Cape May, September

Primarily a trip to photograph waders, Glyn Sellors took these shots at Cape May, New Jersey in September:

juv Least Sandpiper

juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper

Semipalmated Plover

juvenile Western Sandpiper

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Forster's Tern

Piping Plover

Semipalmated Plover

White-rumped Sandpiper

juvenile Royal Tern

Black Skimmer

juvenile Black Skimmer

Stilt Sandpiper

Solitary Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Controversial Harrier, Beeley Moor, Derbyshire

Present in early September and for a while though to be a juvenile Montagu's Harrier, this set of photos prove that the bird was in fact a Hen Harrier. Despite great advances in our knowledge, this remains a tricky group of birds to identify.

Photos by Andy Deighton

Pec Sand at Draycote Water

Photos by Glyn Sellors.

Sabine's Gull on north Wirral coast

A confiding juvenile at Hoylake.




Photos by Glyn Sellors.

Taken in Northumberland :by Glyn Sellors

Roseate Terns at St.Mary's Island August 2009

Wood Sandpiper

Juvenile Wood Sandpiper at Saltfleetby in Lincolnshire, and there's no disputing that this one was "showing well!" Photos by Glyn Sellors.

One of the many millions of Painted Ladies in this year's mass influx.

Terns in the north east

A mixed bag of Terns photographed by Glyn Sellors in Northumberland.

juv Roseate Tern

adult Common Tern

juv Common Tern

juv Arctic Tern

juv Arctic Tern

juv Arctic Tern

juv Roseate Tern

adult Roseate Tern

adult Roseate Tern

juv Roseate Tern

juv Roseate Tern