Leucistic Great-crested Grebe

Still here on this private site and doubled in size since we last saw it. Lots of diving for food but still begging ! It is one of three chicks and all a good size now. 

 

Small Red-eyed Damselfly

 

We saw red-eyed damselfly at this site a couple of weeks back, now we see small red-eyed damselfly, both new for us. What a cracking morning !

Kingfishers

 

Leucistic great-crested grebe framed by a couple of kingfishers......it doesn't get much better than this !

Two distant kingfishers with the great-crested grebe. The best mornings birding we have had in a long time !  At least 2 pairs of kingfishers here on this private site. 

Curlew Sandpipers, Blacktoft Sands

 

A good hour in Singleton Hide, plenty of waders but these 2 curlew sandpipers were the main attraction. Pity about the ten million black thunder flies that made staying impossible !

Ruffs

 

A few ruff infront of the hides at Blacktoft and Alkborough

A few from last week

Avocets

Godwits

Lapwing

Linnets

 A good couple of hours in the hide yesterday