Grasshopper Warbler - Middleton Lakes RSPB

Another excellent day at Middleton Lakes RSPB getting more excellent views of the Grasshopper Warbler and even more showy today, so beautiful :)
Also so today we had are first Banded Demoiselle of the year a stunning Male and lot's of Orange Tip Butterflies about :) Also lovely views of Wheatear a year tick for us and nice to have amazing views.

On the 26th of April we had nice views of Whinchat distant but nice to watch them settled on the fence line lovely little birds and a year tick for us :) 

Isabelline Wheatear - Burnham Overy, Norfolk

Headed to Norfolk today for the Isabelline Wheatear and Desert Wheatear, We started of at Burnham Overy for the Isabelline, had a nice walk down and soon located as it flew and landed quite near had nice views but then it flew off and was very flighty but it soon landed again but very distant had nice bin views and a man let me look through his scope giving really nice views.
Just a shame it wasn't as close as it had been over the past week, I'm sure it would of let us get closer but was full of numpties standing far far back :( Still was lovely to see it, and it really is pale.
We also had cracking close up views of what we think was a Greenland Wheatear, love Wheatears he came so close he was too close for Dave's camera at one point lol
I was over the moon and also had great views of Stonechat also stunning birds :)
Unfortunately the Desert Wheatear had done a runner :( I really wanted to see him I was gutted but hopefully there will be another if not this year then next year :)

Isabelline Wheatear (Very distant Record shot)  

Greenland Wheatear

Greenland Wheatear

Greenland Wheatear

Greenland Wheatear

Stonechat 

Stonechat

Stonechat

Wales Road Trip

Headed to Mid Wales today to visit family and a break, of course there had to be some birds involved lol couldn't go to Wales and not look at birds lol
Started of on my way there and did a little detour to Ynylas National Nature Reserve a beautiful place with the sea and lot's of Sand Dunes, had a walk round and had two Wheatear which was nice, and could hear Oystercatchers but to distant to see, unfortunately I didn't have long as I had to go and see family and the tide was coming in fast and my car was parked on the beach lol
Also over my trip I spent a lot of time at Aberaeron Harbour I just love this place lot's of memories of mine and Dads trips when I was young.
Took the chance to photograph the Gulls I have never known such tame Gulls they were at your feet and even got Macro shots, amazing, there was a couple of Gulls that looked different thought they may have been Yellow-legged Gulls the one was a proper look a like but sent all the photos to Birder Tim Marlow who is amazing with his Gulls and he said they were all Herring and explained in great detail :) I was still over the moon hadn't got many photos before of Herring Gulls and the Juveniles are so Pretty also had what I think is a 2nd summer coming into 3rd winter Herring Gull.
And a massive bonus on the Harbour was a Rock Pipit such pretty birds I wasn't a hundred percent sure I knew it looked different to Meadow Pipit but I guess I always go for the most common which is Meadow Pipit but of course somewhere like wales Rock Pipit is quite common, Dave confirmed it was a Rock Pipit when I got home, was over the moon a year tick and lovely views my first ever photos of one :)
The Highlight of my Trip was the Grey Seals at Cwmtydu beach, the first time I have seen Seals out of water, just an amazing experience watching the adult troddle over the pebbles to get to the young that were in the Cave, could only see the one young and he had his face hiding lol Will never forget this day, best day :)

Had been a lovely trip just love wales feel at home, beautiful scenery and love the lifestyle :)
Three days not long enough lol

Ynyslas National Nature Reserve

Wheatear

Grey Seal

Grey Seal

Grey Seal

Grey Seal- Pup

Herring Gull- Adult

Rock Pipit

Jackdaw

Herring Gull- Juvenile

Herring Gull- Juvenile

Herring Gull- Juvenile

Herring Gull- Juvenile

Herring Gull- Juvenile

Herring Gull- Juvenile

Herring Gull- Juvenile

Herring Gull- Juvenile

Herring Gull- Juvenile

Herring Gull - 2nd Summer coming into 2nd Winter

Aberaeron Harbour

Aberaeron Harbour

Curlew

Mid Wales

Summer Migrants 2016

Had a great few days picking up Migrants local we got Sand Martin, Swallow and House Martin all in the one day, the Swallows and House Martin were earlier than last year by about 11 days :) but the Sand Martins were later by about 11 days, Also we got Little Ringed Plover. (26/03/16) then the following day we picked up Wheatear (27/03/16)
On the (31/03/16) we got two more Migrants at Farmoor Res, Oxon, Common Tern and Willow Warbler excellent to get them in March :)

Middleton Lakes - Wheatear

Had a lovely day we popped to Wishaw where there was Skylark everywhere never seen this many before there must of been 50+ if not more, lovely birds.
We then went to Middleton Lakes was quite there but there was two showy Wheatear's managed to get some photos of the one but struggled with the light, but just lovely seeing them beautiful birds, and even though I have seen alot of them now it is still a pleasure every time, as much as I love twitching birds and going to different places, I will always love local birding it's pleasurable looking for your own birds even if you only see common ones it's always enjoyable going out looking :)