Spoonbills, RSPB Blacktoft Sands

Love a few hours at Blacktoft, usually something to see and always a nice crowd to chat to in the hides. Half of the reserve is now bone dry but that will sort itself out with the next high tides in September.

20 spoonbills from Marshland Hide, snoozing away while the tide turned

A few from RSPB Blacktoft Sands

 

Spoonbills from Marshland Hide.....they barely moved an inch in the two hours we were there !

Greenshank from the hide

Lots of godwits, spotted redshank and ruff

Egret reflections

Spoonbills, Blacktoft Sands

 

20 Spoonbills this morning infront of Marshland Hide 

Spotted Redshank, RSPB Blacktoft Sands

 

A couple of hours at Blacktoft which is very near to home, and a single spotted redshank was infront of Marshland Hide. It spent most of the time fast asleep so it was a welcome fly over of a marsh harrier that woke everything up !

A few bits from last week

 

Common Blue

Chicken of the Woods

Poppy meadow

Marsh Harrier

A garden frittata made with new potatoes, spinach, spring onions and herbs.....all from our garden that morning. Made by Simon for a late breakfast and it was delicious !!

A beautiful rainbow over Blacktoft Sands

Common Lizard

Common Tern

Four-spotted Chaser

A garden frog......we have many !

The Major Oak looking very say indeed, infact almost dead. I used to play inside that tree as a kid and that was many years ago !

Muntjac

Nightjar

Common Spotted Orchid

Painted Lady, hundreds about just lately, we see them everywhere !

Small Copper

and a yellowhammer in the sun