Learning to Fly - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The early bright sunshine, clear blue sky and light frost was all too much of a temptation so my plan for another day clearing out and logging on was forsaken for a wander. The cemetery produced more of the recent same, Great, Blue and Long-tailed Tits, Chaffinch, Blackbirds plus single Jay and Great Spotted Woodpecker while most at Radipole were of an airborne type.

I don't recall any aircraft ever flying so low over the reserve, an estimated 8 to 1000 feet, and the subject of conversation with other encountered along the way.

Also on the wing were a number of 

COMMON SNIPE and

somewhere in the region of 50

GADWALL. 

and so to the final run of South American birds, at least for the time being, it is hoped that in a few short weeks there will be an endless supply!

SAFFRON FINCH

SCARLET IBIS

SHINY COWBIRD

SQUIRREL CUCKOO

THREE-TOED SLOTH (this is not a BIRD!)

TROPICAL MOCKINGBIRD

WOOD STORK

YELLOW ORIOLE