Ryans Field Part 2

My visit to Ryans Field pm yesterday was time well spent with good shows from the Avorcet shown in yesterdays blog ,  A fine male Pintail was also showing well along with more regular local birds such as the Grey Heron, Curlew, Black headed Gull, kingfisher, Black tailed Godwit, Shell Duck, Lapwings and Redshank that are all posted either above or below

Checking out my new camera

Yesterday was exciting for me as I was at Ryan's field to check out my 'New to me' Used Nikon D5 camera with its new all singing and dancing AF system with 3D tracking etc,  It proved to be very responsive with my 500mm F4 lens and 1.4 converter and I was pleased with the portraits of some of the regular birds sighted at the hide some of which are posted below,

Devoran Quay

I revisited Devoran Quay again PM today having picked up the CBWPS report of one fishing here the evening before,  As the tide came flooding up the creek the bird life came with it, I worked on Swan, curlew, Black tailed Godwit, Red Shanks and oystercatchers while waiting several hours for the Osprey,  Conditions for fishing were excellent when the Osprey finally arrived flying high along the opposite bank treeline, It went on up the creek and returned back down six minutes later without fishing or stopping in the trees,  I then realised that with fine calm weather came a steady increase in small boat traffic towards the evening  which was effecting the Osprey's comfort zone and the joy of watching it fish was not to be this evening,  It flew back down the creek looking for a quieter stretch of water.