Curlew Sandpipers, RSPB Blacktoft Sands

 

Curlew Sandpipers from Singleton Hide at Blacktoft Sands

Spotted Redshank still out on the mud

and masses of hornets in the corner of the toilet block. Very busy so a quick snap and retreat !

Curlew Sandpipers, RSPB Blacktoft Sands

 

Three from Singleton Hide, afraid never close. A few other waders to see which was nice.

and not forgetting the hornets in the toilet roof

Hornet Plumehorn, a first for our garden

 

A first for our garden, what a cracking insect, very striking !

Out and about

Black-headed Gulls at our local nature reserve, Messingham Sands. This is the only perch left on the reserve. It isn't rocket science yet the Lincs Trust don't seem to be able to manage to replace them. There is usually a right scrap each evening as the gulls and cormorants fight for the perch, soon the terns will arrive .......simple things that make all the difference that the warden never seems to notice.  

Brown Hare

Wheatear at Sammy's Point, Spurn. We arrived on a wheatear day, they were everywhere. 3 Ring Ouzels at Sammy's that were deliberately flushed by the he/she from the local riding school and her dogs. 

Hornet

Lesser Black-backed Gulls  (intermedius) 😉

Green Tiger Beetle

We don't have to go far to see netting to deter birds. This is the house across the road from us. Not content with draping and nailing netting over the whole roof, the pitch is covered in spikes. We keep our eye on it and hope a good strong wind removes it. These are professional people (teachers) that should know better. We keep our eye on it and the recent strong winds did put a huge hole in it. What is wrong with people that they can't stand a couple of gulls and pigeons on their roof ??

Larch

The plum tree in our garden looks set for a bumper crop this year !

Common Storksbill

This weeks bits and bobs

This week we saw the arrival of pink-footed geese.  

A sign of autumn with winter looming in the distance !

Red-crested Pochards

Always good to see a peregrime, and two is even better. This pair swooped and dived over the hill. Fantastic ! 

Hornets aplenty ......careful not to stand in their flight path !

Hornet

Flew into the kitchen today, quite impressive!