A few more pics from Anglesey

Our holiday cottage garden overlooked open farmland, which was a feeding ground for the local corvid population. We don't get many corvids here apart from my lovely jackdaws and a few magpies, so I was really pleased to see all the rooks visiting for their meals. They amused me no end with their strutting, but one evening I was absolutely delighted when a Raven landed on the fence post. Never having seen one outside the Tower of London (and that was 50 years ago) I was amazed at his size. Unfortunately he flew away the second I  pointed the camera at him. He was magnificent. I did get a picture of one of the rooks in the tree, however.

At this point I should mention the wonderful Choughs at South Stack. No pictures, but what lovely birds. I couldn't see any Puffins, but they were there somewhere.

We were also delighted to see so many Swallows. In one place near a lagoon they were dive bombing us. My pictures just show brown smudges, as though I had mud splashes on the lens, but here's a not very good one.

I was also pleased to see my first ever Sandpiper, feeding from the shallow side of a dam on a reservoir.

Then some Oystercatchers

and a lonely pied wagtail

Plenty of gulls

We also saw Cormerants and Shag - more firsts for me. It was then I realised I need a good lens extension for my camera!!