Through a glass darkly

21st April, Marshside: Whinchat

A study of Whinchat, originally uploaded by simonglinn.

My mooching around the house all day, being off work sick, was clearly too much for the family, who persuaded me that a bit of fresh air would do me good, and dumped me and the dog at the end of Marshside Road some time after 6pm. Rumours of a Great White Egret having flown over at 5pm were quickly scotched by a phone call, which also advised that the Spotted Redshank was still viewable from Nel’s at the time it was locked up, and sure enough it was ‘scopable even from Junction Pool but a photo was out of the question. So the highlight of this short visit was this Whinchat. Having seen, but failed to get a decent image of, the bird in the sandplant on Saturday, this one was at least eventually sufficiently obliging for me to get these record shots. A probable Tree Pipit flew over the sandplant, which had plenty of Wheatear around.

April 21, 2009 - Posted by Simon Glinn | Marshside, Merseyside | Bird photography, birding, birdwatching, digiscoped, Marshside, Marshside RSPB, Photography, Saxicola rubetra, Whinchat