Two lifers.

Firstly, I have seen a Hoopoe. This is significant.  Here are two rubbish pictures record shots of the bird.

Secondly, I have a picture published in a national magazine about watching birds call Birdwatch.  This also is significant.  They chose the picture below in fact. They wanted a picture of a Sand Martin taken this year, and I had one.  

Another Wheatear

At least five of these little crackers about at lunch today.  Wheatears are not boring.

Mute Swan

Singing Blackcap

He's back, and he is loud, and he is brilliant.

Wheatear birdscape

Not every shot, nice as they are, of a Wheatear needs to be right in its face!

Couple of Wheatear shots from today

Linnet

ISO - 400 f/5.6 1/2000 sec 

More pics on the website 

Another Wheatear

Actually it might be the same one as before, but on a different perch.

1/1600s, f7.1, ISO200

Wheatear!

First half-decent shots of the year from today...

Two gull close ups

The light was promised yesterday, but never came.  What usually happens in this situation is resorting to baiting gulls...