Water Rail and Heron at Marazion

The Water Rail as you know is a shy bird and is generally difficult to photograph, however this bird did show quite well. The problem I had once again was photographing through cover and into a shaded area. The Heron should have been the last photo was uploaded as I like the flight shot.

Little Stint

The follow up of my previous blog these are what I think are the best shots of the little stint on Marazion beach. Feisty little waders, this bird wasn't going to be pushed around by the Dunlins at all.

Bairds Sandpiper

I know I'm two scats behind but I have got a lot of catching up to do. I have been down to Marazion and with the help of Dave Flumm the RSPB Warden with the ID of the species, I managed a few shots (Two Hundred and Twelve to be precise) of the juvenile Bairds Sandpiper and Little Stint. The weather was poor overcast and drizzle so I had to push the ISO to 400 and 500.

Raptors

I had a walk down to Kenidjack Valley for an hour last night and encountered three Raptors within the space of thirty minutes. The Juvenile or sub-adult Peregrine had hit a Magpie and made short work of eating its quarry. Photographs not impressive as I was photographing the Peregrine through a hedge so as not to disturb it feeding. It is amazing what you see when out for a short walk.

Peregrine leftovers, not sure if I quite got the eye glint.