Northweald Airfield

Every Saturday I run my son over Northweald market for work and never forget to take my bins and camera .

You never know what you could find ! 

 6 lapwing payed a visit this morning

This Lesser black back played ball for a while and let me take some photos 

Southend Pier

On Sunday I joined Shaun Harvey at Southend and had a couple of hours on the Pier .
The sun was out but very windy .

With plenty of med gulls and turnstone it didn't disappoint .

 These skylarks were over northweald airfield on Saturday one was very pale which got me going .

 At last nice and sharp

fire cracker

After a few hours of strolling around Knighton wood in Buckhurst Hill looking for a Firecrest on Sunday morning, Shaun managed to find what we were looking for and not long after that a 2nd Firecrest  appeared ,we then had an hour of trying to photograph them which was fun !!! . The resident Mandarin duck was a little easier to photograph and all in all was a good morning's local birding . 

Southend pier

I havent had the chance to use the camera much lately and cant think of a better place to flex the finger than southend-on-sea .
And it didn't disappoint with plenty of action in front of the camera and some good company cheers shaun had a good day !

weeting heath

How can you pass here with out having a look

such comical birds 

If you go down to zoo today !!!!!!!

Abberton res

There was 4 turtle doves on the same wire 
the best count I have had ! 

A taste from the mountains of murcia, spain

blue rock thrush

 rock sparrow ( I think )

 

black wheatear

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