Distant Spoonbills

On an extremely cold and overcast day with challenging light conditions (get my excuses in early), I visited Lodmoor Reserve Weymouth this week.

One of my first views was looking North across the Reserve. I could see in the distance five large white birds. On close inspection through the lens, I could see that it was Spoonbills. I have seen one here before, but not five at once. Unfortunately even with an 840 mm equivalent lens set up I was only able to get reasonable images after cropping.

In the shot below I managed by pure luck to include a Snipe getting airborne.

 

Another elusive species, which efforts to photograph were not helped by the poor light, was that of a resident Water Rail.

A flock of twenty Black-tailed Godwits were frantically feeding away in the shallow waters. 

Of course there are always one or two Little Egrets in attendance.

Een bericht voor Maria in Nederland.

Excuses, Maria, ik kan uw website niet bezoeken omdat mijn antivirussoftware me waarschuwt om dit niet te doen, omdat het kennelijk gevaarlijk is om dit te doen.