CATCHING UP.

HERE ARE SOME IMAGES THAT I'VE TAKEN OVER THE PAST 

COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT NEVER GOT AROUND TO POSTING.

THEY WERE ALL TAKEN AROUND TRURO & WEST CORNWALL.

DIPPER

HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL

HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL

JACKDAW

PINTAIL

RING OUZEL

RING OUZEL

SHOVELER

SHOVELER

SISKIN

TUFTED DUCK

WHEATEAR

WREN

HELSTON AND SWANPOOL.

 OUT AND ABOUT  AT HELSTON AND SWANPOOL.

MED.GULL

MED.GULL

SCAUP

TUFTED DUCK

WHOOPER SWAN

WHOOPER SWAN

HAYLE AND SWANPOOL.

 JUST A FEW SHOTS TAKEN AROUND HAYLE ESTUARY AND SWANPOOL

CURLEW

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

LESSER YELLOW-LEGS

REDSHANK

COOT

MOORHEN

LONG-TAILED DUCK,  juv.

SHOVELER

TUFTED DUCK

ROOK

A ROOK DOING HIS BEST CROSSBILL IMPRESSION.

Short trip to Iceland.

We have just got back from a short trip to Iceland. Had a great time and would highly recommend it. It was extremely cold and at times so windy, you could barely stand up,

let alone take photos.

We birded in the SW of Iceland and as only 300,000 people live there we hardly saw anyone when away from the towns. The landscape is breathtaking and we were amazed at the small colourful houses everywhere, just lovely. Hope to go back one day. The only disappointment

was that we didn't see the Northern Lights or get White-tailed Eagle or any of the Auks.

This is a 'not very good' record shot of a Kumlien's Gull.

This Whooper Swan's display paid off in the end.

As you can see the sea was very rough and digi-scoping was nearly impossible, however,

the Harlequin was a lifer for us as was Barrow's Goldeneye.

Have included this shot because it shows the lovely purple sheen to his head.