At last the Golden Plover has returned to local areas for the Winter.
A couple of weeks ago there were about 20 at Lodmoor Reserve, now I lost count of how many there are. I don't often count birds anyway.
In order to get these images I was using a a 600mm equivalent lens with a 2 X converter.
The main flock was still at some distance, hence the poor quality of the images.
Breeding in the Northern uplands the Golden Plover sensibly overwinters mostly in Southern England.
Great to see them. I noticed the other day that the "Trumpington flock" has appeared once more this year, despite the fields that they occupy becoming increasingly surrounded by housing development, a park-and-ride car park, the A10 and the M11. They must surely cease to venture this way soon - though nice to see them on the helipad at Addenbrookes Hospital on Friday.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is John. They use to congregate on open fields in Hampton, Peterborough until they covered it all with Housing.
DeleteWow! there are so many of them!
ReplyDeleteI lost count Anne.
DeleteA lovely sight and some wonderful images too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mandy.
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