southend pier

I visited southend pier this afternoon for an hour 

with plenty of med gulls 

2 Guillemots

12 scoter

6 crested grebe

and 1 great northern diver

 E494

I wonder where this came from ?

just before I got on the train I see a great northern diver 

not a bad end to the visit

A few more pics of barn owl from the patch 

I probably see it every other day from my bedroom window

fudge duck and a bit of luck

 lucky or not when I arrived at priory cp bedford I was told the duck was showing from the hide the other side of the lake so of I went 15 mins later I was in the hide. I sat down had a quick look with my bins there it was . I picked up my camera I took 2 photos of it in the water and  it took flight to the other side of the lake where I was 15 mins earlier . Unlucky yes but a lucky flight shot as it passed. 

 I took this after I walked back round the lake but was more than happy with the flight shot

when I got home thought I would check the patch as I had barn owl the other morning from my bedroom window .

bingo!