Paington Zoo.

We have not done much birding lately so we thought we would put up some pictures from a recent trip to the zoo with 2 of our grand-daughters to see the newly-born baby Giraffe and while they enjoyed it, it just re-enforced what we had always thought- we don't like them. While there is always the conservation arguement and we can see the point in that, most of the 'inmates' are not rare or endangered and for the most part looked very sad, especially the Apes and the Big Cats. 

Below is a picture of Ellie and Madison, guess which one's the tomboy. 

GREAT NORTHERN DIVER.

This adult Great Northern Diver was showing really well at Long Rock Pool.

Great Northern Diver

Great Northern Diver

Everything's Looking Rosy.

These images were digi-scoped over the past week. The Rats came out when I was photographing the Med. Gull and were not at all nervous, scavenging for bread within three feet of me. 

The Starling was in Morrisons carpark and is not the prettiest of birds, but nice to see.

BUZZARD

PEREGRINE

WHEATEAR

ROSE-COLOURED STARLING, juv.

ROSE-COLOURED STARLING, juv.

RATTY

LITTLE EGRET

LAPWING

MED. GULL

SANDWICH TERN

SANDWICH TERN, JUV.

BIRDING at PENDEEN.

We had a great day yesterday at Pendeen, with migrants blown in and 

others like the Flycatchers waiting to fly out. 

We saw a Wryneck but didn't get a photo, but while John was busy digiscoping the Shrike,

 which was too far off for my camera, I did manage to get a Snow Bunting.

DAURIAN SHRIKE

DAURIAN SHRIKE

PIED FLYCATCHER,  distant.

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER

SNOW BUNTING

SNOW BUNTING

SNOW BUNTING

The Last 2 Weeks.

We have had terrible computer problems, all fixed now, hence the lack of posts.

We thought we had better get something up or you'll all think we're dead and buried.

John's taken these over the last few weeks.

OYSTERCATCHER

WHOOPER SWAN

WHOOPER SWAN

LITTLE STINT

COMMON SANDPIPER

COMMON SANDPIPER

CORMORANT

STONECHAT

JAY

MUM with YOUNG

MUTE SWAN

BLACK-WINGED STILT

BLACK-WINGED STILT

A MIXED BAG.

This post is a bit of a mixed bag. Some shots taken a while ago

 but not making the blog and others taken during the week.

DEW DROPS



DEW DROPS




POPLAR HAWK-MOTH CATERPILLAR



POPLAR HAWK-MOTH CATERPILLAR



BLACK TERN



BLACK TERN



KESTREL



BLACK-HEADED GULL



BLACK-HEADED GULL



COMMON DARTER

COMMON DARTER, fem.



COMMON HAWKER



SOUTHERN HAWKER, fem.



SOUTHERN HAWKER, male.

GOLDEN-RINGED DRAGONFLY

Most of the Dragonflies were taken by Sue.