The weather was awful, I didn’t get any nice photos and acid reflux burned my throat quite badly…
The spoonbills were still around but way off…
The weather was awful, I didn’t get any nice photos and acid reflux burned my throat quite badly…
The spoonbills were still around but way off…
There was a very vocal pair of Grey-headed Woodpeckers around the campsite…
Not much in the big park today; the above woodpecker, a few Dusky and Brown-headed Thrushes passing through, lots of Chestnut-cheeked Starlings.
Some more common birds from the park…
Some last shots of the woody from yesterday…
It snacked on ants for a couple of minutes…
In the park outside town yesterday morning there was a tame male Grey-headed Woodpecker…
It flew down to grab some ants…
The on-tap parade of photogenic local birds seems to have dried up. Onuma had both swans and Greater White-fronted Geese yesterday but was otherwise a bit quiet.
No crossbills for several days now. Just a few Dusky Thrush around and the resident woodpeckers…
Spring migration is just around the corner at least.
In addition to these 3 common species I also saw Bull-headed Shrike, Meadow Bunting and Barn Swallow nearby…
There were several pairs of Great Spotted Woodpecker all paired up in the park…these are males.
The Great Egret is still there too…
A few birds from the big park near my place this afternoon. The first time I’ve seen the above species there; there were also a few common duck species. No crossbill photos today but there was a flock high up.
This female Great Spotted Woodpecker was in the big local park…
And there was a lone crossbill there too…