Prodigal #1 returns

James Michael you are not alone, and jolly well done for feeding and mucking out our little corner of the 'tinterweb in our inexplicable absence. Rest assured such duties are now once again a shared experience.

A few random highlights from recent escapades in pursuit of an autumn that just wouldn't play nicely.


Common Buzzard over Hackney, late Oct







Tawny Pipit, Wryneck, Peregrine, Red-breasted Flycatcher - St. Agnes, Sep / Oct








Ring Ouzel, Chiffchaff, Rosy Starling, Steppe Grey Shrike, Yellow-browed Warbler - St. Agnes ('cept the Shrike, which was on St. Mary's - stupid bird)





Treecreeper and Jack Snipe, the Cape of No Hope (Oct 2009)



P.S some very lovely recent photos Mick, particularly the Yellow-brow and SEO; they almost make up for the extreme abject dullness of the moths (hur hur hur)

much much more of all the above thrills n' spills over at Northern Rustic...

A message to anyone.

Short-eared Owl - North Marsh.

I wish to inform anyone perusing this blog that Neil & Mark have evidently been abducted by aliens, so you will have to make do with images from Flamborough. Mike.

Hello !!

IS THEYRE ANBODY OUT THERE ?

Migrant Moths

a trio of Dark Swordgrass.

2 new moths

Red Swordgrass

Feathered Thorn

The Red Swordgrass was caught at Rudston and the Feathered Thorn is a first for Flamborough.

A couple to keep us going.

Brambling - pissed off at having a bangle on his leg.

Sparrowhawk - Buckton Pond

3 typical autumn birds for flamborough

yellow-browed warbler

firecrest

chiffchaff (abietinus)

All 3 birds taken in horrible light at asa1000.

3 autumn gems from the cape.

Red-green carpet

Dark Chestnut

Brindled Ochre

A bit of variety from the cape.

yellow-browed warbler

merveille du jour

long-tailed tit

stoat

Copper Underwing

snow bunting

pics taken by Ian on s.landing beach.

4 birds

gannet at sunset

mandarin

r b fly

r b fly

4 moths

spruce carpet

meal moth

frosted orange

lunar underwings (both common colour forms)

Feathered Ranunculus

preparing for Africa

House Martin

3 chats and a wagtail

Sorry about the absence of yellow wag and whinchat.........hopefully next week. (mike)

common but good looking

willy

wheatear

small fall, Old Fall

in last week's Hurricane at the cape

Pelagic, us

off the Head, last week

(Mark)

A Shank walks into a Bar....

(Filey Dams last week)

(Mark)

Canary-shouldered Thorn