So this month has been a busy one at work so some birding done. Ive not hit over 100 species for the patch at Hollesley now.
Caspians Gulls upto 11 were the species of the day, 8 Spoonbills too, later than last year but its nice there here now. Single numbers of Yellow legged gulls with a few Darker and larger Northern Herring Gulls as in the picture below.
Spoonbills in the evening light.
Whitefronted Geese are still here but dwindling in numbers.
A Short Eared Owl keeps putting in an appearance from the Screen, as does a Great White Egret and even better the Glossy Ibis.
Coot numbers are again increasing after being absent for a few months, upt to 40 birds but ive seen 25. 2 Goosanders are still on site as are 15 Pochard and 9 Tufted Ducks. The water levels being high encouraging the Pochard and tufties to stay short term. A Merlin Female Juvenile was a nice find.
Lastly today i spent a short time with a couple of Dartford Warblers on Upper Hollesley Common, the light wasn't brilliant but the birds showed nicely.
Hi Craig, thanks for the nice pics! Having the exact same scope as you, and an old worn-out D-LUX... Please would you suggest a Panasonic that would fit for digiscoping? I guess your GX8 is discontinued by now, or at least I can't find any.
ReplyDeleteHi. Plenty of gx8 still on the market as well as the cheaper gx7. I may buy a gx9 mark2 but I'm yet to find out if it will fit the 20mm pancake lens from the gx8. Gx8 still tour best bet.
DeleteAh your right they are all second hand.
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