Lizard Little Gull

Little Gull pic very poor light and distant. Gillan by Steve B

Glaucous Gulls

Some shots by Alison H, a rare occurrence to see two Glaucous Gulls in a day in day especially in Hampshire.

Gull and Fish

2nd winter Great black-backed gull can you I D the fish ?

 

Cattle Egrets

Group pics of the Cattle egrets at Newtown-in-St Martin. Groups of four and two with a little. At least nine in area with four little egrets. Some nice flocks of Lapwing also in the area

Big Sea

Bit windy today

Bithynian Vetch

Far too many bird pics recently....Bithynian Vetch is another winter green species and not showing damage after the rare recent frosts. Flower buds already in evidence. Hairy Tare and Common Vetch in flower.

Choughs, Black Redstarts and 7 Purple Sands at the Point

Grey Phalarope

Getting dark, late evening sun, rain, 35 mph wind and 4 Grey phalarope

just off shore at Gunwalloe fishing cove ( ID PIC ONLY ) just 4 dots....

Sarcoscypha austriaca?

The Scarlet Elf Cup - an early spring (yes its spring!) fungus often associating with maples or sycamore in the south west

Yellow leg Wing shot

Coverack Yellow-legged gull

1st Y L Gull

2nd Herring Gulls
3rd Lesser-backed Gull (with ring)
4th Yellow-legged Gull and Lesser-backed Gull

Kennack Beach Fun

Hybrid American Wigeon

At windmill with good number of duck. 46 Shovler, 60 Teal, 40 Wigeon.

Sea watching this am

Lots of movement and feeding offshore today.

Sea Scorpion

The adaptive camouflage of the Sea Scorpion.
The one with pink 'phytomatolithon' matching patches is very impressive.

Cold snap

Some pics from the cold snap

Med gulls - Gillan

A few pictures from today

 

Black Redstarts

A few Black Redstarts around the coast at the moment. Are they lurking wintering birds or new birds due to a cold weather movement? 3 at Lizard Point, 1 Lizard Wireless Station and 1 Coverack in the last two days. All birds similar plumage.

An almost Spring like day

Singing Duunock, Chiffchaff flycatching off brambles at the point and a Buzzard.

The Land Quillwort!

The stunning Land Quillwort is now in full Leaf around Kynance