Green Heron in Kent

This 1st winter Green Heron at West Hythe continues to show well along the Royal Military Canal. Photos and video by Stephen Rutt.

Photos from North Yorkshire

Recent photos of Knot (Bridlington), 1w Mediterranean Gull (Scarborough) and Purple Sandpiper (Bridlington) by Glynn Sellors:

Scilly season gets underway

Never failing to produce good birds, both this adult Sociable Plover and this Grey-cheeked Thrush were on Scilly mid-month. Photos by Joe Ray.

Red-necked Grebe, Leicestershire

Two great photos by Glyn Sellors of the long staying juvenile Red-necked Grebe at Swithland Reservoir:



And two portraits of a Stonechat from Spurn in September:

Birds in Lesvos

Potentially of interest to British birders, these fantastic shots of a first-winter Steppe Grey Shrike on Lesvos illustrates nicely all of the key ID features of this distinctive race including the pale bill and lores and the extensive white in the wing.

Amongst the other species noted were this Red-backed Shrike and Short-toed Eagle.

All photos by Glyn Sellors.

Migration on the east coast

Two Wheatears, Pied Flycatcher and Spotted Flycatcher photographed recently at Spurn Point and part of an impressive fall of common autumn migrants. Photos by Glyn Sellors

Lesser Grey Shrike and Ruddy Shelducks in Norfolk

Two excellent photos by Will Bowell of the weekend's popular Lesser Grey Shrike near Weybourne.



Also 8 Ruddy Shelducks found by Will at Burnham Overy which were present briefly, and presumably the birds seen earlier in the day flying south along the south Lincolnshire coast. Wild? Self-sustaining feral from the near continent? Fence hoppers? Tick according to your conscience :-)


More of Will's photos can be found at:

http://www.willsadlib.blogspot.com/

and

http://www.beetletongue.co.uk/