Garden Wildlife UK

Linda257 wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 8:05 am What a nice wee guy posing perfectly. I remember PB used to post lots of wheatear!?! Also remember me misnaming them and calling the wheateaters ...still never seen one

thanks Linda. I have only seen a few, mostly at Tintagel.

Willpar wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 8:08 am Very nice Snappy.

Thanks William

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) - Caught a crab!!

Photo taken at: Looe, Cornwall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looe


Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/herring-gull

Looks like he's gonna need about 500 more to call it a meal

That's a nice one Snappy.

Willpar wrote: Thu Aug 21, 2025 8:27 am That's a nice one Snappy.

Thanks William

Linda257 wrote: Thu Aug 21, 2025 8:04 am Looks like he's gonna need about 500 more to call it a meal

I have never seen a gull doing it repeatedly before, just swimming along dives and grabs a crab. He did have a load of them while we watched on. It was on a tidal river, perhaps they were concentrated in the low water... I took so many photo's

Good one Snappy.... I haven't seen them catching prey rapidly, but I've often seen them swishing prey to presumably wash it

PimperneBloke wrote: Thu Aug 21, 2025 12:51 pm Good one Snappy.... I haven't seen them catching prey rapidly, but I've often seen them swishing prey to presumably wash it

Thanks PB

Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)

Photo taken at: RSPB Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/fowlmere


Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/reed-bunting