Thursday, 5 July 2018

Whinchats in the sunshine ... Geltsdale Reserve ... a singing Grasshopper Warbler ...

July is not renowned for its high level of passerine activity ... but it was all happening this morning ...


Whinchats were active and vocal in the warm sun with only a pleasantly light breeze ...




... and performing occasional display flights against the azure sky ...







... a Mistle Thrush perched on a wire and watched me walk by ...


... Reed Buntings were singing just everywhere ...


... and Chiffchaffs fed in the low canopy ...


... while a Willow Warbler sang lazily from a bush in between sessions of preening ...


Lesser Redpolls zipped back and forth over the alders but were less obliging for the camera than other species ...


... but a Grasshopper Warbler showed unexpectedly well as it reeled from a bracken frond ...




A few days ago a fly by Osprey was a welcome addition to my garden list ...





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