Thursday 6 June 2013

Powys, Wales, 1st & 2nd June, 2013

A two day visit to Powys, Wales


Birds seen list for our 2 day visit to Gilfach NR

Red Kite, over
Raven, over, many times
Common Buzzard, over
Sparrowhawk, over

Great Spotted Woodpecker
Green Woodpecker

Stock Dove

Dipper, adult with 1 juvenile
Grey Wagtail, 2

Pied Flycatcher
Common Redstart
Nuthatch
Common Redpoll
Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin


Saturday 1st June, grey cloud with sunny intervals, under the woodland canopy, very difficult for photography, only 2 decent images all day !


Common Redstart, m


Pied Flycatcher, m




Sunday 2nd June, the light equally difficult, grey cloud cut out the harsh sunlight giving a bit more chance to take photographs !


Pied Flycatcher, f





                             Pied Flycatcher, m





Nuthatch



                               Pied Flycatcher, m









                            Coal Tit



Blue Tit



Nuthatch



Common Redpoll

Tuesday 4 June 2013

Long-tailed Duck, Peckham Rye, London. 3/6/2013

A very nice summer evening, first this year !
There is a Long-tailed Duck reported seen in Peckham Rye Park, not 10 minutes from home !

The Long-tailed Duck looked very much at home with the Tufted Duck, Mallard and Canada Geese ! !