A Few Spring Birds and a North Yorks Adder

Just a few pics of birds from around my South Yorkshire patch now spring migration is in full swing. Probably got my best shots of my favourite wading bird the Lapwing, tried to photograph a drumming Snipe but not easy.

 Common Buzzard

 I heard a Green Woodpecker but then saw this Greater spotted and thought I was going mad but the Green was in the same tree lower down.

 Red Grouse

 Male Redstart

 Ring Ouzel

Wren

 Female Lapwing

 Male

 Meadow Pipit

 Female Pied Wagtail

 Drumming Snipe

 

 Matt Wilson's favourite bird Male Northern Wheatear

 

Another favourite of Matt Wilson Golden Plover

 

 

Today I ventured to North Yorkshire where I met Matt Wilson and Katerina to investigate an area that may have adders. The problem at this time of the year is they get difficult to see especially after a nice week of weather. Anyway we found one female and a couple of skins.

 

 Female Adder

 North Yorks

 

Red Grouse Nest



Best Adder Count of the Year and First Female

I am just back from from Kos and Kalymnos in Greece but didn't have time to write this before we went. Anyroad, 2 Saturdays back myself and Mr Wilson went to a Yorkshire Adder spot, we weren't sure what the weather was going to do but as it turned we had a count of 24 males (most about to shed) 1 female and a Grass Snake plus a couple of Lizards. Today I went to my Water Vole site and saw 3, Common toads are on the move, I think some rain will mean a big movement.

 very dark male

 Female

Grass Snake

 

 common toads

 water voles