2 STONECHATS, 1 Male & 1 Female, at horse paddock at W end of Nettleden Road, Water End.
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| Male STONECHAT in drizzle at Water End / Nettleden |
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| Female STONECHAT in rain at Water End / Nettleden |
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| Male STONECHAT at Water End / Nettleden |
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| Female & Male STONECHAT at Water End / Nettleden |
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| Male STONECHAT in drizzle at Water End / Nettleden |
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| GREY PARTRIDGES including 2 small young Juveniles in distance through rain at Water End. |
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| GREY PARTRIDGES in drizzle at Water End - Male, Female & immature Male. |
Also seen...
SPARROWHAWK
KESTREL
BUZZARD sat in ploughed field
Group of SKYLARKS
Large flock of MEADOW PIPITS & PIED WAGTAILS
Flock of LINNETS & GOLDFINCHES
2 JAYS over on migration
BROWN HARE in paddock
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Cracking stonechat shots Dan, and great to see such a healthy group of greys! Only seen a max of 2 there so far!
ReplyDeleteSuper series of Stonechat shots, Dan! I love the mix of close ups and contextual images. And, like Martin, I am very pleased to see the group of Grey Partridges. (Lucy)
ReplyDeleteThanks both of you. Yes, was great to see a family party of Grey Partridges, its great to see they are doing pretty well as only a few years ago I'd never seen any locally.
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ReplyDeleteShould have read the caption earlier. The imm. male (I presume) is retaining some head feathers. Can't see from the photo.
ReplyDeleteHi Paul, yes apart from the obvious male & female on the left in the lower pic, & the two young juvs, at least two of the other birds seemed to still have some juv feathers with otherwise adult plumage, I guess in moult, so I felt I could only really describe them as immature. The bird on the right in the lower pic had some cream feathering on the head & cream-brown feathering on the breast still, & the bird second from left in the first pic appeared pretty much half way between adult & juvenile in plumage.
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