Cream Coloured Courser

Quite a drive but well worth it. This came on the pager on Monday so Tuesday was booked off work and fingers were crossed that it was still there. The bird had apparently already been there a week and the local golfers thought it was a golden plover ! There were only a few birders there when we arrived and although there was a steady trickle, there wasn't the huge numbers that we thought would be there. It was a cracker of a bird, not too bothered about the golfers who passed very close to it at times. Birders obviously couldn't go on the greens as it was a very busy course, but the bird was easily visible from the edge. It looked fit and healthy and was very active. The golfers were very proud of their bird and stopped playing when it came out of the bracken, thanks.
These pics were taken at about 10-11am when the heat haze was beginning to build up.

Cream Coloured Courser

Christmas Day bird. Travelled just north of Tan Tan into the Sahara for this target bird. Had to take shelter from a sand storm and torrential rain. Was just going to give up for the day when out ran these three beauties. They didn't stay still for a second so with running birds, sand and rain - photography wasn't easy. The birds are absolutely drenched. Well worth it and a lovely Christmas pressie x

Cream Coloured Courser

Cream Coloured Courser