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2024 What a good start considering the weather.

2024 has got off to a good start, especially considering the seemingly perpetually dark, overcast wet weather that we have experienced this 2023/2024 winter. It's been difficult in those conditions to get sharp pictures, impaticulary the distance shots have been very trying. Above, and too the side, is a selection of my best images from the whole of this year. I seemed to be having a bit of a duck where new species are concerned, this lasted until April. This duck ended in the first half of April, with five new species of wild flowers, and two new birds have been added to my portfolio.

Gadwall Duck - Shelduck - Green-winged Teal -  Common Pochard Goosander - Herring Gull  - Northern Lapwing - Oyster Catcher - Feral Bullfinch - Chaffinch - Robin - Blue Tit  - Goldfinch - Common Pheasant

Had a weeks holiday in Norfolk in early June, where I acquired many new images were added to my portfolio. Some are listed below.

Ruff - Black-tailed Godwit - Black-winged Stilt - Fulvous Whistling-duck - Pied Avocet - Bearded Tit - Black-headed Ibis - Eurasian Jackdaw Garganey Duck - Common Goldeneye - Barnacle Geese.

Since then we have been to RSPB Bempton,  RSPB Fairburn Ings and Lotherton Hall. Added a few dozen photo's to my portfolio, including the cheeky squirrel and Red Deer.

Chaffinch - Grey Squirrel - Dunnock - Puffin - Razorbill - Barn Swallow Guillemot - Kittiwake - Baer's Pochard - Inca Tern - Chaffinch - Red Deer White-faced Whistling Duck

I have visited our local nature reserve for the first time in many, many years. It's called Rodley NR, and is part of the Aire Valley wetlands, where I have seen many species that were new for me. We seem to be finishing the year with some poor weather, howling gales, excessive rain and freezing temperatures, not to mention seemingly constantly grey skies. As a result I have fewer pictures for late 2024, than as in the same period during 2023.

Great White Egret - Green Sandpiper - Northern Lapwing - Bullfinch Greater-spotted Woodpecker  -  Eurasian Jay  -  Oyster Catcher Greenfinch - Kingfisher - Stock Dove