Snettisham
Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)- Blazzing in the morning sunshine
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Dunlin (Calidris Alpina) & Knot (Calidris canutus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
Teasle (Dipsacus fullonum)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) & Knot 9Calidris canutus)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
A little bit of scum flowing past.
Curlew (Numenius arquata) & Bar Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Bar tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Horned Poppy (Glaucium flavum)
Leucsistic Oystercatcher
Sanderling (Calidris alba) & Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Cley
A very impressive new sculpture at Cley NWT
Alexander seed heads (Smyrnium olosatrum)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
A juvenile. The buff tips on the coverts & tertials give this away.
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
One adult, two juveniles
Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Sea Club Rush (Bolboschoenus maritimus)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ocheropus)
Spoonbill (Platalia leucorodia)
Two youngster with the adult. Screaming for food! This all occurred within about three minutes.
The adult flew off closely followed by the youngsters.
Young Little Egerts (Egreta garzetta)
A Snipe flew in (Gallinago gallinago)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucus)
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Cley
Adult male Reed Bunting (Embiriza schoeniclus)
Shoveller (Spatula clypeata) at take off & landing.
Avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) really don't take kindly to intruders, including this Redshank. (Triga totanus)
A moment of hovering above the female before mating. (Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Mating Avocets
A moment together afterwards.
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Spoonbill gathering nesting material. (Platalea leucorodia)
Gramborough Hill
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.
Gramborough Hill
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.
Cley
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shellduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Somewhat hazy but a Spoonbill nonetheless (Platalea leucorodia)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Cley
Alexanders (Smynium olusatrum)
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) & Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Black tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goldenfinch (Carduelis carduelis) in a 40mph gale.
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Reed (Phragmites communis)
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
Shellduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Shoveller (Anas clypeata)
Cley
Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
Little Egret ( Egret garzetta)
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Cley
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Red Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
Cley
Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta) basking in the sunshine,
Three of the four youngsters in this family of Brent (Branta bernicla)
Brent (Branta bernicla)
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Cormorant (Phlocracorax garbo) thought the reeds.
Reeds (Phragmites communis)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Common Reed (Phragmites communis)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Shoveller (Anas clypeata) scattered by a passing Marsh Harrier
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)