this flock were quite vocal with the two adults making some of the calls I last heard on the tundra at Varanger in June -- maybe should have done a seawatch!

spent most of the day on the Lincs coast trying to get some images of these delightful birds -- some success but the phrase could do better always seems to be relevant

in the 40 years I have been watching the local pits I have seen just 8 Great Northern Divers but the latest was in Feb and April this year so it was a good job that someone was out birding this morning (my excuse I was editing the 2008 Lincs Bird...

a family party of 2 adult and 3 juv Whoopers on the patch mid morning and then as the heavens opened again a flock of 16 came from the west and went east over the Humber bridge

the Teal flock flushed by one dog and one owner at least the waders were flushed by a Peregrine