Sunday 24 June 2012

Pacific Golden Plover (video)


A trip to Cley Marshes on the north Norfolk coast produced this stunning adult Pacific Golden Plover in full breeding finery. A close relation to the American Golden Plover, but breeds in north Siberia and west Alaska and a rarer visitor to Britain, indeed another `lifer` ticked off.

This video is just a little taster until I wade through the hundreds of dodgy, distant digiscoped images and find something half-decent. Note the two Lapwing in the background having a `set-to`!

4 comments:

  1. Another great tick John. Look forward to the still shots, when I return next weekend.

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    1. Thanks Roy, don`t get too excited, you have seen how far away the bird was! ;)
      J

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  2. Very nice! Certainly some ruffled feathers in the background :D

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    1. Thank you Omi, yes they obviously didn`t get along, did they!
      J

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