Reach for the skies!!! My tern to fly high!

[Dave Williams]

 

434)Eurasian Treecreeper

Eurasian Treecreeper   BY 434 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

I'm relying on finding some species I have forgotten about.

435) European Robin

European Robin  BY435 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Galana]

Good to see you have perked up. Tortoise and Hare all over again.

Go for it. Hard to believe that you have kept back some of these due to lack of quality.

[Dave Williams]

7 hours ago, Galana said:

Good to see you have perked up. Tortoise and Hare all over again.

Go for it. Hard to believe that you have kept back some of these due to lack of quality.

 It's about to get worse!!

 

436)Garganey

Garganey   BY436 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

Had one in the garden briefly yesterday too!

 

437) Redwing

Redwing.   BY 437 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

438)Fieldfare

Fieldfare BY 438 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

Had one of these in the garden yesterday too but there are no berries left so the chance has gone for better!

439)Mistle Thrush

Missile Thrush    BY439 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

8 hours ago, Galana said:

Good to see you have perked up. Tortoise and Hare all over again.

Go for it. Hard to believe that you have kept back some of these due to lack of quality.

@xelas If the Hare can top 500 he has me beaten and deserves to win. I am going to get close but I have to find a few new birds before the end of the year!

[xelas]

6 minutes ago, Dave Williams said:

 If the Hare can top 500 he has me beaten and deserves to win.

 Don't sweat, Dave. I will have to work hard to reach #400 for this year. But next year ... 

[Dave Williams]

A week ago I was in Senegal, 35°C. I can't believe I was looking forward to going home!! Brrrrrrrr.

440) Osprey

Osprey.   BY440.  Senegal. by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Galana]

2 hours ago, Dave Williams said:

A week ago I was in Senegal,

Wondered why you had been quiet.

[Dave Williams]

441)Beautiful Sunbird

A female on the hotel garden fence.

Beautiful Sunbird.    BY441 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

442)Eurasian Reed Warbler

Delighted to find this one on the last day of our Senegal holiday as I had missed out in the UK this year as the two ties I went to look it was too windy at our local reserve where they nest in the reed beds.

 

Eurasian Reed Warbler.   BY442 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

443) Heuglin's Masked Weaver

Not 100% but for me the eyes have it.

Heuglin's Masked Weaver.    BY443 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Galana]

2 hours ago, Dave Williams said:

Not 100% but for me the eyes have it.

Me too. I think you are safe with that.

[Peter Connan]

😜 for 439!

 

Great progress!

[Dave Williams]

4 minutes ago, Peter Connan said:

😜 for 439!

 

Great progress!

Spellcheck is a curse sometime Peter!!

[Dave Williams]

Out today desperately seeking the few I need to get me to 500, two were achieved as it was getting too dark especially for a black bird.

445)Rook

Rook.   BY445 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

Sat in a thorn tree but happy to see one. Thought it might be a tough call!

446)Common Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher     BY446 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

First thing while it was still pretty poor light and my shutter speed was too low but I actually quite like it dove the sharper ones 

447)Dunlin

Dunlin.  BY447 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

A tip off from my birding pal who had been walking the dog not far from our house. My disappointing day driving many miles ended up with two bonus birds just as it was going dark The Rook and

448)Common Gull

Common Gull BY 448 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Edited December 20, 2022 by Dave Williams

[Dave Williams]

Back to Senegal for a lifer 

448)Chestnut-bellied Starling

Chestnut-bellied Starling  BY448 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

Almost didn't bother with this one until I realised it's a different species to the one in South Africa!

449) Common Bulbul

Common Bulbul. BY449 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Galana]

1 hour ago, Dave Williams said:

I realised it's a different species to the one in South Africa!

I hear laughter in SLO.

[Dave Williams]

My photography has hit a new low but to demonstrate I have

no shame I celebrate this landmark with an EBC!

450)Double-spurred Francolin

 

Double-spurred Spurfowl.     BY450 by Dave Williams, on Flickr