Easter Monday 22nd April
Another glorious start, clouded up late morning, up several times in the night with my hay fever which is really bad now due to the tree pollen, hence only short visits now as far as Captain's Pool until the tree pollen eases off.
Swallows were dipping on the pool and Geese were making hell of a row.
GC Grebe still sitting on the nest.
Mid air fight
Flypast
Flypast
Dark edged Bee-Fly
As above
Evening
Can just see the fish in the beak
Having a swim
Distant shot of a Grey Wagtail
Gull on neighbour's roof.
Easter Sunday 21st April
Glorious start to the morning, had an early walk round Captain's in the hope of spotting the Little Grebe, but no sign of it.
Heron arrived and did a spot of fishing again, but light poor for photos being too early.
Popped back up late morning, very quiet apart from a grass snake.
Just after sunrise
Start of a wasp nest.
Saturday 20th April, EVENING
Had a couple of hours up Captain's Pool watching the heron, sun was a bit too low for these photos, but I gave it a go.
Also late on I spotted a Little Grebe, sadly no photo, I can make all sorts of excuses, but just couldn't get near enough.
Arriving at Captain's
The Ballerina
Up we go
And in we go
Getting back to the platform
Back to the start
The dive
Spotted something
Only a tiddler
Distant record shot, young male Mandarin
Saturday 20th April
Another glorious start, clouded up late morning, up several times in the night with my hay fever which is really bad now due to the tree pollen, hence only short visits now as far as Captain's Pool until the tree pollen eases off.
Swallows were dipping on the pool and Geese were making hell of a row.
GC Grebe still sitting on the nest.
Mid air fight
Flypast
Flypast
Dark edged Bee-Fly
As above
Evening
Can just see the fish in the beak
Having a swim
Distant shot of a Grey Wagtail
Gull on neighbour's roof.
Easter Sunday 21st April
Glorious start to the morning, had an early walk round Captain's in the hope of spotting the Little Grebe, but no sign of it.
Heron arrived and did a spot of fishing again, but light poor for photos being too early.
Popped back up late morning, very quiet apart from a grass snake.
Just after sunrise
Start of a wasp nest.
Saturday 20th April, EVENING
Had a couple of hours up Captain's Pool watching the heron, sun was a bit too low for these photos, but I gave it a go.
Also late on I spotted a Little Grebe, sadly no photo, I can make all sorts of excuses, but just couldn't get near enough.
Arriving at Captain's
The Ballerina
Up we go
And in we go
Getting back to the platform
Back to the start
The dive
Spotted something
Only a tiddler
Distant record shot, young male Mandarin
Saturday 20th April
Up and about early this morning, very bright sunshine to start with, nice walk round the pool, heard the GS Woodpecker but didn't see him, two Mandarins at the back of the island, but they flew off quite soon after I arrived.
Sun rising over the bluebells
Dawn over Captains
Wren in hiding
Early flight
Mandarin
Canada Goose doesn't seem bothered about the egg.
No idea
Heron just arriving
Shield Bug - Common Green
Syrphus sp male
Syrphus sp female
7 Spot ladybird
Syrphus sp female
Helophilus pendulus male
Wasp
?
Dark-Edged Bee-Fly - Bombylius major
Dark-Edged Bee-Fly - Bombylius major
Shield Bug - Hairy
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