Recent pics

Last Wednesday I managed to see a Desert Wheatear for the first time. A visit to Bempton Cliffs RSPB in blustery but sunny conditions was rewarded with great views of this smashing bird:

 

 The following morning I went over to Hornsea Mere to try and catch up with the Smew that had been reported recently on BirdGuides, but no luck. However, 2 Snow Buntings flew in and one of them stayed on the shore by the boat launching jetties for about 5 minutes, feeding in the gravel.