Water Rail and Other Birds from a Hide in Suffolk

Water Rail and Other Birds from a Hide in Suffolk 

On Monday, I went along to a RSPB reserve in Suffolk, - with the target species being Water Rail. Although the weather forecast was overcast, I thought I would give it a try, as I had been told that Water Rail had been showing well in front of one of the hides at this reserve.  Fortunately the Water Rail came out, and stayed for about 5mins, so I was able to get a series of shots. The Water Rail is a bird that I had never really photographed well, so I was pleased with these shots, which were a big improvement on all my previous attempts. 

 There was also other many other birds at this site, and I manged to get decent shots of Male and Female Reed Bunting, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch, Female Blackbird and Wren. 

The pictures from this session will be part of a new print/digital talk I am putting together since changing from Canon to Olympus, so any camera club wanting to book me can contact me via my email address which can be found on my web site at    www.rogerhancefrps.com 

All shots taken using the Olympus M1X, 300mm F4 Pro Lens and the MC14 Converter. All at ISO 800, with shutter speeds ranging from 1/200th sec to 1/320 sec, and using the continuous autofocus setting, with burst rate set to Sequential Low. 

Water Rail

Water Rail

Male Reed Bunting

Female Reed Bunting 

Male Reed Bunting

Male Reed Bunting

Male Reed Bunting 

Wren 

Wren 

Female Reed Bunting 

Female Blackbird

Goldfinch

Blue Tit 

Female Greenfinch 

Male Reed Bunting 

Water Rail 

Great Tit 

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Long Tailed Tits and Blue Tits on the Feeders