Lanius excubitor.

After several visits to Thursley Common today I finally managed to get a reasonable image of a Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) that regularly spends its winter here.

Reed Bunting.

A visit to Warnham LNR recently provided the opportunity to get some close views of a species I have only once recorded on my local patch, the Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoenichus). One particular female provided some interesting poses.

The male also made an appearance at the feeding station so below are a couple of images.

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Wild Bird Wednesday.
Wordless Wednesday (on Tuesday)

Egretta garzetta.

 A few shots of a Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) taken in February during a trip to the coast.

Northern Shoveler.

During the early days of February I recorded a pair of [Northern] Shoveler (Anas clypeata) on the Great Pond at Epsom Common but failed to get any shots as they were always very wary and tended to hide in the waterside vegetation. However a recent visit to Farlington Marshes provided the opportunity to get a couple of images to share of both sexes in their breeding plumage.

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Short-eared Owl.

A very confiding Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) that I encountered during a walk around Farlington Marshes today.

There will be other images of the birds seen on my main blog (Wildlife Watching with FAB) once I have sorted through the numerous images.

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