What birds or bird have you seen today – communal thread, I hope!

[Jacobite1746]

A couple from between the heavy showers yesterday.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/XcWJyM]Nuthatch by Craig Nicoll, on Flickr[/URL]

[url=https://flic.kr/p/XcWGP4]Moorhen by Craig Nicoll, on Flickr[/URL]

 

[Jacobite1746]

Female Osprey still at Fairburn Ings, been here for nearly 3 weeks now!

Excellent not envious of this at all ))

 

[Mich56]

A couple from between the heavy showers yesterday.

Nuthatch by Craig Nicoll, on Flickr

Moorhen by Craig Nicoll, on Flickr

love the nuthatch!

 

[Trevor Griffin]

Super detail on the Nuthatch, love the Moorhens legs though, velociraptoresque [emoji1303]

 

[BillN_33]

A couple from between the heavy showers yesterday.

Nuthatch by Craig Nicoll, on Flickr

Moorhen by Craig Nicoll, on Flickr

good sharpe images Craig, well taken and processed

really nice shots

 

[mikew]

Another late brood

 

[mikew]

The Heron is back

 

[Rubber Soul]

A bit of a "bad feather day" for this heron.

 

[Mich56]

A bit of a "bad feather day" for this heron.

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lol

 

[Mich56]

Only a robin today (seems to be a lot of them around here just now)

 

[Orangecroc]

Down by the river with my 50mm and see the first cormorant I have ever seen along this river so these are all 100% crops
Cormorant 100% crop by Ben Gray, on Flickr
Cormorant 100% crop (3) by Ben Gray, on Flickr
Cormorant 100% crop (2) by Ben Gray, on Flickr

 

[mikew]

Large crop but are these Redshank

 

[mikew]

Having more trouble with Starlings than i did Swallows,this had 2 stops but still wasnt enough.

 

[wezza13]

Large crop but are these Redshank

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They're Dunlin, Mike

 

[benjipeg]

real dark gloomy day today but a first for me - kingfisher
kingfisher by benji peg,

 

[Rubber Soul]

Taken yesterday at Elie beach, PP today.

 

[JayJay]

Phone pic! Came out of the house this morning and this pigeon is just sat on the hedge and it let me get almost close enough to touch it before it flew off.

 

[mikew]

real dark gloomy day today but a first for me - kingfisher
kingfisher by benji peg,

Always nice to get a Kingfisher, more could be brought out of the image especially if you have a raw file,this is just an idea of whats in there others could do a lot better.

 

[benjipeg]

Always nice to get a Kingfisher, more could be brought out of the image especially if you have a raw file,this is just an idea of whats in there others could do a lot better.

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wow thats a lot better, only do jpeg at the moment - looks like more research on photoshop and formats for me. is it ok if i take the brighter image to use please?
thanks
ben

 

[mikew]

wow thats a lot better, only do jpeg at the moment - looks like more research on photoshop and formats for me. is it ok if i take the brighter image to use please?
thanks
ben

No problem, what make of camera are you using.if it happens to be Nikon there is a great short cut while your learning.

 

[benjipeg]

No problem, what make of camera are you using.if it happens to be Nikon there is a great short cut while your learning.

thanks, im using canon 600d with a sigma 150-500mm - old but they are getting me there-ish - i have photoshop 7 and will look into rawtherapee - thanks for you help

 

[wezza13]

Had a chance to get out and test my 300 2.8 with a 1.4 tc earlier.

Big crop though, will try to fill the frame next time!

Woodpigeon by Wez Filtness, on Flickr

 

[tom24]

Bar Tailed Godwit
DSC_6991 by Thomas Reid, on Flickr

 

[tom24]

Little Nutty
36705740550_74a9cf8a4d_k by Thomas Reid, on Flickr

 

[Mich56]

familiar friend - off on holiday so hopefully see something different!

 

[Kingo46]

sparrowhawk, came to our garden till the mrs let the dog out
Sat 9 Sept 17.JPG 3

Sat 9 Sept 17

 

[mikew]

Dull light and not much about

 

[Kinobe]

Rather gloomy today, down to F4 territory!

Eurasian Jay by Edymobeel, on Flickr

Eurasian Jay by Edymobeel, on Flickr

 

[Shirleyr]

A curious Chiffchaff
Chiffchaff 10th Sep 2017 by Shirley Roulston, on Flickr

 

[Chipper]

Driving to Sortland in Norway after a very long day travelling and amazed when an eagle flew over the car! O my word...

 

[Rubber Soul]

A young gull with a drink problem !

 

[gramps]

Not sure what he thought of this snack!
(Bit too close for focus).

 

[Cobra]

Not sure what he thought of this snack!

Not a lot by the looks of things

 

[gramps]

Wood Sandpiper bath-time.



Wood Sandpiper by Roger, on Flickr

 

[tom24]

Black Tailed Godwit
DSC_8296 by Thomas Reid, on Flickr

 

[tom24]

Blackwit from another angle
DSC_8107 by Thomas Reid, on Flickr

 

[mikew]

 

[Martin Clay]

Slimbridge today...



Redshank by GaseousClay1, on Flickr



Lapwing by GaseousClay1, on Flickr



Grey wagtail by GaseousClay1, on Flickr



Eider by GaseousClay1, on Flickr

Have to say there wasn't a lot about, especially round Rushy Pen

 

[gramps]

Slimbridge today... Have to say there wasn't a lot about, especially round Rushy Pen

Nice set Martin, the Grey Wagtail (and a couple of Pieds) rarely disappoint the patient.
I think the recent colder days with strong winds have caused the birds to hunker down and so are less mobile and visible.

 

[gramps]

Pied Wagtail searching for insects in the grass.