Thursday, 1 November 2018

King Power Stadium, Leicester: 31st October 2018


KING POWER STADIUM
Wednesday 31st October 2018

It is normal practice for a helicopter to land on the centre circle at the King Power Stadium about an hour after the final whistle to collect the LCFC Chairman and his guests to take them home from the match.

On Saturday 27th  October the helicopter cleared the stadium then crashed to earth and exploded in a fireball killing all 5 occupants.

Leicester City owner, 
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, died along with two of his assistants and the two pilots. "The Boss" was loved by everyone connected with the club and the city of Leicester... he brought about the remarkable Premier Championship 2 years earlier and was a huge benefactor to charity and the city as a whole.

These images are from the tributes left at the ground in his honour.










































Calke Abbey Bird Hide: 28th October 2018


Calke Abbey
Ticknall, Derbyshire
Car Park Bird Hide

The car park hide at Calke Abbey is usually pretty busy, attracting a range of mainly garden birds, and on a good day 15-20 species can be recorded.

Another visit to the hide, and most of the usual suspects were there in abundance. No surprises or unexpectred species but this time the Marsh Tit and Coal Tit were more co-operative in sitting on a branch, albeit briefly, to have their photographs taken.

Blue Tit



Chaffinch



Coal Tit



Collared Dove



Deer


Dunnock



Goldfinch



Great Tit


Greater Spotted Woodpecker



Greenfinch



Grey Squirrel



Jackdaw



Marsh Tit



Nuthatch



Rat


Robin


Woodpigeon