Curlew
A glorious day dawned and I set out on my walk with Symphony. The cool wind had abated, the sky was blue and the sun was raising the temperature, even at 0500hrs. There was a real "feel good" factor!
Two Curlews flew to the grassland surrounding Buckton Pond, one with an egg in its bill. On landing it commenced eating the egg, which looked like a Curlew egg! Why would it do this?
Further up Hoddy Cows Lane near the spring (SSSI), I managed to capture a pair of Sedge Warblers...
Meadow Pipit in golden light...
The cliffs seemed to be "quiet", if that is the right word, with a lot of searching to find Puffins...
Razorbills...
And a comparison of Common Guillemot and "Bridled" Guillemots (centre two birds)...
I could hear a Corn Bunting singing and eventually located it ...
Guess which tune came into my head as I passed fields of Barley in golden light?...
Unfortunately, our walk was curtailed when Symphony developed a painful paw which caused her to limp and she constantly wanted to lick and bite at it. Called Heather to pick us up in the Bempton car park. Cleaned her paws at home which seemed to do the trick and no more limping. I'm sure she didn't want to do the last mile!
Beautiful photos as always. This was especially helpful for me today as I saw the Sedge Warblers by the spring about an hour after you. I wasn’t 100% certain as warblers always confuse me and I could hear them sing, but it is great that you confirmed my thoughts. Thank you
ReplyDeleteThank you. I'm glad to be of assistance. I hope that you had a great walk.
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