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Barnacle geese up to 14 present recently
Red-necked grebe
Water rail spotlighted by a single sunbeam on an otherwise dismal day
Treecreeper ... not just Firecrest along Meadow Trail
A few more images from Titchwell over the last month or so ... #norfolkbirding
Firecrest in the branches and mirk of the West Bank path ditch at Titchwell today. #norfolkbirding
At least 14 colour-ringed Turnstone (7 in piccy) off Hunstanton prom at lunchtime. Some old friends but I think one or two may be new (to me at least) @washwader.bsky.social #ukbirding #norfolkbirding
Seen around 17 times over the last 8 years, virtually all 9L's sightings are from NWNorfolk.
Seen last week, one of this 8 year old curlew's favourite haunts is up by the lighthouse at Hunstanton. Information kindly provided by @washwader.bsky.social #norfolkbirding
Wills of Wells coffee and coffee art up to usual high standard this morning. ☕️👏 #Norfolk
A windy day at Old Hunstanton from last week and best I could manage of the Bittern at Titchwell today. #ukbirding #norfolkbirding
Managed to forget the cold when I realised I’d found a white-rumped sandpiper at Titchwell this morning! #ukbirding #norfolkbirding
Black-headed gulls feeding on the groynes over high tide and the setting sun
Black-headed gulls feeding on the groynes over high tide and the setting sun
Eventually the Black-heads were joined by this superb Med gull
Eventually the Black-heads were joined by this superb Med gull
A second seawatch in the afternoon was quiet until late on, when 2 Arctic skua 15 kittiwake 2 little gull 4 Med gulls put in an appearance. Highlight though was undoubtedly these gulls as the sun was setting behind them. #UKbirding #Norfolkbirding
Common Eider
Great Northern Diver
Red throated divers
A five layer three hat morning at Hunstanton today. Highlights several GN and RTDivers, several bunches of Eider but no 'feathered' pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! #UKbirding #norfolkbirding
The day started with 4 little gulls off Hunstanton and finished with a woodcock and an elusive Pallas's warbler at Titchwell. #ukbirding #norfolkbirding
Short eared owl having just made landfall then decided to take a look at Hunstanton centre!
After storm Claudia yesterday I was hoping The Wash would be full of sheltering seabirds! It wasn’t to be but was content with a SEOwl and a Woodcock both in/off by the Hunstanton pier family building. 😊 (massive crops in dismal light)
Yes I posted on the forum back in April (colour scheme) but got no response. I have also raised a 'trouble ticket' more recently on a different matter but got no reply. PUC has massive potential but for me (and so many birders) falls far short of this potential.
Can’t understand why #BWPUC sonograms are in the purple/black colour scheme. Too often I can’t see a thing! Here’s a before/after. Took 20 seconds in the app on my phone!
Spent most of today along Titchwell's trails looking for the biggy! Sadly it wasn't to be but really enjoyed 'the hunt' anyway! One of today's 4 firecrests below. #ukbirding
Nice few hours at Holme this afternoon. Highlights being 3 Crossbill and an obliging Waxwing found by @jimlaw.bsky.social
Nice sea watch today from Hunstanton. Hard work at times in challenging conditions but great company! Most exciting moment was when a group of 5 Arctic & 2 Long-tailed skuas appeared from the east over Hunstanton and then flew directly out to sea! #ukbirding
The blackcap pic says it all about the magic of migration! 😊
Oops Day 4 Thurs above. Forgot to do Day 3 Wed. Catch up tonight!
Lesvos Day 3 Thurs. Mooch about N coast. Highlights: 85 Alpine Swift, six 6 Crag Martin, 2 Black kite, 1 Short-toed eagle 3 Marsh harrier. still hundreds SpotFlys and WillowWarblers
Honey buzzard
Black kite
Red-footed falcon
Jay
Lesvos Day 2: A day spent raptor watching up at Argennos. Honey buzzard, Red-footed falcon and Black Kite the highlights. #birding
Lesvos Autumn 25: first day and first rain since March/April apparently. Highlights c90 alpine swifts 4 honey buzzard 3 tawny pipit 1 red-backed shrike and a rash load of spotted flys.
After the Peregrine vs LTSkua battle I went home, made a coffee and settled down to see if a heavy shower had dropped anything into the back garden. Bingo! First garden record of Redstart! #ukbirding
2/2 Though the LTS had a noticeably smaller wingspan, it completely out-manouvered the Peregrine during the chase, not surprising considering the Peg was probably at least 3 times heavier! The Peg tried to reclaim it’s breakfast from the surface, eventually giving up! 1-0 to the LTS!
1/2 This am seawatch highlight was a Peregrine hunting a wader 500m out, it takes the prey but from nowhere a Long-tailed skua appears and pursues the Peregrine! LTS forces the Peregrine to drop the prey but instead of claiming its prize the LTS just continues nonchalantly on it's way! #ukbirding
Great spot by @garyhibberd.bsky.social #norfolkbirding
Great morning at Hunstanton with great company. Star of the show was this Cory’s Shearwater! @garyhibberd.bsky.social @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social @norfolkbirding.bsky.social @garyelts.bsky.social
You forgot the parrot! 🦜 😂
Hobby
Osprey
Titchwell Marsh RSPB still busy with waders today. 22 species when I left with quite a few commoner species missing from that total. From the beach: 2 summer RTDiver, 2 common buzzards in/off and osprey. Hobby over Volunteer Marsh. 😀
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Titchwell Marsh RSPB looking great on the wader front at the moment. Pec Sand, 7 Curlew Sand, 5 Little Stint and Glossy Ibis from a quickish visit this afternoon. Missed both the phalaropes!
