In Dusk We Trust - Some Owling in Co.Durham, North East England, Great Britain
Leucistic Little Owl image copyright Hilary Chambers, Durham.


Showing posts with label Woodlark. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Woodlark. Show all posts

Friday, 5 August 2011

Dayjar

We called in passing at a forest location hoping to catch up with Woodlark - a very rare species in the north east of England, it was a half hearted attempt, we were travelling home & it was looking like a stop too many, however we did connect, but sadly only got a few quick glimpses of a single bird over very rough terrain.....

We packed in somewhat frustrated & decided to find a place to eat before driving back.  
Lady luck was certainly on our side when we discovered a Nightjar (or should it be dayjar ?) literally yards away from the edge of our picnic rug !!

At first we thought it was merely a log, but it flitted up & perched superbly in open view.



 


Im pretty sure it must have been drawn in due to a certain person waving the white hand wipes about to get rid of the flies !!!

A very nice surprise indeed.

Sunday, 4 April 2010

4th April: Easter Pullovers

First batch of Willa wobs in to local sites this morning - no doubt they woke abruptly due to the sharp icy frost.

Couple of quick sessions today


White Wag


2 species in this picture
Click it & see if you can see 'em . . .