Early visit to Arne this morning. Not a lot to photograph, but loads of Dartford Warblers shooting about and staying low. So here's one of them, plus a shot of Corfe Castle.
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Quite a few Ring Ouzels passing through Hampshire this weekend. So popped down to the New Forest to a spot where they're normally quite reliable. At least 4 about, although some peope were claiming as many as 15 earlier in the day. Still, I got a few okay shots in quite nice light late morning. Also, a Kestrel just after catching a vole on the way home this afternoon.
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My second ever Wryneck seen today. This one on Portland - at the quarry where the Little Owls live. Elusive is the word most people seem to use to describe Wrynecks - this one was certainly tricky to see, spend most of the time deep in brambles, but showed briefly a couple of times during the couple or so we were there.
Also, photos of a Robin and a Kestrel in very early light on Portland just as the sun rose. And a Hooded Merganser at Radipole in Weymouth catching a flat fish of some sort.
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Spotted two Tawny Owls right next to each other in the neighbour's garden this evening. Both males it seems, calling at each other. Managed to get a few shots, but all hand held while trying to use a torch for illumination. First attempt at using ISO12800 on the camera, and while the image quality isn't great, it's good enough for record shots.
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Did one of my fairly regular trips to Brownsea Island today. Normally I go when it first opens in the year (early Spring) and just before it closes (mid Autumn). So today's trip was slightly earlier in Autumn than usual. Also got very lucky with the weather. This was the first trip with my new camera, and one of my new lenses (24-70mm f2.8). Combination of these things meant I was able to get some nice shots with dappled light (leaves were still on the trees), no need for flash (new camera, high ISO), and good bokeh (new lens). Squirrel photos below...
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