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More rare birds were spotted at the other local reserve this week, so I thought I'd go and try the walk that I had to abandon last time due to the flooding. No sign of said birds, but I completed the walk and got a couple for the BY...

 

RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes, Cambridgeshire, 7/6/23

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/3200

 

52959011691_a050cdb8c4_k.jpg7T4A9833 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52959012321_9a925c3468_k.jpg7T4A9838 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52959468093_ece6ca59c3_k.jpg7T4A9836 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

225) Common tern, only my second sighting this year

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RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes, Cambridgeshire, 7/6/23

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/1600

 

52959470338_34636c7931_k.jpg7T4A9874 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/4000

 

52958417277_592b3efa0f_k.jpg7T4A9868 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

226) Willow warbler

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RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes, Cambridgeshire, 7/6/23

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/2000

 

52959015381_47d693c79b_k.jpg7T4A9974 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

227) European goldfinch

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The following day I decided to go the stork site, as it had been hanging around, with the night-herons, but approach from the other side. It seemed my timing sucked as that was the day that both relocated further along the washes. No matter, I discovered another path for the future and got a walk in, but nothing new to add for the BY.

 

52959552547_6b8f13231f_k.jpg7T4A9995 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52959567227_cf5c973f60_k.jpg7T4A0063 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52959550247_f521feb098_k.jpg7T4A0028 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

I didn't see what made them fly, but to give you an idea of the mix and numbers of birds feeding here....

 

52959553322_c8677c0bee_k.jpg7T4A0038 by tdgraves, on Flickr

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RSPB Ouse Fen, Cambridgeshire, 9/6/23

 

Canon 1D mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/2000, EV +1

 

52963583857_144dc05339_k.jpgD14I1279 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52969140766_2864a73672_k.jpgD14I0805 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

228) Eurasian oystercatcher

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RSPB Ouse Fen, Cambridgeshire, 9/6/23

 

Canon 1D mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1250, f7.1, 1/2000

 

52964567095_d5160e3e41_k.jpgD14I1430 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

229) Garganey

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No sign of the crane, but as the light was lovely, some duplicates and some flowers

 

52964560490_488be7836b_k.jpgD14I1203 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52964182426_8601a9fffe_k.jpgD14I1284 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52964562750_2d137d9acf_k.jpgD14I1303 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52963586997_8205714d88_k.jpgD14I1339 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52963588777_61f394226e_k.jpgD14I1415 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52963591547_0edca6782c_k.jpgD14I1458 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52964190041_74687802a1_k.jpgD14I1468 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52964334259_19865b47b3_k.jpgD14I1510 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52963937666_aa5bdd7f4f_k.jpg67a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52963936851_5404c65c5c_k.jpg69a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52964324795_b5d908f407_k.jpg77a by tdgraves, on Flickr

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Congrats on the Crane, such a fabulous bird. Lots of beautiful photos, well done! 

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Finally caught up. I thoroughly enjoyed your bahamas collection, especially since we're unlikely to go there. 

Happy (belated) 20th anniversary, and congrats on the 2nd century.  

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  • 2 weeks later...

The owls have been around a bit earlier this year, including in the daytime, a first for me!

 

My garden, Cambridgeshire, 15/6/23

 

Canon 1D mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1600, f7.1, 1/320

 

52999958497_6d1f1a5599_k.jpgD14I1596 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

25/6/23, Canon 1D mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/640

 

53000556363_37707a93e9_k.jpgD14I1606 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

Canon 1D mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/500, EV +1

 

53000081181_c7ea2f10e5_k.jpgD14I1615 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

229) Tawny owl

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I went for a walk last week, but the weather was not particularly kind. First I went to a new spot, mainly to scope it out for migration time.

 

Dernford Reservoir, Cambridgeshire, 29/6/23

 

Canon 1D mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/2500, EV +1

 

53020130776_aae3d97693_k.jpgD14I1661 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

230) Little grebe

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But when I checked the photos, I found a UK first

 

Dernford Reservoir, Cambridgeshire, 29/6/23

 

Canon 1D mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/2500

 

53020517325_a44439793a_k.jpgD14I1628 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

231) Ruddy shelduck

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As the walk didn't take very long, I went on to the nearest RSPB reserve, somewhere I hadn't been to in years. There had been recent reports of spotted flycatchers, including on that day, but I didn't see any.

 

RSPB Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, 29/6/23

 

Canon 1D mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/2500, EV +1/3

 

53020302164_a483267a61_k.jpgD14I1734 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

232) Great spotted woodpecker

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I did learn what treecreepers sound like, but it was generally pretty quiet. I got a nice and unusual sighting of a female marsh harrier landing in a tree, but the photos were very disappointing

 

53020133221_44cc928170_k.jpgD14I1722 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53020616273_caa2d1c893_k.jpgD14I1728 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53020302374_ee37ae6ee7_k.jpgD14I1755 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53020344764_b72d7eb147_k.jpgD14I1789 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53020176836_cbdca41d32_k.jpgD14I1790 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53020616963_5aa9c48e33_k.jpgD14I1781 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

That's it for now. Had planned a walk this afternoon, but it has finally rained.

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A worthwhile day out.

Nothing wrong with two of those Harrier shots. The first one is quite an action shot and with 789 I would do a big crop on the other bird as it looks quite sharp to take a crop and looks quite a nice bird.

Heck. I would use it if I got one like that.;)

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Wonderful sighting of the Owls in your garden - beautiful!

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  • 4 weeks later...

A bit of a quiet month, largely due to the uncooperative weather. My first trip out (Godmanchester NR, 6/7/23) only netted duplicates, unless any of you are convinced that this is a great black-backed gull...

 

53036462469_5ec20badf4_k.jpgD14I1935 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53036279036_c06c1ea401_k.jpgD14I1916 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

The following day at Ouse Fen was no better, but at least the sun was out...

 

53036761823_e7a2c92fc7_k.jpgD14I1980 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53036668560_5411cf06b8_k.jpgD14I1994 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53036762668_cd2dae11e8_k.jpgD14I2003 by tdgraves, on Flickr

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This wren was not happy about the presence of my sleeping cat and continued it's alarm calls for ages....the cat just slept!

 

53039428738_fba9d045c6_k.jpgD14I2045 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53039130984_5017bf3e42_k.jpgD14I2039 by tdgraves, on Flickr

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A trip to Milton Country Park on 11/7/23 was equally unrewarding - one of the lakes has blue-green algae, which didn't help...we did see some babies though.

 

53039327100_a6f71a8b08_k.jpgD14I2100 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53039124824_a1e1fee23a_k.jpgD14I2105 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53039329775_86c5e08cf0_k.jpgD14I2119 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53038359122_4560b9f0a9_k.jpgD14I2134 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53039127394_ae21fb9d6c_k.jpgD14I2138 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53038359817_1122280a62_k.jpgD14I2158 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53039333580_20a043f779_k.jpgD14I2170 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53038939726_6abba7b943_k.jpgD14I2162 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53039333975_a47d023201_k.jpgD14I2187 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53038362387_0fcca274c1_k.jpgD14I2190 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53038942141_c161c314b7_k.jpgD14I2203 by tdgraves, on Flickr

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