Sunday, 29 April 2018

Pied Flycatcher

A long overdue visit to the Goyt Valley turned out to be very fruitful, with almost all my target birds safely ticked off. I thought it was going to be a disappointing trip when after an hour or so all I had was Canada Goose and Great Crested Grebe. I was grateful to bump into a fellow birder who kindly put me onto a male Pied Flycatcher. I didn't see any last year, but I ended up see two males today, with a third bird also noted.
Typically though, it was a grey afternoon, and the birds were content to hide behind branches and leaves and out of range for any good shots.
Seeing them more than made up for it though.







at

16 comments:

  1. Anni 29 April 2018 at 16:34

    Pretty bird! One I've never heard of, or will ever see.


    Thanks for linking up!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Phil Slade29 April 2018 at 19:13

    This is an interesting species Adam. It's one that I hardly ever see on migration, coming or going. Why not?

    ReplyDelete
  3. Fun6029 April 2018 at 20:33

    Never seen one before.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Stewart M30 April 2018 at 10:53

    Splendid birds! Used to head down to Devon to see them.

    Long time, no visit! Hope all is well with you.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

    ReplyDelete
  5. A Colorful World30 April 2018 at 15:22

    How wonderful you had such a fruitful trip! Glad you saw the pied flycatcher. Awesome photos!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Carol @Comfort Spring Station30 April 2018 at 20:18

    Never of heard of it but it's very nice looking.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Shantana30 April 2018 at 21:13

    That's so wonderful! I have never heard of one before and glad to see it in your post!
    Greetings from Sydney and have a great week ahead

    ReplyDelete
  8. NCSue1 May 2018 at 01:49

    Love the little chickadee!
    Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2018/04/saints-among-us-then-and-now.html

    ReplyDelete
  9. Lady Fi1 May 2018 at 07:03

    Lovely shots!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Kay L. Davies1 May 2018 at 18:18

    Beautiful photos despite the weather!
    Thank you for sharing.
    Kay
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

    ReplyDelete
  11. Powell River Books2 May 2018 at 01:15

    I wish I could identify more birds based on their calls. - Margy

    ReplyDelete
  12. NatureFootstep2 May 2018 at 10:06

    how nice! I have been looking for them but no luck so far. Hope tehy will come soon.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Lea2 May 2018 at 10:32

    A very pretty little bird!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Betty J. Crow2 May 2018 at 12:56

    Cute little guy!

    ReplyDelete
  15. A Colorful World3 May 2018 at 01:57

    Pretty shots from your "grey day."

    ReplyDelete
  16. Rambling Woods3 May 2018 at 21:49

    What a cute bird and nice photos even on a gray day..Michelle

    ReplyDelete

I enjoy reading your comments as much as I enjoy taking the pictures. Thank you for taking the time to comment on my post.