So we are all having to stay at home during this pandemic that is sweeping the globe at this point in time, like me you have more than likely had to cancel trips away, or visiting friends and relatives, perhaps you are missing that nature reserve just down the road which unfortunately can not be classed as essential travel.

Unfortunately this morning was not that great, bit of a damp start so Mine and Sammy’s walk was more urban, so I thought it may be a chance to look back on this months last year and share some East Anglian images of Landscape and Wildlife.

The Above image are of Black-tailed Godwits at WWT Welney, these are the Icelandic race Islandia and most of these birds are in Summer plumage, you will see large numbers of these Godwits in the Winter, whereas in the Summer at Welney there will be the European race Limosa, numbers of this race have been falling over the years so much so that there is Project Godwit which aim is to increase the productivity of black-tailed godwits at the Nene and Ouse Washes so that the population can begin to recover.

The Male Chaffinch above singing his heart out, this image was taken at Leiston in Suffolk, Usually his voice is a ringing ‘pink’ or a more boring sounding ‘suit’ very common resident with around 5 million pairs.

Swallows again in Suffolk, these have more than likely just arrived from their long journey in Southern Africa, it always amazes me that days ago they would have been flying around Elephants catching flies and then after an arduous journey traveling over deserts and seas here they are, looking at the long tail feathers these are more than likely males, ready to impress the female swallows, it seems to be the longer the tail feathers the females are more attracted to the male.

Again taken in Suffolk, a typical Farmland bird always loved seeing these a child cycling around the country lanes of Suffolk, males can be very bright yellow and summer days always seemed to be full of their high metallic song.

Back to Norfolk and WWT Welney where these Common terns are ready to start nesting, another Summer visitor from April to October, numbers in the region of 15,000 pairs, found mostly Coasts, inland lakes and rivers these will have arrived from West Africa.

Cambridgeshire and Wicken Fen, the hobby was one of many I saw that day, scarce Summer migrant usually following the Swallows and Martins to the UK, seen April to September numbers will be around 1,000 to 3,000 pairs. they can be seen as an aerial performer especially when chasing dragonflies.

To finish today here are four of my favourite images of the month in 2019.