Great Egret

A few images of the Great Egret at Bretton Country Park recently:

A female Smew found lurking under the trees:

Shetland 2018

Here are a selection of images from the October 2018 Shetland trip.

On the way up! American White-winged Scoter, Musselburgh:

Melodious Warbler, Lunna, Mainland:

Common Rosefinch:

A proper Record Shot! The rarest bird of the trip - River Warbler on Unst:

Citrine Wagtail on Bressay:

Raven, Mainland:

Lesser Whitethroat, Sumburgh Head, Mainland:

Hooded Crow, Lerwick, Mainland:

Black Guillemots:

Great Skua, Loch of Spiggie, Mainland:

Shetland images:

The best bird of the trip, but not on Shetand - Bee-eater, Haltwhistle, Northumberland: