Dead Dragonfly found in garden - 30/07/2011

Anna found this Dragonfly in the garden earlier today. It appears fairly fresh, and we believe it is probably a Southern Aeshna.

Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve - 12/07/2011

Lapwing

Just look at those colours!

Mixed flock of Knot (some in excellent breeding plumage), Dunlin, and Godwits

Poor distant record shot of a Whimbrel

Wader flock in flight

Bit fuzzy, but see the breeding-plumage Knot - and spot the Bar-tailed Godwit

And again

A lone Dunlin

Ruff

North Cave Wetlands, East Yorkshire - 08/07/2011

Just an ol' Rook!

Obviously a productive breeding season for Black-headed Gulls

Still some display/breeding activity though?

A visitor from Oz?

Little Grebe

Boynton campsite - 06/07/2011

A very poor photo technically (taken c. 8pm in the shade of trees under very cloudy skies). Mainly notable for the fact that it was taken from inside our motorhome. The Tree Sparrow (a motorhome tick!) was feeding on fallen seed from the bird feeder we had set up next to the van.

Bempton Cliffs - 04/07/2011

Kittiwake with young

Herring Gull

Kittiwake

Guillemots

Gannets

Gannet with young

Juvenile Kittiwake in flight

Razorbill

Crowded cliffs

Kittiwake

Puffins

Tree Sparrow on roof of RSPB building - they seem to nest under the tiles