Norfolk weekend with the lads.
The weather wasn't ideal but we did have some good sightings; Glossy Ibis, 7 Spoonbills, 3 Black-winged Stilts, 7 Dotterel, Wood Warbler and Savi's Warbler. There were plenty of other sightings but a disappointing number of waders and the species that we did see were very low in numbers.
Below are some pictures from the trip not all are frame fillers, in fact most were very distant.
Black-winged Stilts on a new marsh
Distant Glossy Ibis on Hockwold Marsh, Lakenheath
There were 7 Spoonbills near Rush Hill Scrape
There were a couple of Turtle Dove's in RSPB's Titchwell Reserve car park
1 of 3 Cuckoo's seen a Tirchwell
This Marsh Harrier flew really close to the car while I was looking the other way in search of Dotterel. By the time I had picked up my camera it was moving away.
Grey Partridge and a farmland mammal trying to hide.
It's hard to go to Norfolk and not take a photo of one of these.
Little ringed Plover dwarfed by a pair of Mallards
Male and female Little ringed Plover
Ruff, one of only a handful that I saw this weekend, normally there are many more.
Common Sandpiper
This next batch of photos show a male Redshank approaching a female. He then went behind her and while calling excitedly began flapping his wings, the flapping got quicker the voice louder then after about 30 secondss he lifted off the ground like a jump jet, moved forward slowly he settled on her back and before you could blink he dropped of and she took off. Really amazing!
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Cetti's Warbler
Reed Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler at Hickling NWT Reserve
Corn Bunting
The weather wasn't ideal but we did have some good sightings; Glossy Ibis, 7 Spoonbills, 3 Black-winged Stilts, 7 Dotterel, Wood Warbler and Savi's Warbler. There were plenty of other sightings but a disappointing number of waders and the species that we did see were very low in numbers.
Below are some pictures from the trip not all are frame fillers, in fact most were very distant.
Black-winged Stilts on a new marsh
Distant Glossy Ibis on Hockwold Marsh, Lakenheath
There were 7 Spoonbills near Rush Hill Scrape
There were a couple of Turtle Dove's in RSPB's Titchwell Reserve car park
1 of 3 Cuckoo's seen a Tirchwell
2 of at least 30 Hobby's at RSPB's Lakenheath Fen
Common Tern
There are at least 10 pairs of Mediterranean Gulls nesting or hoping to nest at Titchwell
Grey Partridge and a farmland mammal trying to hide.
It's hard to go to Norfolk and not take a photo of one of these.
Little ringed Plover dwarfed by a pair of Mallards
Male and female Little ringed Plover
Ruff, one of only a handful that I saw this weekend, normally there are many more.
Common Sandpiper
This next batch of photos show a male Redshank approaching a female. He then went behind her and while calling excitedly began flapping his wings, the flapping got quicker the voice louder then after about 30 secondss he lifted off the ground like a jump jet, moved forward slowly he settled on her back and before you could blink he dropped of and she took off. Really amazing!
A Wood Warbler high in the canopy and really hard to photograph
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Cetti's Warbler
Reed Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler at Hickling NWT Reserve
Corn Bunting
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