Pied Wagtail, male, Oxenham Farm, Great Wakering, Essex 24th April 2010
White Wagtail, male, Porth Hellick Pool, St. Mary's Isles of Scilly May 2010
Yellow Wagtail, Wakering Common, Essex 24th April 2010
Red-rumped Swallow, Gunners Park, Essex 1st May 2010
An absolute belter of a bird found by Neil Chambers this evening; click on the image to see more of this bird
Swallow, Porthlow Beach, St. Mary's Isles of Scilly May 2010
Many thousands of Swallows were 'grounded' by the persistent North Easterlies with concentrations at numerous locations around the islands
Swallow, Porth Hellick Pool, St. Mary's Isles of Scilly May 2010
Many thousands of Swallows were 'grounded' by the persistent North Easterlies with concentrations at numerous locations around the islands; these birds showed very well right in front of the hide at Porth Hellick where they were clearly knackered.
House Martin, Porthlow Beach, St. Mary's Isles of Scilly May 2010
As with the Swallows many House Martins were brought in by the blocking winds, though not in the shear numbers as seen with Swallows. These birds at Porthlow Beach were amongst the easiest to photograph and even then it wasn't that easy.