gannet , london

 After have great time after photographing dartford warblers I was blogging about them when I got a call from shaun to say there was a gannet at walthamstow res .  A great london bird and another chance of more photos .

from suffolk to london

 Today I was working in suffolk near minsmere so after work I took a walk on the heath in search of dartford warblers it wasn't long before I heard them calling and singing .

    

     

       dartford warbler juv

little bittern

There was a little bittern in hertfordshire, stockers lake . I was in oxfordshire working so on my way home from work i stopped off and with 20 birders pinning this bird down to a small bunch of reeds I was in with a good chance . My luck was in after thirty minutes it showed but no camera which was a shame but can't complain ! another lifer for for me but would have stopped off to see any way what a cracking bird .

photo was taken by Shaun Harvey more on www.valleybirding.blogspot.com

little pecker

Its not often you get the chance to snap away with your camera , most of the time you walk around your patch and the birds are either to distant or fly away . But this time this little pecker was to busy displaying to its mate .