Tuesday, 13 January 2015

WILD BIRD WEDNESAY - Birds Along Seacliffe Road

ALL these shots below were taken on my way home from church on Sunday as I drove the car along Seacliffe Road in my own home of Bangor.  I also saw, not 1 but 2 RNLI Lifeboats speedy across the rough seas.


Black headed Gull



Common Gull



This was the first Lifeboat I saw and the shot below shows the second ( far right)



Redshank





Turnstone


Then I saw this group of birds further along the road.  There are Dark bellied Brent, Redshank, Oystercatcher, Turnstone, Black headed Gull and Herring Gull. The following shots below are close ups of these birds.









I  hope you enjoyed seeing these Gulls, Waders and geese in this post.

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35 comments:

  1. Irma13 January 2015 at 19:20


    Beautiful pictures of these birds, Margaret.
    The lifeboat is struggling with the storm.
    Best regards, Irma

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  2. Phil Slade13 January 2015 at 20:04

    The name "Seacliffe Rd" tells a story Margaret and how nice to see it living up to the promise the name implies. You have a lovely selection of birds there, a good mixture and all feeding close together. It must be nice to have regular and close sightings of Brent Geese in particular, here we just see the odd one or two

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  3. eileeninmd13 January 2015 at 21:47

    Nice collections of birds.. The Brant is a handsome goose. Great photos, enjoy your day!

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  4. Tanna13 January 2015 at 22:37

    Beautiful... and I can almost smell the seas... blessings ~ tanna

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  5. Anonymous13 January 2015 at 22:50

    I hope all was well with the "Coasties" as we call them here. Out Coast Guard goes out in some of the nastiest weather in boats such as yours.

    Great collection of gulls.

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  6. Bethany Carson13 January 2015 at 23:14

    Those are beautiful birds. Good captures!

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  7. Linda Kay13 January 2015 at 23:53

    A great variety of birds. Love the Coast Guard boat out there on the choppy water.

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  8. Stuart Price14 January 2015 at 00:21

    Your Brents are much paler than ours...................

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  9. thewovenspoke14 January 2015 at 00:42

    A nice bunch of shots of birds, all beautiful.

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  10. Simon Douglas Thompson14 January 2015 at 00:53

    Always remember how Brighton was devoid of anything other than immature gulls when I used to visit. Lovely selection of birds there.

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  11. Douglas Mcfarlane14 January 2015 at 01:20

    I like Brent geese they're so handsome, I am a bit jealous of the number of marauding Redshank

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  12. TexWisGirl14 January 2015 at 01:25

    a great mix of shorebirds!

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  13. Carletta14 January 2015 at 02:22

    They certainly look like they are braving the cold.
    Some lovely captures of your home birds!
    I must say I enjoyed the photo of the lifeboat on the choppy waters - well done!

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  14. Andrea @ From The Sol14 January 2015 at 03:11

    My goodness, you have so many birds along your shore even at this time of year. What a nice drive home you had ... nice that you don't have to go far to get shots of so many different birds. I am so shut in with the bitter cold, that I can't get anywhere to take pictures of the few birds that brave our weather. Looks refreshing and beautiful. Hope whoever the life boats were going to assist are okay. Have a great week, Margaret. Enjoyed this post ...

    Andrea @ From the Sol

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  15. A Colorful World14 January 2015 at 03:31

    Gorgeous shorebirds! And dramatic shot of the lifeboat on the waves. Beautiful post.

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  16. Janice14 January 2015 at 04:26

    That is quite a beautiful ride home! Such a great variety of birds.

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  17. Neil14 January 2015 at 05:32

    Nice lot of birds you have.

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  18. Elephant's Child14 January 2015 at 05:39

    Love the birds, huddled into their feathers. And hope that the lifeboats were on practice duty. Or had a successful mission.

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  19. Adam Jones14 January 2015 at 06:08

    A super looking Common Gull and love the Brents.

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  20. Ruth Hiebert14 January 2015 at 07:44

    Looks like it was an interesting drive home from church. I'm glad you had your camera at your side.

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  21. Ginny Hartzler14 January 2015 at 08:41

    The black headed gull does not have a black head s I assume these are females? I LOVE that red tugboat on the choppy sea, what a beautiful and exciting sight!!

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  22. Bob Bushell14 January 2015 at 08:46

    Love the Turnstones, and also the Brents. Well taken Margaret.

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  23. FOREST SNAPPER14 January 2015 at 08:53

    I hope those RNLI boats did their job.

    peter

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  24. NatureFootstep14 January 2015 at 08:55

    so many beautiful birds. And my world is almost empty of them. Still takes another 2 months before they start coming back.

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  25. Sue (this n that)14 January 2015 at 09:36

    Hi Margaret, so nice to enjoy the delights your drive home offered! What a great place in which to live :D)

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  26. Roy Norris14 January 2015 at 10:29

    A nice collection and a good route to have available locally Margaret. I have to get the book out for most of the waders.

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  27. Debbie14 January 2015 at 10:30

    Lovely shore birds, my favorite place!!

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  28. DeniseinVA14 January 2015 at 11:41

    Super birds you got there Margaret and I also like the shot of the lifeboat. I wonder what it felt like racing over those waves?

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  29. Little Wandering Wren14 January 2015 at 12:26

    Your water is looking choppy, no wonder those gorgeous gulls are all puffed up! Seacliffe Road looks a good spot to find lots of birds. Thanks for your visit, your suggestion that I work for the Australian Tourist Board made my day!
    Wren x

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  30. Stephanie14 January 2015 at 13:00

    Lovely assortment of bird shots!

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  31. Mary Howell Cromer14 January 2015 at 21:06

    You sure have a lovely ride home from church along the water's edge and mine is all out in horse country. Your images are all really lovely. All of the waterbirds would be such a fun thing to see and I imagine the air is cold upon your face as you photograph during these Winter months. Blessings~

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  32. Breathtaking14 January 2015 at 23:38

    How wonderful to be able to see so many birds along the shore where you live. Great shot of the lifeboat too.
    Regards.

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  33. Small City Scenes15 January 2015 at 07:42

    Nice shots of all the different birds existing together.
    MB

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  34. Susan15 January 2015 at 13:41

    Beautiful collection of shore birds!

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  35. JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)18 January 2015 at 03:42

    Wow - these are amazing birds. I love all the different shorebirds. In our area we don't find nearly as many as our coastline here in NW Washington is often rocky and without lots of beaches.

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