Gramborough Hill
Two delightful Dunlin
away from the water for a change.
Nestled in amongst the Samphire
I wonder if they are a pair
after a long summer breeding
in Scandinavia or Russia
and
always with an
eye to the sky.
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Wash Wader Research Group on Dunlin
Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)
A forlorn hope.
Something to think about
Juvenile Skua id from Birdguides
In fact an Arctic Skua (Stcorarius parasiticus)
Thanks to Rob Lee for putting me straight.
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Spider Webs
Grass Sp
Teasle (Dipsacus fullonum)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
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Looking towards Cley
Elder (Sambucus nigra)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) feeding on the Elder berries.
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Scot's Pine needles (Pinus sylvestnis)
Pied Flycatcher ( Ficedula hypoleuca)
Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Sea Aster (Aster trifolium)
Sea Aster Mining Bee (Colletes halophilus)
Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris bacarum)
Weevil Sp
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Sea Aster Mining Bees (Colletes halophilus)
Spotted Satellite Fly (Miltogramma punctata)
Epeolus crucifer also present.
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Annual Sea-blite (Sueda maritima)
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Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
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They didn't quite connect today while we were watching them.
But later is was clear she was sitting on eggs.
As usual Avocets are extraordinary protective of their space. The Turnstones and a Pied Wagtail had a hard time from them
Absolute emotion in action. - Get out of here!
Let's run down a Turnstone.
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
The most beautiful leveret - Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
The same group that have been here all week feeding up for onward migration.
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Ring Ouzel (Turnus torquatus)
Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
Whimbrel, Bar Tailed Godwit, Yellow Wagtails & Swallows moving.
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Horned Poppy (Glaucium flavum)
Linnet (Carduelis cannabina) with nesting material
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiatacula)
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera)
and heard a distant
Cuckoo
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From this 
to this
I'm not sure why someone has taken against the `Alexanders in thus way. They also smashed some down at the front of this little oasis.
On the surface it looks like the creation of a photo op stage.
If it was an ornithologist, I'd love to know the reasoning.
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Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Piping Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus)
A particularly fine, summer plumage Turnstone. (Arenaria interpres) turning stones this morning amongst a small party.
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Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiatacula)
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
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Looking towards Cley from the top of Gramborough Hill
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) One of two this morning.
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Plus
a
Wheatear
?