A company of birds resting on the islets of Tween pond, Attenborough. Canada Goose and Lapwings joined briefly by a young Little Egret.

Full Moon

A bit of snow on a hot day....Snowy Owl at the Tropical Bird gardens, Desford, Leics.

The Macaws and Parrots looked stunning in the sun. This Blue and Gold Macaw sat on the top of an aviary eating a Walnut

Military Macaw

Hornbill

A very comical Cockatoo that would say 'Hello' to visitors and show off with flamboyant displays.

Sun Conures - beautiful but very noisy birds!

Oystercatchers standing at the top of a weir, Kedleston Park.

Adult and Immature Oystercatcher. This pair were disturbed from the bank by a dogwalker and flew to a Coots nest in the centre of the lake. The Immature has grey legs, a duller beak and no red eye-ring to distinguish it from the adult.

This group of Eclipse male/Immature? Mandarins swam out from the far side looking anxiously back at the bank. Then, two Mink appeared and weaved in and out of the bankside vegetation. The  nearby ducks followed from a safe distance.

Lesser Black-backed Gull with raincloud behind

.....and then came the rain.

Local residents - Jackdaw, House Sparrow and Blackbird.

Some more drawings from yesterday. Gannets trying to land. Stong updraughts from the cliffs holding them almost stationary in the air.

Razorbill

Puffin. Individuals were dotted around the cliffs though more could be heard in their nesting burrows.

Fulmar on its nest

Fulmar asleep.

A bit of a 'twitch' today with a drive over to Aldbrough, East Yorkshire to see a stunning Roller in a ploughed field. We decided to make the most of the day and headed to Bempton Cliffs, RSPB.

Gannets

Razorbill

Kittiwake with a spray of Red Campion which bloomed in profusion on the cliff top.

Guillemots