scratching Whitethroat

April 20th saw the return of the whitethroat on my patch, as always a misty morning brought in some migrants for summer.

Return of the Wheatear.

Found a returning wheatear on the beach.

Winter comorant & juvenile shag

first picture is of the comorant, and the other of the Shag.

Bullseye with the bullfinch/feathering the nest

A brief visit to Abberton produced a bullfinch skulking in the bush. And a long tailed tit collecting nest material

March of the Meds

I did have fun watching these two mediterranean gulls marching up and down, with there new balaclava's on.

Little jewels

what a twinkle to the eye, when these two tiny firecrests turned up at Mersea country park.