A few from last week

 

A woodcock doing it's evening rounds

Common Whitethroat

Swifts

Rat on the birdfeeder at Barton, it didn't bat an eyelid

Housemartins, going at a million miles an hour

Buzzard

Barn Owl

Swallows, Swifts and Yellow Wagtails in the rain

 

We timed this walk perfectly. As the rain started to fall, the swallows came down and they were spectacular. Swooping and diving all around us. Some sat on the fence, chattering to one another. And then we spotted one that was different with a dark pink breast. You can see it on the pic above. A fantastic looking bird that topped off one of those magical birding days.

A magnificent looking barn swallow. 

In the middle fence section is a house martin sat among the swallows and the swallow sat on the post on the left was rung with a silver ring.

RAIN !!

We were stunned by the amount of Yellow Wagtails that were here, impossible to count accurately but a good 50+. Fabulous !

Another day......another swift !

Out and about this week

Crow 

Lovely to see nesting house martins. Lots on this house on the way to Blacktoft.  

Magpie 

House Martins 

Green Sandpiper 

Marsh Harriers 

Juv. Song Thrush 

Nettle-leaved Bell Flower

Hirundines, Adlingfleet

1000's of house martins, sand martins and swallows gathering on the wires in Adlingfleet. Getting ready to go or just keeping ahead of  a weather front ?  It was a spectacular sight that's for sure.