I know I blogged quite recently, on 27 October, about the Flighty Golden plovers I enjoyed watching at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve during my holiday in East Sussex but, as I was able to get much closer views, and photographs, and some video, at RSPB Lodmoor last week, I decided these beautiful birds deserved more blog time.

Monday 2 November: The large Golden plover flock late afternoon at Lodmoor. One minute they were settled, the next they were up and wheeling around the sky in a spectacular display.

Tuesday 3 November: I almost managed better photos of these stunning birds at Lodmoor this morning. They had landed much closer to the path, I took a couple of quick photos and was easing my way closer when two local birders, who knew fine well the birds were there, stepped out in the open right in front of them and, of course, off they flew, landing further away.

Wednesday 4 November: The Golden plover flock was much nearer for a time at Lodmoor this morning and, fortunately, this time I managed to get a lot of images before an Army helicopter flew over, flushing almost everything on the reserve. The wind was, once again, relentless and bitterly cold, which is my excuse for my short video being a bit jerky.