RSPB:

 

A hare taken from one of the hides at Holme Observatory:

 

A marsh harrier in flight taken from one the hides at Cley Marshes reserve:

 A redshank taken on a walk around Salthouse Marsh:

 

A snipe photographed from one the hides at Cley Marshes Reserve:

 

A spotted redshank photographed at Ritchwell RSPB:

 

A yellow wagtail - again at Titchwell:

Some grey seals photographed from a boat at Blakeney Point:

 

On the journey home we stopped off at Rutland Water to take these images of osprey: