Enough said about this image taken this morning of a Grey Wagtail perched on the strategically placed branch in the hope of attracting the resident Kingfisher to show himself. (Incidentally I am very confident that this will happen). I am so pleased with this image. I said to Jenny only yesterday evening that I wouldn’t be happy with my Wagtail shots until I could get one that showed the feather detail around the eye, and you can on this one.

This is am update of the entry from the morning. 

After an appointment at hospital concerning my injuries I had finished  by 3.30. The weather today has been fantastic, sunny all day, a real Indian Summer. I went out to Cockwood to see what was about. In the harbour there was 3 Black Tailed Godwits feeding in the harbour mud. One had a broken leg which was quite distressing to see as he hopped along.

In the early evening I returned to the Brook and set up an area  in good light with a log lying down the bank and in to the water. There is a real shortage of suitable perches along the bank sides and my reasoning is if I provide a perch over the water then the Kingfisher will be attracted to settle there. I had only been sat in the hide for 10 minutes when the first Wagtail landed on this new log. This was the female and after she had moved on, the male arrived and gave me a real opportunity to compare the two. The female, as well as having a white throat also has a dull off white breast and belly. In winter plumage the male also has a white throat which is black in breeding plumage. In the photo below of the more brightly coloured male with a yellow breast, there is a hint of black remaining if you look careful.