Richard Smith - Birdwatching Days Out: November 2013

Monday, 25 November 2013

Elmley and Gulls at Dungeness, 24/11/2013

Elmley, 08.00 hours, Northerly wind, grey cloud

Marsh Harrier, 4
Kestrel, 4
Merlin, 1

Curlew, 100's
Lapwing

Linnet flock 100+
Greenfinch 20+

Pheasant

Dungeness, 12.30 hours, same Northerly wind, cold but the light a bit brighter,
a few photos of the gulls !

Black-headed Gull, 1st winter

Black-headed Gull, adult winter

Herring Gull, 3rd winter

Herring Gull, 2nd winter

Common Gull, adult winter

Great Black-backed Gull, adult winter

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Goosander, Widewater Lagoon, West Sussex, 19/11/2013

With the weather forecast as being a 'nice sunny day', I headed for Widewater Lagoon, Shoreham to arrive at sunrise, 07.30 hours.

As the sun climbs, you get superb changing reflections on the water.

Heron

Little Egret

Crow

Goosander

Monday, 18 November 2013

Mediterranean Gulls, Southend Pier, Essex, 17/11/2013

Today, the weather forecast is for Grey / Black sky,
but no rain, all day !

With little prospect of taking photo's, or seeing anything anywhere, there is only one place left to go !

Southend Pier, Southend-on-Sea

the best place in Great Britain to photograph Mediterranean Gulls

Mick and myself are meeting up with Jono,

on the end of the pier, 10.00 hours, it really is a grey day !

25 + Mediterranean Gulls, all ages, sitting on ''posts'' !

So for me it's ''a Gull on a Post'' day !
sitting still, sideways on, like I like them !

1/250 sec, f 7.1, 800 ISO

Mediterranean Gull, 2nd winter

Mediterranean Gull, adult winter

Mediterranean Gull, 2nd winter

carried away with the occasion, I tried several flight shots (well, quite a few) !
All in the bin except two for the blog ! !

1/800 sec, f.5.6, 800 ISO
Mediterranean Gull, adult winter