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| Returning to St Mary's afer seeing the Fea's Petrel there were a good few hours of daylight to enjoy so I headed to Content where several Pied Flycatcchers had been reported. It took a couple of hours of patient watching to get a photo I was happy with. I was also impressed with the camera to capture this with so little grain shooting at ISO4000. |
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| The next morning I went for an early morning walk around the Garrison but before I had got there I kicked up another Pied Fly (#215 for the photo yearlist) off the road in the middle of Hugh Town. |
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| Male Blackcap in the gloom at Lower Moors... |
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| ...and a female in slightly better light, but still shooting at ISO1000 |
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| Reed Warblers were around the pool at Lower Moors - probably local breeders rather than migrants |
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| And an obliging Sedge Warbler was in the same area |
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| A very attractive bird, the Sedge Warbler |
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| This one put the camera through its paces, landing in the shade on the boardwalk - I shot this at ISO4000 |
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| A couple of Green Sandpiper (#216) dropped in at Lower Moors |
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| This can be a skittish species so it was good to see them settle and start feeding |
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| They remained jumpy though and provided some flight photography practice... |
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| ...this one turning in mid air... |
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| ...and this one coming in to land |
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| Another attractive species |
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| Even managed a reflection |
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| Snipe is also fairly reliable at Lower Moors - this one captured in a downpour |
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| A Greenshank at the same site in the same downpour |
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| Another Greenshank at Porth Hellick |
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