Good night out seeing SLAVES. They had been on Radio 1 Live Lounge during the day. It was like going back to 1977 again. Check out the videos below. The support group was Wonk Unit.
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Nightingale
Little Paxton Gravel Pits is one of the best place to see Nightingales. They can be easy to hear but a lot harder to see. It took a while but eventually one came out in the open for a few seconds. Another difficult bird to see but easy to hear is Cetti’s Warbler. Here is a rather poor picture of one from today at Marston Vale Country Park. I also managed a few shots of Common Whitethroat here.
Nightingale
Cetti’s Warbler
Common Whitethroat
**MEGA** Hudsonian Godwit
A Hudsonian Godwit was found at Shapwick Heath NR last Saturday whilst I was at Southend for the football. I was going to see it the next day but it was not reported that day or for the next few days. It was however seen again a few days later. I decide to go for it early Saturday morning and was hoping to get back in time for Luton’s last game off the season. Left at 3.30am Saturday morning arriving at Shapwick Heath just after 6.30 am. Luckily the bird was present when I arrived. I also managed to see Great White Egret, Bittern, Cetti’s Warbler, Garganey and Kingfisher. I was back in time to be down the pub by 12.30 and Luton beat Stevenage 2-0. Here are a few poor record shots of the bird, it was nearly always quite distant in dull conditions.
Great White Egret
Southend United 1 Luton Town 0
Unfortunately another away defeat. We had been hoping to reach the playoffs but that won’t happen now Maybe next year. It was a good day out and over 2200 Luton fans made the journey to Roots Hall.
Little Gulls
22/4/2015 There were 8 Little gulls at Wilstone Reservoir, 7 adults and one first summer.
Scotland 2015 (Part 4)
Two nights in Aviemore came next, where we got the funicular railway to the summit of Cairn Gorm to look for ptarmigan. We were going to meet Danny in York on the way back home. As I had missed Black Grouse at Tulloch Moor I decided to stop at a site for them near Dunkeld on the way south. Almost immediately that we turned on the minor road here I spotted one in the field next to the road. Best views i have ever had of one!
Ptarmigan
Red Grouse
Black Grouse
Lapwing
York
Scotland 2015 (Part 3)
The next day was spent visiting lighthouses at Strathy Point, Scrabster, Dunnet Head and Duncansby Head. We stayed at John O’Groats. The next day we drove to Aviemore but stopped on the way at Wick for lighthouses and Brora for a female Harlequin Duck.
Strathy Point lighthouse
Scrabster Lighthouse
Duncansby Head Lighthouse
Dunnet Head Lighthouse
Black Guillemots
Fulmar
Razorbill
Hooded Crow
Scotland 2015 (part 2)
We then drove to the Isle of Lewis, firstly to Stornoway to look for Iceland Gulls in the harbour. There were at least 5 around the harbour and whilst there a White Tailed Eagle flew over. Later in the day we drove to Tiumpan Head and the Butt of Lewis. There was a white Billed Diver off of Sgigersta Harbour. The following day it was the early morning ferry to Ullapool, and then a drive out to Stoer Head. We then took the road across the top of Scotland in mainly rainy conditions until the evening when it brightened up a bit. We stopped to look at Smoo Cave and stayed the night in Tongue. The next day was a lovely sunny day and we were able to see how nice an area Tongue was, we even drove back the way we had come the previous day to see the scenery in better conditions.
Raven
Iceland gulls
White tailed Eagle
Tiumpan Head Lighthouse
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse
Stoer Head lighthouse
Smoo Cave
Rock Dove
Northern Scotland
Scotland 2015 (Part 1)
We drove to Fort William on Good Friday stopping at Leighton Moss RSPB on the way up. The next day we drove to Skye and visited Neist Point Lighthouse. We stayed in Flodigarry overnight. The next morning was spent on Skye visiting The Old Man of Storr and Kilt Rock before getting the ferry to Tarbert on the Isle of Harris.
Skye Bridge
Neist Point
Old Man of Storr
Flodigarry and Trotternish
Kilt Rock
Isle of Harris
Great Northern Diver
Southend-on-Sea
A day out in Southend and a walk down the longest leisure pier in the world. It is 1.3 miles long. Managed to get some pictures of Turnstones and Mediterranean Gulls.
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