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Wednesday, 8 October 2014

A Delight to Observe

Recently I was delighted to be able to photograph a flock (albeit small) of Lapwings.
It was a only a few years ago it would be commonplace to observe several hundred in a flock flying over the open fenland of East Anglia, now one has to be content to observe a few like this. 














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25 comments:

  1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure8 October 2014 at 10:05

    WOW Roy, these flight shots are excellent. It is such a pity about their decline

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  2. Nathailes SANTA MARIA8 October 2014 at 10:55

    Bonjour Roy
    Je rêve de photos comme ça, elles sont superbe, bravo mon ami !!!!
    Bises

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  3. KaHolly8 October 2014 at 11:00

    Oh, wow!! I'm so impressed, and very envious. Terrific pics!!

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  4. Noushka8 October 2014 at 11:40

    Oh my!!!
    These are wonderful shots of lapwings!
    I imagine well the thrill watching and taking pics of this kind of scenery!
    They are quite shy birds, congratulations!!
    Enjoy the migrations!!

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  5. aliqot8 October 2014 at 12:05

    I love those birds, but as you say, they don't appear in the quantities they used to. Great pics.

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  6. Rowan8 October 2014 at 14:33

    What a lovely sight. I love lapwings.

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  7. The Herald8 October 2014 at 15:21

    Excellent set of images Roy.
    I can remember, as a kid growing up in Cambridgeshire, my dad taking me out to an old airfield to see flocks of hundreds upon hundreds of these striking birds taking to the air en masse...A sight (and the noise) I'll never forget, but sadly I'm unlikely ever to see in such numbers again.

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  8. FAB8 October 2014 at 16:42

    Excellent captures Roy. Certainly a rarity around here apart from a handful seen on farmland each Spring. Its been a long time since I saw very large flocks inland in the winter.

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  9. Petra Pavlátková8 October 2014 at 19:09

    The Lapwings are nice birds, I've never seen them. It's interesting to watch the different positions of their wings demonstrating their flight. Great captures.

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  10. Amanda Peters8 October 2014 at 23:13

    Great photos Roy, we have a few breaking ground near us, beautiful bird if the sunlight hits them right..
    Amanda x

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  11. grammie g9 October 2014 at 05:09

    Hey Roy... What a lovely sight, and your photo's are wonderful!!

    Grace

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  12. Anonymous11 October 2014 at 13:17

    I hope that we can reverse this trend and bring back some decent numbers.

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    1. Roy Norris11 October 2014 at 14:35

      Its going to be difficult now with the current farming methods Steve.

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  13. Susan14 October 2014 at 07:51

    Beautiful birds, Roy. Excellent photos, as always.

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  14. Helma14 October 2014 at 20:22

    A beautiful sight this large group flying plovers

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