My picture of the day...

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Germain
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SnappyMac wrote: Sun Oct 04, 2026 2:19 pm
Willpar wrote: Sun Oct 04, 2026 8:17 am Very nice Snappy.
Thanks William. I keep hoping to see a whimbrel, just read we only have 310 pairs breeding and 41 birds over winter. So may not happen :laugh:
Ooh you will have to make an Autumn/ winter birding trip to Jersey - we get whimbrel overwintering on the east coast
SnappyMac
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Germain wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2026 9:53 pm Ooh you will have to make an Autumn/ winter birding trip to Jersey - we get whimbrel overwintering on the east coast
Thanks Germain, interesting to know. I photograph lots of curlew, just in case...
SnappyMac
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Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)

Photo taken at: John o' Groats, Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_o'_Groats

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Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/rock-pipit
PimperneBloke
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SnappyMac wrote: Tue Oct 06, 2026 6:28 am
Germain wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2026 9:53 pm Ooh you will have to make an Autumn/ winter birding trip to Jersey - we get whimbrel overwintering on the east coast
Thanks Germain, interesting to know. I photograph lots of curlew, just in case...
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PimperneBloke
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Nicely isolated against the pebbles Snappy 👍
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Linda257
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All the way to john o groats for a rock pipit....wow even am no that mad :shake: but it's a nice shot all the same :photo: :D
Pardon the Scottish accent
SnappyMac
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PimperneBloke wrote: Tue Oct 06, 2026 7:15 am Nicely isolated against the pebbles Snappy 👍
Thanks PB :D
SnappyMac
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Linda257 wrote: Tue Oct 06, 2026 7:19 am All the way to john o groats for a rock pipit....wow even am no that mad :shake: but it's a nice shot all the same :photo: :D
Thanks Linda. Well it was posing :shrug: :laugh:
Willpar
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Lovely little bird. Great one Snappy.
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Willpar wrote: Tue Oct 06, 2026 8:26 am Lovely little bird. Great one Snappy.
Thanks William :)
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