Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Wednesday, 14 October 2009

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



Monday, 28 September 2009

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










Monday, 7 September 2009

Thursday, 3 September 2009

Tuesday, 11 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.