Autumn excursions II

After a bit more foraging, I made (some - others in the field) these images in a lightbox with a macro lens.










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Richmond Rut

I wonder now why I've never been to Richmond Park before. So it is a bit of a trek - over two hours by bus and foot but arriving at dawn yesterday I realised its a beautiful place... until the masses arrive. The morning broke grey without any atmospheric fog (it'll take a few visits in the next couple of months) and it was a while before the sun broke through. Although its nearly mid-October, yesterday could have been the best day of the summer. Still a lot of dragonflies and butterflies around while Redwings, Meadow Pipits and Skylarks streamed overhead. Leaving the park after sunset I saw a Little Owl on a low branch of a huge oak silhouetted against a fine sunset and the new crescent moon rising. And of course, the reason for visiting....Red Deer.

A day in Bath...

White-winged Black Tern in Hyde Park

A few images of the White-winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) in Hyde Park in London. I managed a couple of hours before work on a dreach morning (29th).

Autumn excursions

After a bit of foraging, I made these images in a lightbox with a macro lens.

Visible migration, North London

An hour of watching from Sunny Hill Park after dawn for the last few mornings is starting to produce a trickle of birds moving south:

Sep 28th
Wood Pigeon 76 S, Meadow Pipit 8 S, Greenfinch 4 S, Redstart (1st-w m) in scrub

26th Sep
Meadow Pipit 23 S, House Martin 9 S, Greenfinch 3 S, Goldfinch 1 S

25th Sep
Yellow Wagtail 1 S, Meadow Pipit 21 S, Swallow 3 S, Greenfinch 4 S, Linnet 1 S

Old Ayrshire

Some recent images from a trip back home...