Out and about...locally

News broke of a White Stork frequenting fields between Burstwick and Ottringham. Automatic thought is escape. Close...as it was a juvenile from a re-introduction scheme down South. Still, nice to see...albeit distantly...

You can clearly see the ring on its right leg

You may remeber there was an individual that toured Easington and Skeffling some time ago. That was an escape from Leeds apparently.

Onto the beach...and its juvenile star spangled Sanderling time...

Always hard to catch up with...but nice when you do...

One advantage of more spare time...I won't mention the 'R' word...is (hopefully) more appreciation of local birds. With the dry spell my little bird bath is proving a magnet to the both local and migrant birds alike. I'll definitely be grilling the BB and surrounding vegetation more this "Autumn". I had a female Blackcap and 3 young Willow Warblers this morning. MUCH more to come...hopefully!?

I'm a big Test Match man....as well as a Birder! The last few days have seen a constant trickle of Swallows heading south. Many linger on the wires outside my Cottage. One such wire is VERY close to the Man Cave (spare bedroom). Today, I got lucky with an action shot...

Swallow food pass

I always find Swallows so elusive...like will-o-the-wisps...so great to have them still...so close...