sedge warbler

A Sedge Warbler at Strumpshaw Fen on Sunday doing what it does best: clinging to a stem and singing its heart out. There were loads of warblers there this week and it's great to see (and hear) them. Ron

Tanny popped in to see me today,very unexpectedly!!!,he had been around the village taking lots of shots,and mentioned that there was a Sedge Warbler just across the road.Difficult to get close,as there were lots of bramble bushes.

Taken yesterday at Salthouse. This little chap is still singing for a mate... I hope he pulls.

Exminster Marsh has a road running around it, leading to a hotel overlooking the Exe estuary, and there are a fair few sedge warblers dotted along the hedgerow alongside, obviously fairly used to humans. I had been trying to get a shot of one flying upwards when singing out, but this one...

I was hoping to get this shot, just a shame the light wasn't great... will try again if the sun ever comes out again! minor crop, ISO800, f10, 1/800th

A real show off!!!

Caught this little beauty in full on stalk mode early one morning at martin mere.

I know its another shot of the Sedgie, but its such a happy little fella.

We had a nice few hours at Pannel Valley yesterday, quite a lot about. We were in a hide, and this little fella came and perched outside, and serenaded us for ages.

Watched this one for a long time but this was one of the few clear shots I got.

Sedge Warbler

I had to wait for about an hour but I finally got a shot of him singing away. portrait crop from landscape shot - ISO400, f10, 1/800th

Something i'd not done for a year or two, was digiscoping, as the DSLR as taken over in recent times, so, brushing off layers of dust from the scope, i had a wander round in the sun on Sunday afternoon to see if it was as tricky as i remembered, it was! Though to be fair i did also take a couple...

I took a trip to spurn with fellow birder Martin Standley yesterday. I was after this sedge warbler for quite a while it was posing perfectly it is a shame the branch is in the way.

While most folks in the hide were gawping at the osprey nest, I was contorting myself to get a shot (or 10) of a sedge warbler who had hopped up very close to my window. It had a good old listen to the shutter as it fired off, turning left and right to work out where the sound was coming from...

Another 1st for me on Saturday, loads of Sedge Warblers and this was my best shot between the reeds

Sedge Warbler

This was making such a noise as it moved through the reedbed, making it very easy to follow though. I had popped into this quiet hide to escape a downpour - very glad I did.