Let me know when that tide's coming in won't you

Let me know when that tide's coming in won't you

Sunday 19 April 2015

Whinchat - Leasowe

Migration is in full swing and the birds are getting better, and still coming. An early morning start on the Wirral turned up a few surprises with a Sedge Warbler calling. A Willow Warbler was the first of the year, as were half a dozen Swallows.
Pick of the bunch though was a stunning male Whinchat. Around the perimeter of a horse paddock, doing what they do best, waiting on fence posts before dropping down for some food and back again.
Only the second time I've seen one. I'm hoping I can see a few more this year. For now though, I'm happy with this one.



34 comments:

  1. What an amazing capture!

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  2. What a lovely bird! Gorgeous shots!

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  3. What a beautiful bird !! Fantastic shots !!
    Greetings

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  4. Cute little bird..Love the coloring..Great shots

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  5. What a cute little fellow! Nice shots!
    Thanks for linking up at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/04/at-keyboard.html

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  6. Beautiful bird and treat photo captures on that post.

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  7. What a beautiful bird and great shots

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  8. Strangely they work well - combining the bird and the barbed wire.

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  9. Beautiful pictures! Very nice... I like the colors, the clarity... and the extra detail... like the barbed wire fence. :)

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  10. Great photos. I especially liked the one with the barbed wire fence. Nice!

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  11. Great photos. I especially liked the one with the barbed wire fence. Nice!

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  12. Great photos. I especially liked the one with the barbed wire fence. Nice!

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  13. A handsome fellow and well captured Adam.

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  14. Terrific captures, stunning focus.

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  15. Estupendas imagenes...muy buenas...un saludo desde Murcia...

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  16. Sweet lil bird thanks for sharing
    Have a nice Tuesday

    Much love...

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  17. Great bird - I used to have a 'reliable' site for these on the Mendips - I wonder if that are still there.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  18. <3 from Brisbane Australia
    http://www.kidcandoodle.com/doodler-plays-with-paper/

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  19. What a cute bird with lovely colouring!

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  20. what a cute little dude! great shots!!

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  21. awesome!!! so happy to have you join in with good fences with this cutie!

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  22. A beautiful little bird. Great photos Adam!

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  23. loving that Barbed wire fence!!!

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  24. Love the second shot with the barbed wire fence. It would be a challenge to get past that wire! We had a job a couple years ago picking up and cleaning out an old barbed wire fence--it takes a lot of care to do it safely.

    Visiting from Good Fences.

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  25. Beautiful capture of the birds

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  26. What a charming bird. I like the color of it's feathers. Great shots. The 2nd one shows off the barbed wire fencing quite well.

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  27. Fantastic captures of this little beauty!

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  28. What a small and charmig bird. I no not think I have seen one of these.

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  29. He'slovely! What a great find...and fence.

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