Just got back in!
I think I have left everyone there in a bit of a tizz! ;o)
Had a great day there today!
Finally saw the Little Owl on it's roosting point on the broken tree!
I sat by the shoreline at hight tide for an hour, watching Curlews, Yellow Wagtails, Wheatears and Cetti Warblers.
But the best was yet to come.
Walking back to the vistor centre I flushed an odd bird onto the wattle fencing by the Uskmouth Powerstation lagoon. I managed to get a couple of clear shots of it before it flew off. i couldn't really ID it, so when I got back to the visitor centre (via a detour to take some photos of a stunning grass snake I encountered on the way back), I asked Mathew to ID it ...
The next thing he is dashing around getting his scope, and we are marching back to the spot I saw said bird ... turns out, I had photographed a Wryneck!!
I am on the lap top at the moment, but hopefully I will be able to get the photo up on here a bit later!
But what a find, I knew it was something different, and I usually get home and ID them. I am not confindent enough to tell people I have seen things unless I am 100% sure!
Great day, and for once, in great weather!
Photo to follow!
Ant
"IT IS SAID THAT LIFE FLASHES BEFORE YOUR EYES BEFORE YOU DIE. THAT IS TRUE, IT'S CALLED LIVING."Death - Terry Pratchett (The Last Continent).
Nice one Ant. Never seen one. Top spot!
Dai
Wow! :)
"He had softly and suddenly vanished away---For the Snark was a Boojum, you see." The Hunting of the Snark, Lewis Carroll
Here we go! One Wryneck! ;o)
Just blogged about it here: http://www.blipfoto.com/entry/1406918
Cracking shot Ant! It's still showing today and I'm hoping to go up and get a pic of it soon for our blog. But if I can't get a one, I might have to use this one if you don't mind as it's just great!
Didn't get as good a pic as Ant ( light behind the bird). Played with the brightness and contrast, and its gone a bit sepia, so I'll just have to pretend it's art ! :)
No probs Hannah!
Here are a couple more!
I've filled out the sightings form for the County Recorder! ;o)
Well done Cathy for seeing it too!
Did Mathew manage to see it as well Hannah! I hope he did! ;o)
And for Matthew! ;o)
Thanks Ant. Yes, most of us saw it including Mat. It's still here today too!
with what looks like lucky clover in front of its tail :)