The Yellow And The Black

Twice out on t'Patch today.

The morning trip was the longer, with the vague hope [very very vague] of Things With White On dashed, though plenty of hard white things fell out of - or rather shot sideways across - the sky.

I noticed I'd missed a couple of Spring-y staples, so here are some pretty pictures [to lure you into a false sense of security..];

I think Primroses look better in the shade

Daffydowndillies, on the other hand...

..surely prefer the Sunshine

The trees were getting in on the act, too

Only avians of note were the scoters off the Buoy Farm. Again about 400, this time split into 5 groups. The light was not friendly, so I came back later, when the sun was at the better angle and I also happened to have the Big Scope with me.

The ducks hadn't read the script, unfortunately, as only a scattering were still there. The near-constant harrying by a half-dozen young GBBs seemed a likely reason for the reduced numbers..

Fortunately, one of the small groups - 5 strong - was entirely made up of Velvets! :D

Yeah, here come those blobs again...

Sunny scoters

Another group, well part of;

 they're halfway through 'diving to avoid camera'

The afternoon Velvets, somewhat overcast

[with photobomb by wingflapping Razorbill!]

They looked a lot better through the scope [he says]. Also of note, one of the male Commons present in the afternoon had extensive yellow on the bill, but was definitely [after waiting an age for the git to turn] just that. Hey, you've got to check.


Ok, enough enough....



Be Seeing You..


EDIT: You may notice this post has morphed slightly. This is due to amongst other matters a minor issue with remembering which photos were taken when.. Oh well.