Have to
interrupt the Sumatra story to share some photos of the Brunnich’s Guillemot I twitched today. It is not something I would
normally do but buoyed by the high from seeing the White-billed Diver I ventured over to Portland Harbour in Dorset
where this magical beastie has been hanging out for several days. And what a
bird it is. Despite the light being poor and making photography tricky, it came
in close to shore and allowed amazing views, making the twitch totally
worthwhile. And isn't this what makes birding so great? This bird should be hundreds and hundreds of miles to the north, and here it is gracing the south coast of England…..
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| Brunnich's Guillemot |
The
White-billed Diver is also still present closer to home and also showing well.
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| White-billed Diver |
Several
Purple Sandpipers were hanging around Brixham Harbour and I particularly like
the way the yellow colour of the seaweed compliments the bill and leg colour of the bird.
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| Purple Sandpiper |
And these Black-throated
Divers were also nice too.
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Black-throated Divers
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