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Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

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Red Kite (Milvus milvus)

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Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)

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Snipe (Galinago gallinago)

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Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

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Swallow (Hirundo rusticata)

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A very impressive new sculpture at Cley NWT

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Alexander seed heads (Smyrnium olosatrum)


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Buzzard (Buteo buteo)

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Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

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A juvenile. The buff tips on the coverts & tertials give this away.

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Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

One adult, two juveniles


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Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

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Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)

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Sea Club Rush (Bolboschoenus maritimus)

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Green Sandpiper (Tringa ocheropus)

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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.

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Young Little Egerts (Egreta garzetta)

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A Snipe flew in (Gallinago gallinago)

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Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucus)

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Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

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Adult male Reed Bunting (Embiriza schoeniclus)

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Shoveller (Spatula clypeata) at take off & landing.

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Avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) really don't take kindly to intruders, including this Redshank. (Triga totanus)

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A moment of hovering above the female before mating. (Redshank (Tringa totanus)

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Mating Avocets

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A moment together afterwards.

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Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

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Spoonbill gathering nesting material. (Platalea leucorodia)

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Gramborough Hill

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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.

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As usual Avocets are extraordinary protective of their space. The Turnstones and a Pied Wagtail had a hard time from them

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Absolute emotion in action. - Get out of here!

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Let's run down a Turnstone.

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

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The most beautiful leveret - Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)

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Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

The same group that have been here all week feeding up for onward migration.

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Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)

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Ring Ouzel (Turnus torquatus)

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Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)


Whimbrel, Bar Tailed Godwit, Yellow Wagtails & Swallows moving.




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Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

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Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

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Shellduck (Tadorna tadorna)

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Somewhat hazy but a Spoonbill nonetheless (Platalea leucorodia)

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Coot (Fulica atra)

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