I spent the morning out at the farm. It was a little quieter than last week, which was very productive. Nevertheless I still recorded a few new species for this Spring, as well as getting some more images of the usual suspects. I watched a European Roller using the power line as a lookout point. It would swoop down, catch an insect and then fly back up to the cable, stun it and then despatch it. A first for this Spring. This is the first Blue-cheeked Bee-eater of the season for me. It was the only one I came across today. There were several European Bee-eaters to be seen. With two almost identical shots it allows for a good comparison between these two species. The other day I managed a pic of the female, today it was the turn of the male Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush One of the ever present female Pallid Harriers allowed me to get within range before it took to flight A male Namaqua Dove giving me the beady eye The Red-wattled Lapwings were still present. Today there were 5 birds, up from a pair that I saw the other day Last but not least, a nice clean image of an Isabelline Wheatear Other species included: Crested Lark, LilithOwl, Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Squacco Heron, White-eared Bulbul, Barn Swallow, Common Swift and the rest
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