Maldon Essex 1.Birds

First a few birds from our RPS/CCC trip to Maldon today. I spent the morning walking along the estuary bank and enjoying the summer plumage of the Black-tailed Godwits together with various other species in tip-top plumage for the breeding season. Not as many large flocks of waders and Brent Geese as a visit in 2014 on a similar date (http://pin-sharp.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/blackwater-birds.html) but plenty to test the accuracy of my Fuji long lens.

Paxton Pits

A short visit to Paxton Pits this morning with fairly poor light but good to photograph two of the smaller birds on the reserve - the Treecreeper and Goldcrest. Nightingales had been heard on the 5th april but were silent today.

 

Wicken Fen

I used Phil's 400mm lens for a few shots at Wicken Fen of some very obliging Roe Deer, Little and Great Crested Grebes and a singing Chiffchaff. We think the last is a willow Warbler photographed on out lawn in Toft

Kings Lynn, Norfolk

I stayed in Kings Lynn overnight, having lectured to their Camera club last night and visited the town before driving back this morning. The Custom House was built in 1683 and is remarkably well preserved as are a lot of the other 17th Century buildings. The statue is of George Vancouver who charted Northwest America.

Paxton Pits

The sun was a bit later coming out than Miles and I had hoped but eventually some good light arrived just as a pair of Great Crested Grebes swam up to the hide at Paxton Pits. Various other species showing signs of pairing and one Chiffchaff was heard so spring is underway!!

Concrete (Appreciation) Society

Some time ago I became aware of the Concrete Society and how people can become interested in the graphic possibilities and power of concrete constructions. Here, for fellow addicts,  some images of  concrete slabs abandoned  outside a large warehouse at Glasson dock.