Birds Photographed in the UK in 2005
(April - August)
Jonathan Wasse
London, UK
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Short-toed Treecreeper
Certhia brachydactyla
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, April 2005.
A decent record shot of this big UK rarity. Note the wing formula "even steps" to the wing bar,
the hind claw, and the prominent white spots on the wing tips.
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Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Wombwell Ings, South Yorkshire, April 2005.
Two wanderers. Will they become a regular sight on Spring passage?
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Little Owl
Athene noctua
Hoyland, South Yorkshire, May 2005.
Showing well hunting in the afternoon.
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Little Gull
Larus minutus
Broomhill Flash, South Yorkshire, May 2005.
A 1st summer bird on passage. Note how small it is even compared to a Black-headed Gull.
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Trumpeter Finch
Bucanetes githagineus
Dungeness, Kent, June 2005.
Fourth time lucky. Caught up with this cracking 1st summer male in this invasion year.
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Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Edderthorpe Flash, South Yorkshire, August 2005.
It's that time of year again, Ruddies on the move, but where from?.
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