20251106 Long-tailed Duck & American Golden Plover, NW Norfolk

 

20251106 Long-tailed Duck
North Lagoon Snettisham.
2 juveniles here, as the 2 that shot past Cley on 28th Oct... qv below.

20251106 Long-necked Duck

20251106 American Golden Plover
Titchwell Freshmarsh.
Lesser bulk than the Eurasian Golden Plover.
Obvious primary extension showed at range.

20251106 American Golden Plover
Darker spangling on upper-parts and black cap above solid supercilium.

20251106 A Golden Plover
Bird flew below the main E Golden flock.
Showed as slighter and darker overall.

20251106 A Golden Plover
Dark grey under-wing coverts were easily seen at range.

20251106 Firecrest
Low in veg by pools. Yellow-browed Warbler also in area.

20251105 Common Crossbill & Pied Wagtail, Little Snoring

 

20251105 C Crossbill
Adult Female drinking from puddle.
Small flocks also seen along the Suffolk coast suggests a good winter for this irruptive species.

20251105 Pied Wagtail
1st winter.

20251105 Pied Wagtail

20251105 C Crossbill
Male and female.

20251105 C Crossbill
3 males 1 female.

20251101 Brown Shrike, Hollesley Common Suffolk

 

20251101 Brown Shrike
Bird very happy within MOD base and therefore completely undisturbed.
Posed on the perimeter fences frequently.

20251101 Brown Shrike
Very small amount of Depth Blur applied still isolates the target well. 
Note slight loss of fine feather detail on the outer edge of bird.