The end of the wader season saw us up at Yakumo and Oshamanbe yesterday, my 47th birthday in fact.............
A bit quiet birdwise, this Grey Plover was the only wader at Yakumo, the second pic was another individual at Oshamanbe.
The only other wader species was a lone Sanderling at Oshamanbe. There were a few Teal and Pintail around, a young Goshawk, 2 Osprey, Japanese Green Pigeon, Sand Martin and several Great Egret..............
It was a beautiful autumnal weekend................and the first winter visitors were around. A Glaucous Winged Gull at Oshamanbe and a Vega Gull at Yakumo..................
Nearer home, not much around. A Peregrine was pursuing some Pintail at Yakumo, a lone Greenshank and a few Common Sandpiper were the only waders around. In the perfect afternoon light I was hoping for an interesting rarity to turn up but the most interesting thing I found was a Praying Mantis (the first one I'd ever seen): the 500 f4 is not a good macro lens.
Here are a couple of common species at Kamiso; Great Egret and Goosander.
A quiet end to a quiet week, at least I'm over my cold as I enter my 48th year on Planet Earth.
Some good birds for a birthday treat there Stu. Pinkies are arriving here now.
ReplyDeleteIt must be nearly autumn then..............Liverpool already pretty much out of the reckoning in the league too, a sure sign the seasons are changing.
DeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY Stuart. Love the shots of the Grey Plover.
ReplyDeleteThanks Margaret...............
DeleteGreat birds! Happy Birthday, too. I remember 47 ...
ReplyDeleteI think I can rememeber being 18. Vaguely. 38: no problem.
DeleteHappy 47th....nice BG for the plover shots...ours skip around in the mud.
ReplyDeleteThanks John!
DeleteForty-seven huh? A mere baby!
ReplyDeleteJust wish I had something better to show for those 47 years than a beergut and a sacrasctic expression.
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