Black-tailed Godwit

This is the last of the Bird images from my recent visit to Titchwell Marsh.

Woodland Walk

Images from my latest walk through the local Woodland Nature Reserve.

Although the weather has warmed a little, the woodland still looks generally rather sparse and lacks greenery. However there are a few signs of Spring with some flowers showing and the resident bird species are quite active now. No sign of the early Spring visitors such as the Chiffchaff as yet, but its still early. The sound of the Great-spotted Woodpecker drumming on branches and the occasional 'laughing' Green Woodpecker was heard, but not seen.

Primroses are starting to show in various areas.

Birds such as this male Great Tit were moving through the branches chasing after females.

This Lesser Celandine below was emerging encouraged by the warm sunshine

This below is a good spot for Butterflies later on, such as the Silver-washed Fritillary and the Speckled Wood. 

Some bramble leaves are visible and deserving of a photograph.

I observed this Wren moving about in the undergrowth and each time I drew near he flew off again and I couldn't get a clear shot.

This old rusty rake below was almost covered in brambles last Summer, but is quite visible now for the moment. 

This Robin was in the process of chasing another.

We walk by the Common Field Daisy and because its so small we hardly notice it.

If you look closer it reveals a beauty all of its own with the pink edging to the petals. 

Sallow Buds are always a welcome sight which means Easter is approaching.

The Dunnock is very active now chasing after females and quite often flapping its wings in some kind of courtship action.

Colt's-foot peeking through the dead grass is another early arrival.

Some of the tracks (as below) have been improved by laying stone where there was surface water or mud previously. To the right and left of this image there will shortly be a mass of Wood Anemone and subsequently Bluebells.

Dunlin

Another common Wader seen along our shores in Winter.

Can be observed feeding along the shore line and with regard to someone with my Bird Identification skills {:)) could at first appear like a Sanderling, but doesn't move about so fast and is larger.

Seen below with a Bar-tailed Godwit in the background.

Seen below with Redshank in the background.

Brimstone Butterfly

Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) 

The first butterfly sighting of the year for me.

Observed this male today during my woodland walk and it was the only one that I did observe.

It would have emerged from hibernation very recently, maybe in the last day or two, as this occurs during the first few warm days of Spring.

Shelduck

This male Shelduck was resting up and feeding in a pool adjacent to one of the bird hides in the Parkland the other day.

Turnstone