Startops this morning - Terns

Word was out some black terns were at Startops....
Saw a distant juvenile - possible shot below
Other shots of tern...

Common Tern feeding

Juvenile Common Tern

Long distant juvenile black tern .....

Little Tern at LMGP's, Year tick 224, Life Pic

Today brought approx 15 LITTLE TERN to Little Marlow Gravel Pits . A life picture no less. Taken with the new D90. Also year tick 224

Also 2 snipe , 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper and 2 Kingfisher.

Little Tern at Marlow Gravel Pit

College Lake Year tick - Little Stint

A quick trip out with Denz before Ikea(!) reaped a nice view of a juvenile LITTLE STINT at College Lake this morning.  The count now at 223 for the year
Also a nice view of a Common Sandpiper, pictured below as well as the stint

Little Stint at College Lake Octagon Hide

Slimbridge Lifers

As the LONG BILLED DOWITCHER has been at Slimbridge for a couple of weeks I thought an early trip could reap rewards, and it did! Also a GREEN SANDPIPER takes the life total to 242, and the year list to 222.
Dowitcher:

Green Sand:

Sacred Dip!

I saw a report come in that a Sacred Ibis had been seen at Clifford Hill GPs in Northants. As I was working from home I thought I would dash off before the evening began.
An hour or so later I arrive - to be told there was a Landrover weekend and what was I doing here trying to get into the site that is private... Great I think....anyway they let me in and I spend about twenty minutes trying to work out where the lakes are!
When I get in there are loads of 4x4 tracks everywhere with red tape ready for the weekend events - tents everywhere!
Not surprisingly no sign of said bird as I reckon people were making a right old noise getting things ready.
Well - a new site anyway!
I entertained a few lads walking around with fully loaded twitching gear on.
I hope it doesn't get reported again there as I walked around the lakes TWICE to check if it was there!!
Dipped!

Gateway at Ivinghoe

A common butterfly in these parts, but new to me!
A GATEWAY butterfly, number 17.
Taken around Ivinghoe Beacon area

Butterflies

As the summer months slow down bird activity, I've started photographing butterflies.

Here's the collection so far [16]
DARK GREEN FRITILLARY
DUKE OF BURGUNDY
GRIZZLED SKIPPER
HOLLY BLUE
LARGE WHITE
MARBLED WHITE
MEADOW BROWN
ORANGE TIP
PEACOCK
RINGLET
SMALL COPPER
SMALL HEATH
SMALL SKIPPER
SMALL TORTOISESHELL
SMALL WHITE
SPECKLED WOOD