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Spotted Flycatcher

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Last week at Wat tyler a migrant turned up, and I got my best views of a spotted flycatcher

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Mist over Pitsea Fleet

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Arriving early at Wat Tyler, I noticed some mist over Pitsea Fleet

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Wat tyler - birds and dragonflies

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Last month on one of my frequent early morning walks, the first thing I spotted was one of the stock doves poking his head out of the RSPB barn

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An early morning August Walk around Wat tyler Country Park

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Back when it wasn't all rainy and grey, I went for an early morning walk around Wat Tyler Park. The first thing of note was the 4 collared doves in a hawthorn bush

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Scarce emerald damselfly at Wat tyler

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Ok after the false alarm before, here is the genuine article: a scarce emerald damselfly

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Pond creatures

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I set a quiz yesterday to ID the pond creatures in this photoThe answers are:
A: Greater pond snail
B: Waterlouse
C: Dragonfly nymph - this is probably a darter dragonfly nymph
D: Lesser water boatman

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Wat tyler country park - with a blue tint....

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These are photos from July, back when I had the white balance 'issue' with my camera (basically the white balance got changed to tungsten and I didnt realise) which gave most photos a blue tint, at least to some extent. Ive have a go and the colour balance on these , but the blueness shows still on some. ANyway, the morning started well with a curlew

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Norsey wood and Wat tyler country park

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Last week I went to Norsey Wood and I got a few close ups of the wood ants there

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Wat tyler macros - dark bush cricket and carder bee

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The week before last I was wandering around the park when I came across a dark bush cricket on a piece of a branch. It allowed me to move it to a sunnier spot where I got some photos

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