Common Crane near home, Beddington

This morning I had a call from David Campbell to say that there was a crane on the lake at Beddington. I got my stuff together and made my way over. In half an hour I was watching a gorgeous juvenile crane. It was at the other end of the lake but it was a year tick and close to home. Thanks, David.

Common crane. The grey herons were curious!!

A lapland lifer today!

Getting up at 05.15 to get to Beddington Sewage Farm by 06.00 was hard, but worth it to get a lifer in a short while. Two birds were feeding in the long grass and, although not so confiding as with the first ones to see them yesterday, they were still not too bad. The grass got in the way of the autofocus but this shot is perhaps the best of the bunch. After taking some pictures I had to go to work!

Lapland
buntings