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Bee Orchid
Arguably the first recorded on the Titchwell Reserve.
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Bee Orchid
Right beside the West Band Path.
A protective cage was added latter in the day.
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Bee Orchid
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Common Mallow
In full bloom against a deep blue sky along the uncut path to the hide. |
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Common Tern
Pair fishing along Morston Creek.
Ringing of Common Tern last took place on the point in 2010... |
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Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler
Male in song from Lifeboat House garden and often calling, as churrr of Whitethroat, 'ttrrrrrr'.
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Inadvertently and without due care and attention two
apprentices, spanning 30 years meet and confer,
nervously discussing the status of Red-billed Tropicbird in the British Isles.
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Greenish Warbler
Male in song and frequently calling, disyllabic tsee-leet.
Active and mobile about willow carr near visitors centre.
Boothy strikes again.
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Greenish Warbler
Spikey bill from below with orangish-yellow lower mandible, broad based and dark tipped.
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20000924 Greenish Warbler
1st autumn bird, greener and brighter than above spring male.
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Sandwich Tern
c700 birds have amassed on the Freshmarsh over the last few days.
c100 loafed about in the BHGull colony within the enclosure....
But will they stay?
No they did not. The Terns formed a colony on Scolt Head Island as in previous years. Also Blakeney Point Does not have a colony this year. |
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Sandwich Tern
Much pairing and displaying.
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Sandwich Tern
Much breeding activity but will they set up a colony here?
So many Med Gulls to put them off.
Will they finally locate to Scolt Head....
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Sandwich Tern
Pair displaying triggered response from Med Gull which persistently disrupted proceedings.
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Sandwich tern
Pair with confused Med Gull.
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Barn Owl
Near albino hunting about Cricket and Keeper's marshes.
The Owl purple patch continues. |
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Barn Owl
Finally caught up with the bird this evening whilst the path was free of walkers.
Hence the congratulatory wink...
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The proof of the pudding....
David Tipling with his new Olympus E-M1 u4/3 gear, handheld.
Side by side comparison with a similar spec Nikon system, on monopod.
Which would you prefer to carry dawn to dusk?
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Marsh Harrier
Mature Alpha female and dark male low over study area.
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Marsh Harrier
Alpha female
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Marsh Harrier
Female over study area on 14th April.
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Marsh Harrier
Mature Alpha male low over study area.
Bright tri-coloured and in tail moult, or has he been shot at?
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Marsh Harrier inner primary, 250mm.
Found by the study area 20180424.
Female triggers wing moult when on eggs.
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| Marsh Harrier primary feathers. |
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Med Gull
Bird found by Chris on the Freshmarsh.
Shunned by adult Meds in the colony here.
Head pattern, legs and bill are as 1st winter Med,
but structure and tone of upperparts are good for ad, cf BHGulls. The primaries are also full ad with black leading edge of outer showing.
No sign of hybridization, ageing the bird
is a real problem... 1st winter to 3rd summer...??
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Med Gull
Age and moult??
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Med Gull 20180424
Classic pair on Freshmarsh, 24 April.
Black outer web on p9 and p10 of stretching bird and brighter scarlet legs, suggests 3rd summer.
Right hand bird has much black in primary tips and duller legs and is probably a 2nd summer, but the complete black hood indicates an older bird.
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