With very dull conditions and a strong wind blowing across the layer da haye causeway at Abberton. It wasn't ideal conditions to try and photograph the distant Pectoral Sandpiper that had been reported. But i couldn't resist the temptation to at least get some record shots, as this was a new species for my blog and year list so here they are.
Reports were coming through on Saturday off this Wryneck at Holland haven, Essex. So off i went with the hope off getting some pictures. and i must admite it was one off the hardest birds i have had to digiscope. Being he was always confiding in the hawthorn bushes or feeding on the floor out of sight. But with some careful angling of the scope,the camera and my neck, i was finally able to see between the foliage to get a full picture.
Bank holiday monday would be the last time i might be able to visit the pools for a while. So i decided two maximise my time by making sure i would be in place a couple of hours before high tide. And with the late afternoon sun i should get some good light. Trying to get a little closer to my subjects without spooking them is always a problem. so after sorting my gear out i settled down under my scrim and waited. As i hoped it was not long before the waders came in. Starting with the Ruff and then after she had waded out off sight, in came the Juvenille Curlew Sandpipers. And the end results are these pictures which i am very pleased with.
