Somewhat out of place on the pond by the Iron Road - Whistling Duck?? Very fine bird though.







































Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)















Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)





Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)





Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarelli)



Reed Bunting (Emboriza schoeniclus)





Yellow Legged Gull (Larus michahellis)

Tag CloudReedBunting, CommonSandpiper, GreenSandpiper, YellowLeggedGull

Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta)



Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)











Clearly shows the state of the bird's moult. Five old outer primaries. One missing or in pin and four new feathers at different stages.

Doesn't seem to have dropped any secondaries yet only the greater coverts.





























Green Sandpiper (Trinag ochropus)








Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)



Pied Wagtail - (Motacilla alba yarelli)

Tag CloudGreenSandpiper, Avocet, PiedWagtail, LittleEgret, CommonSandpiper

Mountain Male Fern (Dryopteris oreades)





After the fifty - sixty miles and hour winds yesterday, shredded leaves found their way into many nooks and crannies.





Common Sandpiper on the river (Actitis hypoleucos)

Dipper and Grey Wagtail too.

Tag CloudLandscape, CommonSandpiper, MountainMaleFern