when a plan comes together

[blackfox]

went out this morning hoping to find a fairly rare female black redstart that had been reported along the welsh coast . found it and got the shots . still trying to thaw myself out now .. plenty of other stuff on the way home to lots to p.p

[Ian]

Nicely done, Jeff!

And well done that bird for finding such decent sized fresh meal during the really cold weather!

Ian

[blackfox]

she's on her lonesome and with a massive area to flit about in . didn't settle for more than a few seconds at a time plus its the size of a sparrow .. amazed I got what I did

[Ian]

I don't know about winter time but we have them here in France in the summer, nesting under the tiles of our lean-to roof.

[antpitta]

Very nice set of a lovely bird. Worth getting a bit cold for We're fortunate to see a few in East Anglia - normally round more "industrial" sites (ports & power stations seem good bets!).

[blackfox]

Cheers Chris .only my second one in 20 + years. . Wish I’d gone back to the car for the t.c now

[antpitta]

We're lucky enough to have seen one 3 or 4 times in our garden during the 28 years we've lived here! They've all been very brief visits so goodness only knows how often they really go through unseen. The most recent one was in March 2021 when I just happened to be looking out of the window when it landed on our patio, was there maybe 30 seconds before flying off (fortunately I re-found it and got "record" shots when it perched on our neighbours fence later the same day). They are a bird that can turn up almost anywhere as often in urban surroundings.

[Olybirder]

Very nice Jeff. I like the second shot the most. Hopefully one or two will turn up here before too long.

Ron

[MJ224]

According to Bird Guides, there are several Black Redstarts around the Newport South Wales area. So it seems to be an influx of them. Xing fingers we might see one in the Llanelli area...

[Lez325]

Very tidy set buddy- unusual to see Caterpillars this late in the year

[blackfox]

She picked it up off the sand dunes les , got a head on shot of that but needs working on