and a skua!!!

had a better(?) if wetter cruise today - with a bonxie fly by - it looks as bedraggled as did everyone on the boat - and coming back across the bay in the face of imminent gale force...........

tern and tern again...

The RSPB cruise today didn't produce much (ie none) of the desired species but did provide photo opps for Common Tern, and a Slavonian Grebe masqueraded as the black-necked variety until the photos were downloaded - ah well can't win 'em all....

 

@ No 28

The squirrels provided the usual gymnastic spectacular, expensive to keep the feeders full but worth it for the entertainment value

and the Robin practised its Christmas card pose

Not for the faint hearted

especially early morning.....

the end of the weekend

Spent about six hours wandering the Head, a bit quiet but found a few birds to photograph....  and have gone from seeing a Redstart in the garden for the first time, to it now appearing five days running....

don't really think this shows the light as it was, but quite like anyway .....

the weekend of 11 Sept. so far.....

Started the weekend with a walk down Old Fall on Friday, and a Kestel was enjoying the evening sun and eyeing up dinner.....

Saturday saw an RSPB cruise from Bridlington leavng the harbour at 730am, on a very high tide, unfortunately a Black Tern was the only real highlight  - and that was distant

but the Greater Black Backed gulls, Shags and Gannets performed well

 

Other highlights of an afternoon walk included willow warbler, an Oystercatcher flypast and the Redstart has now appeared in the garden on the last four days

      and a seal .....

Garden Visitor

Had a rare visitor (for my) garden this evening, Common Restart, a bonus for escaping from work early??