Tdgraves 11th big year 2024

[Tdgraves]

Next onto Moss Landing to see the sea otters and of course the birds. There were some more lifers to boot.

 

Moss Landing, California, USA, 26/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/3200

 

015A7828 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A7835 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A8417 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

347) Surf scoter (also seen in Pacific Grove)

Edited July 15 by Tdgraves
extra photo

[Tdgraves]

Moss Landing, California, USA, 26/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/2500, EV -2/3

 

015A7971 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

348) Pigeon guillemot

[Tdgraves]

Moss Landing, California, USA, 26/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/2500

 

015A7908 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

349) Western grebe

[Tdgraves]

Moss Landing, California, USA, 26/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/3200, EV -2/3

 

015A7942 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A7939 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

350) Red-necked grebe

[Tdgraves]

I've also written that we saw 2 snowy plovers, but I can't find any photos....

[Tdgraves]

Moss Landing, California, USA, 26/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/3200

 

015A8159 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

351) Caspian tern

[Tdgraves]

Moss Landing, California, USA, 26/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/2000, EV +2/3

 

015A8439 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

352) Forster's tern

[Tdgraves]

Moss Landing, California, USA, 26/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/2500

 

015A8429 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

353) Western sandpiper

[Tdgraves]

Moss Landing, California, USA, 26/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1000, EV -1/3

 

015A8466 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

354) Least sandpiper

[Tdgraves]

Moss Landing, California, USA, 26/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/2000

 

015A8503 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

355) Long-billed curlew

Edited July 15 by Tdgraves
better photo

[Tdgraves]

Moss Landing, California, USA, 26/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1250

 

015A8444 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

356) Whimbrel

[Tdgraves]

Moss Landing, California, USA, 26/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1600

 

015A8454 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

357) Marbled godwit

[Tdgraves]

Moss Landing, California, USA, 26/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1250

 

015A8481 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

358) Willet

[Tdgraves]

Moss Landing, California, USA, 26/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/2000

 

015A8517 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

359) Semi-palmated plover

[Tdgraves]

Moss Landing, California, USA, 26/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1250

 

015A8469 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A8256 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A8306 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

360) Great Northern diver

[Peter Connan]

That really is a long bill isn't it?

[PeterHG]

Great batch, most of which would have been lifers for me. Yes, an incredible difference in bill length between long-billed curlew and whimbrel.

[Tdgraves]

23 minutes ago, Peter Connan said:

That really is a long bill isn't it?

Ridiculously so!

 

thanks @PeterHG

[TonyQ]

You did really well in California (and yes it is a very long bill!)

[Tdgraves]

3 hours ago, TonyQ said:

You did really well in California (and yes it is a very long bill!)

Thanks Tony, still a couple left I think...

[Tdgraves]

1 hour ago, Tdgraves said:

Thanks Tony, still a couple left I think...

Or just one, as it turns out...

 

San Mateo, California, USA, 27/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f6.3, 1/1000, EV +1

 

015A8546 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

361) Bewick's wren

[Tdgraves]

with a couple of duplicates

 

015A8530 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A8548 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A8562 by tdgraves, on Flickr

[Tdgraves]

Back to the UK, where the summer has been awful so far.

 

RSPB Ouse Fen, 2/6/24

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1250, f7.1, 1/8000

 

D14I0171-Enhanced-NR by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

RSPB Ouse Fen, 16/6/24

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 3200, f5.6, 1/1250

 

D14I0772 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

362) Common cuckoo

[Tdgraves]

My garden, Cambridgeshire, 10/6/24

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/1250

 

D14I0589 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

363) Song thrush

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Ouse Fen, Cambridgeshire, 16/6/24

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 3200, f5.6, 1/2000, EV +1

 

D14I0690-Enhanced-NR by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

364) Eurasian hobby