Bee-eaters

[glyn]

Rare in the uk but as they are not far from me then a must see.Shame that they are a fair distance from where you can view them so quality not the best.Heavily cropped.

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

Bee-eater by Glyn Fuller, on Flickr

[Mark43]

Beautiful birds. Are these the Northampton ones ?

[glyn]

No Leicestershire

[Mark43]

No Leicestershire

Oh ok. I meant Nottinghamshire not Northampton. I understand 7 have set up home in a sand quarry.

[H.A.Bucken]

Two pairs nested in a quarry in North Cumbria a couple of years ago. I'm not a twitcher as such; I don't go out of my way. If there's something about I'll notice it like the American Ring-billed gull in the River Kent decades ago, and yesterday was delighted to see a Peregrine Falcon over Kendal castle- first since a regular one was reported poisoned last year; google 'pavement peregrine in Kendal' on youtube.
Roger

[glyn]

Yes seven have been seen so-far and apparently nesting in sand martin holes or at least seen mating.
Glyn