Black Necked Grebe youtu.be/cKNwNxtFqts?si… via YouTube shot handhels Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust Startops End Reservoir, Tring with the Canon UK and Ireland R5II/RF200-800 HNHS & Herts Bird Club BBC Springwatch Fans

Black-Necked Grebe from Startops today

Greenshank, Knot and Hobby now from Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust HNHS & Herts Bird Club Wilstone hide

A quick stint at farmoor. RSPB BBC Springwatch

The 2 hobbies at Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust Wilstone have been showing really well from the hide the last couple of days HNHS & Herts Bird Club RSPB BBC Springwatch #birding #birdphotograhy #nature #NaturePhotography

At least 5 Whinechat between Ivinghoe Beacon and Gallows Hill yesterday in the rain.

Crap timing

For those that know Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust Wilstone, this is an area by the hide normally under water. With the bank repairs water I being kept low hence the growth. Large numbers of willow now growing in front of hide means it won’t be long before it will be unusable.

One of the adult hobbies taking food to its offspring Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust HNHS & Herts Bird Club Wilstone

White rumped, semipalmated and pectoral sandpipers, long-billed dowicher, snow bunting, northern harrier, glossy ibis were a few of the highlights at Tacumshane, Co. Wexford the last few days

C80 Golden plover at Wilstone Res HNHS & Herts Bird Club

It is not every day a Pectoral Sandpiper wanders within a couple of meters from where I was laying.

Even when they are flying away from a potential threat, Stonechat keep a keen eye on it. In this case it was me the stonechat was avoiding.

Brown Shrike from Upper Hollesley Common last week.

Glossy Ibis from Howard Odell CP today.

It’s not just Peppa Pig that likes a muddy puddle.

I had to laugh despite all the wildlife being scared off.

A Kestrel from a few weeks back.