Some Geese, a rainbow and a rare bird - weekly highlights 13/10/2014

A funny old week, for various reasons outside the scope of the blog, but with regards to pictures and birds, two things stand out.

Firstly, I took a picture of some Brent Geese and distant waders flying through/past/in/by a rainbow.  This has proved to be very popular.

Secondly, on Sunday I went to see a rare bird, which did a poo and ejected a pellet.

Steppe Grey Shrike, Burnham Norton

My poo list now stands at 42 or thereabouts and is quite eclectic in its contents.  My pellet ejecting list stands and one, and is currently awesome.  Here are some more pictures of a rare bird that I took in poor light, and one of which was taken at 1/80 second.  Don't listen to everything you are told with regard to photography...

Steppe Grey Shrike, Burnham Norton

Steppe Grey Shrike, Burnham Norton

Steppe Grey Shrike, Burnham Norton

Driveby Dunlin

I reckon that nearly everyone that took a camera to Gramborough Hill the other week took one or two pics of the Dunlin that fed, confidingly*, in the nearby pool.  Here is one such pic.

* that is bird photographer code for I could go right up to it and it didn't fly away.