Spring has arrived- Redstart and Great / Blue Tits



Redstart

Redstart

Great Tit exiting bird box



Blue Tit feeding

New bird in our garden, a Redstart, while in the background a blue tit was feeding and a great Tit going in and out of the bird box.

Spring has arrived. 

Sparrows from Kitchen window

Glad I did not cut down the old pampas

Busy time of year.

Grandes Pre etc



Reed Bunting

Swallows - too fast!

Mum

Marsh Harrier Clare Mare

Shelduck

Reed  Bunting was hightlight today.

The swallows were too fast for me and are blurred - but still got a few in the frame and some lovely shots of water! 

Herm RSPB Walk

View from Herm cliffs to Guernsey

Fulmer

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Herring Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Puffins escaping

Black Cap Male

The rain did not surface this morning and we had a fantastic walk around Herm.  Saw 10 puffins but only three near Herm.

Track Marais +

Chaffinch

Willow Warbler

Rousse, Portinfer, Rue des Bergers



Blue Tit

Lislet

Blackcap male

Chaffinch

I'm off!

Mallard

Shag

Vale Pond, Silbe

Grey Wagtail

Jackdaws in field near Silbe reserve

Dived into the icy pond and caught a shrimp

Ice below Kingfisher !

Slavonian and Great Crested grebe at Lislet

Went for long walk/s with Lee Saturday 11th February. 

Lovely crisp morning with ice on the puddles and over much of the west end of the Vale Pond.