What's Buzzing or Flying near you today.... 2014

Sand Lizard, Holton Lee reserve, Poole Harbour.
This one is unusually all green on the back as it is normally Brown.

 

Brands Bay, Poole Harbour, this morning.
Lucky enough to see an Osprey again this, one almost flew over me.






Two Grey Plovers on the spit as the tide came in.

 

Robin in one of my apple trees

 

A suprise visitor in my garden today.
A blue Budgie,It was very tame I got to within 2 foot of it and it fed from the bird table.
BUT a flock of sparrows chased it away.
I would like to thing it will return but I doubt it.

 

It's a shame you couldn't catch it Roders, it will be attacked and chased by native birds.

Apologies for flooding this thread with pics but it is a good time of year as the Autumn migration is quite long.

Brands Bay today.
I still haven't seen the Great White Egret that is here, despite it's colour and size it is very elusive.
Possibly one of the same Grey Plovers seen on Tuesday but feeding with some Turnstones.


Common Redshank.


Female Reed Bunting.


Back of Stonechat and (middle right) front of Juvenile Dartford Warbler.


Middlebere Channel.
Green Sandpiper.




Yellow Legged Gull, far off so it's difficult to see it's legs, but an uncommon relative of the Herring Gull normally seen in the Med and Canaries.


Can't resist a Robin, at the farm on the way back to the car.

 

Great pictures Strongy!

I agree with you and sadly that won't be it's only issue, with the winter months on their way it's unlikely to survive through lack of food or the cold.

 

Holton Lee today, Jiffy these are better for ID, they often appear together and down here often with a Dartford Warbler and they are here all year round.






Mistle Thrush, one of a flock of 12


Southern Hawker resting in the Gorse.


Common Darter.

 

Great camouflage on those last to pics Strongy.

 

Saw these a few days ago in Brittany. Down in a place called Penvins in the Gulf of Morbihan. A lovely place, far away from the madding crowd,
a handsome black beetle


an egret catching breakfast in the low tide

and a shoreline path to stroll along for an hour or two - recommended

Jenny

 

Lovely pictures Jenny!

 

Robin trying to work out how to start my rotovator and dig up worms.