Saturday, 10 January 2026

20260110 Black-bellied Dipper & Marsh Tit Bintree Mill & Lynford Arboretum

 

20260110 Bb Dipper
Also black upon reflection...
Note the nominate form of NE Europe, Cinclus cinclus cinclus.
British Isles form C. c. gularis see below.

20260110 Bb Dipper
20190102 Black-bellied Dipper North Walsham Canal, Briggate Bridge Lock. qv.

20260110 Wensum's side dyke.
Bird favours this section.

20260110 Great Tit
Great feet.
Lynford Arboretum.

20260110 Marsh Tit
Lynford Arboretum.
Note obvious pale nick to base of upper mandible.

20260110 Great White Egret
A snowy egret therefore...
As abundant as Gey Heron along the Wensum these days.

20260110 Siskin
Male in flock of 20 along river, Lynford Arboretum.

20260110 Mallard
Bintree Mill.
The brilliant speculum of the male Mallard with a full set of wing feathers for the new year.



20160503 Red-bellied Dipper
British Isles form C. c. gularis 
The Wooler Water Wear, Northumberland.
Note in bright light the hood shows as a paler brown than C3.

20160503 Rb Dipper
Wooler Water.

Thursday, 8 January 2026

20260108 Great Northern Diver & Red-necked Grebe, Wells Harbour

 

20260108 GN Diver
Juvenile fishing for crab just off the beach.

20260108 GN Diver

20260108 Red-necked Grebe

20260108 Red-necked Grebe

20260108 Red-necked Grebe

20260108 GN Diver