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Sunday, 20 September 2026

20260920 Spotted Redshank, Cley Marshes

 

20260920 Spotted Redshank
2 moulting juveniles, Wattling Water

20260920 Spotted Redshank

20260920 Spotted Redshank
When spooked the birds flew behind the reedy islands, returning after about 10mins.

20260920 Golden Plover
Eye Field

20260920 Spotted Redshank


Saturday, 5 September 2026

20260905 Pied Flycatcher, Lowestoft Cemetery

 

20260905 Pied Flycatcher
1st winter bird.
With an obvious and white median coverts bar!?
As in Semi-collard form...

20260814 Pied Flycatcher
Cley VC CPark.
Fainter median coverts bar than above.
Otherwise a very similar wing pattern.


20260814 Pied Flycatcher
Cley VC.
Minimal tertial patch also on this bird.

20260905 Red-footed Falcon, Rotterdam Rd Lowestoft

 

20260905 Red-footed Falcon
Unaware juvenile...
Recalls tame birds by clifftop footpaths in the South West.


20260905 Red-footed Falcon
Strange but true...

20260905 Red-footed Falcon
Bird came down to feed on locusts put out by a local dog walker.


20260905 Red-footed Falcon
Early morn exercises, the Eagle pose.

20260905 The Norfolk Hawker Mural
2nd birder of the morn.
Red-foot initially flew low around my head as if expecting to be fed...
then back up onto roof edge.



Thursday, 27 August 2026

20260827 Arctic Skua, Blakeney Spit

 

20260827 Arctic Skua

20260827 Arctic Skua



20260803 Arctic Skua on Herring Gull

20260803 Arctic Skua
Grabbing tail of Herring Gull.

20260803 Arctic Skua
2nd summer pale morph.
Well marked cap and neck collar.
Underparts barred as in juvenile.