Iceland

Fantastic long weekend in Iceland with my family. Birds were not our priority but saw plenty of Raven in Reykjavik. Lots of Eider, Whooper swan, Iceland and Glaucous Gulls, singing  Redwing and Snow Bunting. As well as all the amazing geology, the Aurora Borealis seen on our last night were breathtaking.

Myrtle (yellow rumped) Warbler

Great views of the rare American vagrant at High Shincliffe County Durham today in sunshine

New Nikon Kit!

Just spent 5 minutes playing with new Nikon D7000 and Nikkor 300mm F4 lens with Nikon TC-14E teleconverter and already impressed. These pics shot at ISO 6400 in dark garden light. Streets ahead of my old kit. Interesting leucistic Goldfinch too

 Also noticed one of our Robins has a deformed foot

More Bullfinch in the garden

Great to see a pair of Bullfinch feeding regularly in the garden. Also saw Siskin for the first time this winter in the garden