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A Day Out in WalesWith Jeff

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Posted by Robert: Fri Mar 1st, 2019 17:37

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An early start and a long trip down the M6/M56 saw us at Jeff's about 9am.

We headed along the North Wales coast past some familiar landmarks, parked near the promenade at Llandudno. Here we found Turnstones and some Purple Sandpipers, jumping about on the rocks. Jeff explained the Purple Sandpipers are uncommon birds.

All shots made with D800, ISO400, for the the lens was 300mm f/2.8.

Then we went to the Little Orme, Seals, Fulmars and a Cormorant which flew by well out to sea. I think a full day of tidal range is needed with the Seals, once hauled out of water they are pretty well stationary most of the time.

Again 300mm f/2.8:

Not particularly good but...

We went on to the Great Orme, with a spectacular road on the cliffs. This is the home of roaming Kashmiri Goats. Not easy to approach

After Great Orme, we headed East, to a coastal area Jeff knows to be wildlife rich but there wasn't much happening, suddenly a flock of Curlews flew past. This is my version, with the Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8 trombone lens, 1/2000 sec at f/5.6.

We also had this rather sturdy bird fly past, have no idea what it is... Any suggestions please?

This log Serpent awaited us at our next stop, a delightful little reserve, a hidden gem.

There is a delightful hide with padded seats and bushes with feeders nearby. A Gold Finch presented itself but my only clear shot was oof, it then perched, gorging itself at a feeder behind a branch.

Mostly Blue Tit's remained...

We went back to Flint to the castle, this was an HDR with the 24-120mm f/4.0.

Finally, with darkness descended, one picture I wanted, the Flint Bridge at night. Not quite the picture I wanted but close.

Again the 24-120mm f/4.0, @75mm, on a tripod, ISO500, 15.0 seconds at f/5.6

Jeff and I had a great day, we both really enjoyed it in the warm February sunshine. Hope you enjoy the pix as much as we enjoyed making them.

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Posted by jk: Fri Mar 1st, 2019 17:39

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Good series of shots Robert.
Thanks for sharing.
I know to go see Jeff if I want to get some good bird photos.

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Posted by blackfox: Thu Mar 7th, 2019 03:18

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That's a really good set rob , and so glad you and Chris enjoyed it . A rather long day only broken up with fits of laughter over the antics of the yoghurt Meister sat behind me .. and the weather played ball as well ..lovely write up

Posted by Robert: Thu Mar 7th, 2019 04:18

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Thanks for that Jeff, it was a great adventure in an area I know slightly, your local knowledge allowed us to cut straight to the good locations. The weather helped a lot too.

What was that bird in the picture below the Curlews? I feel I should know it but can't recall, is bugging me.

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Posted by chrisbet: Thu Mar 7th, 2019 08:17

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Difficult to tell the wingspan from that angle but I would hazard a guess at a fulmar.

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Posted by Eric: Thu Mar 7th, 2019 10:53

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chrisbet wrote:
Difficult to tell the wingspan from that angle but I would hazard a guess at a fulmar. Not a Fulmar ...they fly stiffwinged and are predominantly white around belly and head...even young ones.

It looks more like a juvenile Gt Blackback Gull from the beak. But suspect Iain and Jeff will have the answer.

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Posted by jk: Thu Mar 7th, 2019 11:49

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Eric wrote:
Not a Fulmar ...they fly stiffwinged and are predominantly white around belly and head...even young ones.

It looks more like a juvenile Gt Blackback Gull from the beak. But suspect Iain and Jeff will have the answer. I would agree with Eric's identification but I am useless. I can only do Gulls, Hawks, Owls, .,..... Below that it is more hit and miss.

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Posted by blackfox: Thu Mar 7th, 2019 13:21

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its a juvenile herring gull rob .. I'll have a look later see if my fulmars came out any good though I don't think so

Posted by Robert: Thu Mar 7th, 2019 16:28

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Thanks for that, it just seemed a very robust gull.

The only Fulmars I got were nesting in the cliffs. I was watching them flying at first but when we approached the nesting sites they stopped flying.

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