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Tuesday 15 April 2014

Wheatear [Oenanthe oenanthe]

The wheatear is a small mainly ground-dwelling bird. It hops or runs on the ground. It is blue-grey above with black wings and white below with an orange flush to the breast. It has a black cheek. In flight it shows a white rump and a black 'T' shape on its tail. It is a summer visitor and passage migrant. Birds breed mainly in western and northern Britain and western Ireland, although smaller numbers do breed in southern and eastern England. It winters in central Africa.
The first this year, also the Swallow, two Red Kites and a Linnet. 





Monday 14 April 2014

Brimstone Butterfly, Daddy long Legs, Large Red Damselfly.

I am not very good with butterflies, and Dragonflies or Daddy-long-Legs, but it together was quite a howl, Allen Ginsberg said that.




Sunday 13 April 2014

Blackcap [Sylvia atricapilla]

I found this in middle of newly spreading leaves, it was hard work because he jumping from one branch to another. So, it wasn't very good. But, I loved him.








Saturday 12 April 2014

Red Crested Pochard [Netta rufina]

Larger than a pochard, the male has an orange-brown head with a red beak and pale flanks. Females are brown with pale cheeks. In flight they show whitish primaries. They dive, dabble and up-end for their food. There is a large population in Spain and nearer but smaller numbers in France, Netherlands and Germany - and occasional wild birds may come to the UK from the Continent. The UK breeding birds almost certainly all come from escaped birds.







Friday 11 April 2014

Garganey [Anas querquedula]

You can't see me.........................





 A little bit of preening, but, you can't see me, ha ha.....