May I present yet another stunning portfolio from Rich Steel, ladies and gentlemen!?!!
The great man has been working with Wood Warbler and Yellow Wag recently, and the shots just take my breath away.
Thanks again for sharing Rich, as always.
Link to his site on the right.....
"I have mainly been concentrating on Yellow Wagtail during the last couple of weeks", Rich explains.
"Also started photographing the oakwood summer migrants this week in North Wales beginning with Wood Warbler. I can never get enough of their song. Only Redstart and Pied Flycatcher to go now to complete the trio which hopefully I will be photographing towards the end of the month.
"Few snaps attached".
Do you wanna see Rich's Yellow Wag shots?
Of course you do...
By the way, if you get a chance, check out the weather site I've linked to in the "Useful links" section - I've only come across it recently (it's probably old hat to you lot), but I think it really is superb.
Eyes to the skies everyone, eyes to the skies...
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Adult Hobby on the electricity pylons at the undisclosed site at 8.20pm this evening - in the pouring rain.
In a bid to map all of BritainâÂÂs birds by the end of 2011, including those that have been introduced from captivity, the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is asking people to tell them about any Black Swans that they see.
The Black Swan was originally introduced into this country from Australia to brighten up ornamental wildfowl collections. Inevitably some of these escaped and Black Swan is now a regular amongst our native swans, ducks and geese. A little smaller than a Mute Swan, this all black swan has a deep red bill with a white band near the tip and when seen in flight has largely white wings, making identification easy. At the last count in 2003, it was estimated that at least 43 of these striking birds were at large. Several breeding attempts have been made but as yet it seems that the Black Swan hasnâÂÂt been able to establish a self sustaining population.
Dawn Balmer, Atlas 2007-11 Organiser at the BTO said, âÂÂWe receive a lot of information from our volunteers about our native birds but we get very little about escaped ones. Collecting this information is important as non-native species can pose a serious threat to our natural biodiversity. So if you see a Black Swan or any other exotic birds please let us know.âÂÂ
Records can be submitted as part of the mapping project at www.birdatlas.net
The Black Swan is only one of 48 species of non-native birds that have bred in the wild in Britain. The BTO is currently undertaking work sponsored by Defra to understand fully the extent of non-native species that are at large in the UK and increase public awareness. This project will be launched in conjunction with The International Day for Biological Diversity on Friday 22 May 2009. To find out more about this work please see, Non Native Species Secretariat website www.nonnativespecies.org