RedBacked Shrike

Superb little bird stayed around for a couple of days

Raptors

Kestrel on New Rocks

Little Owl outside Sandy Beaches

Merlin along Big Hedge

Heligoland Trap

This shows the basic configuration of the trap , the birds entering under their own volition and they procede down from the large open end to the narrow section and then into a catching box.

Here at the catching box they are taken out recorded occassionaly shown in the hand and then released unhurt by the experience. Here Tree Sparrow were being extracted by Barry .

Grey Seal

Slight diversion from birds as this fellow popped in to see what the human race was up to. And very welcome it was.

Not very confiding hence the distance it kept us , but Great Grey Shrike are good at any distance

Tiny little Goldcrest

Fieldfare

Beautiful Kestrel

Very sedate Merlin

Ring Ouzel

Just a few of the birds ringed over the past week. The total number was well into the 100,s

Brent Geese

A couple of pictures of Brent Geese . They were gathering in quite good numbers at Beacon Ponds and down on the Humber

Autumn Watch at Spurn Point

These are a few of the pictures taken in the car park with a Hawfinch being the centre of attraction . The crew were around most of the week ,  unfortunately the birds werent

Corn Bunting

Rosefinch

Shoveler

Just sat there , totally alone. A bit like me that day.

Wheatear

Probably one of my all time favourite birds the Wheatear .Always stands proud and looks you straight in the eye . A little cracker

Mute Swan

Flying around all week was this bent necked swan. Anyone any ideas ?

Swallow

This one nearly left it too late for a second brood but they were away last week.

SparrowHawk

Nearly missed this one as he came out of absolutely nowhere

sparrowHawk

Osprey and Peregrine

A couple of raptor pictures that were unfortunately quite a lon gway off but not too bad a record shot

Pintail

Pintail dropped in for a brush up and left a few minutes later to cheer up a pretty barren day

Med Gull

Probably the best views we have ever had of the Mediterranean Gull and obliged us with a couple of pictures

Meadow Pipit

There were great numbers of Meadow Pipits during the week on migration and a few stopped in on the way for a brush and clean up plus a little bit of sustinence .

Lizard

Common Lizard warming itself in the mid-day sun. There was a little one but it was hiding under the bark

Little Bunting

Probably the best bird of the week for us was this Little Bunting caught and ringed ar the Warren . It wasnt quite as pleased to see us as we were to see it.

House Martin

Just thought id show you how house proud a House Martin can be .Dont know who they expect to clean this lot up though