My second (or third?) home: Föhr

[Mel]

Some birds in flight.

Edit: Lesser black-backed gull not herring gull


Grey geese


And swimming with their offspring


And the last catch of the day - a curlew


Lots of other stuff as well, but no good photos.

[nan]

nice to see so much Oystercatchers all together ... like in a row
the naughty brat give you the opportunity to have photo in flight

we have also some Eiders... but very difficult to have picture

[Toko]

Nice, very nice indeed, oystercatchers are very elegant birds in flight

Please try to get a close-up of grey goslings, Mel, we want one

[Mel]

Water is too cold to swim to them to get a closer shot, Toko.

nan, true about the shot in flight. The only good thing about it.
As for the Eider - the first time I got one in his breeding plumage.

[Lisbeth]

What a variety you have got

The storks in flight are great pics

[Lisbeth]

Your Eiders look different from mine Had a look, mine are only changing plumage

[Penny]

hello Mel

The place looks awesome. Stunning birds.

[Dewi]

Great photos all round Mel. You sure are getting to see a fair bit.

The first pic of the mixed waders in flight is not clear enough to pick out species, but some do look long-billed and I'd guess Godwits, with some Knot & Redshank mixed in there.

The Herring Gull pic is a Lesser Black-backed Gull. The dark secondaries on the underwing give this one away, Herring would be white.

[Richprins]

Remarkable, Mello!

Glad your marking is done!

The kids must do their own corrections, once you go through the paper with them?

Great birds in flight!

[Mel]

Thanks all and thanks, Dewi, for the correction. It's a false friend! Because in German the lesser black-backed gull is a Heringsmöwe.

The kids must do their own corrections, once you go through the paper with them?

Of course! We discuss the correct answers and they have to see to it that they note it down somehow to do the correction in neat at home.