The local Juv red necked grebe

As the news of a local red necked grebe in Roding valley meadows NR come out

Not many local birders could resist 

And who could blame them ,what a great looking bird and although it could of been closer I was more than happy to see it .

 

Wryneck at Kessingland

On a weekend break at Kessingland and hoping something in the area would turn up.

Then the day I arrive Wryneck was on the cards.

With only a 5 minute walk to where the bird was seen I had every chance of seeing it but of cause it is never that simple.

4 visits before I connected but didn't mind due to the 5 minute journey and it showed very well. 

MEIXCO PLAYA DEL CARMEN

Firstly not a birding holiday but a relaxing family laid back one.

Plenty of new birds for me , in fact all new birds for me

Maybe two many photos on this blog but taken in sequence from a two week holiday and only had the camera in the hand every other day for about 1 hour 

 turkey vulture

 great tailed grackle every where

 great kidkadee

Mocking bird

 anhinga ( snake bird )

crested / double crested cormorant 

 orange oriole

 plain chachalaca

 black bellied plover

 ruddy turnstone

 turkey vulture seen every day 

 brown pelican

 laughing gull

 brown pelican juv maybe

 mocking bird seen daily

 Magnificent frigatebird seen daily

 royal tern seen daily

 social flycatcher

One of the laughing gulls from the picture below

  And finally on the last walk on the beach some grounded laughing gull with one adult

Southend

It was a dull cloudy day but being local to Southend on a mid week job I thought i would pay a visit,On the drive along near Rossi ice cream parlour I spotted a adult med gull in all its glory . I drove on to gunners park where there was some wader action and more med gullls. Shame the light was so poor.