Garth Peacock
Scotland and East Yorkshire Day 4

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Grafham Water and Willow Tree Fen

Wednesday 25th March 2026

Welney WWT and area

Tuesday 17th March 2026

A lucky visit to Fen Drayton Lakes

Thursday 19th February 2026

A rainy day in West Norfolk

Sunday 15th February 2026

Abberton Reservoir Essex

Friday 23rd January 2026

Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB

Monday 5th January 2026

Fed up with Twiddling my fingers

Friday 19th December 2025

North West Norfolk

Monday 15th December 2025

A Red Kite Fest!!!

Friday 12th December 2025

Leighton Moss RSPB - My first visit

Monday 1st December 2025

Never visited here before

Monday 24th November 2025

Welney WWT Again - Goose and Duckfest

Thursday 20th November 2025

Welney WWT 28th October 2025

Friday 31st October 2025

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Tuesday 4th July 2023

So what happend to day 3? Well it was a 300 mile drive from Blairgowrie to our B & B in Flamborough and that was enough for one day - Dinner and to bed.

So onto Day 4 - weather cloudy, dull and intermittent rain - not photography weather. So we decided to go to nearby Filey Dams to sit in the hides out of the rain. Took a few photos but not one worth keeping except for one. We had been watching a young Kestrel sitting  on the outside of a distant nestbox. Then we noticed that a Magpie had landed on the box, went in and emerged with the young Kestrel dead having killed it

Nature - red in tooth and claw!!!!

With the weather improving slightly, we decided to move on to Bempton Cliffs RSPB. Weather did finally allow some shots for a time before deteriorating again. This time I decided to use my other camera - Canon R7  as the crop sensor should help with flight shots on a cloudy day. Started off with the usual Gannet on a rock.

and a Razorbill looking smart on an outcrop

and then Gannets arguing.

Brighter weather then encouraged some flight shots. Guillemot

Razorbill

and even Puffin.

On the way to our B & B, we called in at Thornwick Pools. Took some shots of Little Ringed Plover that I subsequently deleted as I have better and that was it.

Not the best day but now really looking forward to Day 5 as we have booked on the Steve Race boat Photo Safari from Bridlington - and the weather looks very promising.