Thursday, 26 March 2026

20260326 Twite & Grey Heron, Cley Marshes

 

20260326 Twite
12 in Arnold's scrub and onto fence.
Twittering heard way off. 

20260326 Twite
Evening rim light.

20260326 Twite
Males pink rumps.

20260326 Twite

20260326 Twite
Extreme crop.
Mustard yellow chin and throat.


20260326 Grey Heron
8 birds in Serpentine Stand on this windy morn.

20260326 Grey Heron


Saturday, 21 March 2026

20260321 Hen Harrier & Short-eared Owl, Blakeney Spit

 


20260321 Cley Marshes
Misty early morn.
9-18mm at 36mm equiv, F7.1

20260321 Cley Marshes
Greyscale has it...?

20260321 Short-eared Owl
Over Blakeney Eye in murky light.
656mm, 1/2500th sec, F8.

20260321 Hen Harrier
Male hunting along shingle ridge.
Bird turned as not quick enough to drop to ground, and first focus missed here....
due to heat haze even at F11.
Note MC-14 at 1680mm as sun had got up.

20260321 Short-eared Owl
Massive crop.

20260321 Hen Harrier
Left wing on view in this shot...adds dimension to the image cf above.


Thursday, 19 March 2026

20260319 Glaucous Gull, Horsey Gap

 

20260319 Little Egret
Arnolds's Marsh early morn.

20260319 Glaucous Gull
2nd winter as plumage blotchy and iris now pale.


20260319 Carrion Crow
Collecting Seal fur for nest.

20260319 Glaucous Gull
2nd winter with damaged right primaries.
Could be why the bird has not gone North as yet, along with the Seal bounty.

20260319 Glaucous Gull
On favourite well hung carcass.

20260319 Glaucous Gull

20260319 Horsey Gap
Only a few Grey Seals remain.

20260319 Shelduck
Arnold's Marsh early morn.


Monday, 16 March 2026

20260316 Herring Gull... Ness Point Lowestoft

 

20260316 Herring Gull
It appears Birdguides put the news out as Pallas's gull at the first....
not 'possible'?? 
Single observer on a brief flight view, no photo... so it turns out?!

20260316 Herring Gull
Doing a merry dance for all.
Note staining on breast and belly...

20260316
Right side of head.

20260316
Left side of head...!?
Surprise should only last a nano second.
As a top twitcher said after the unfortunate dust had settled...:
'I would have had to move on possible anyway...'

20260316 Great Cormorant
1st winter, Rollesby Broad and assessment of Pallas's Gull info for twitch...
'Near adult' must be genuine...??

20260316 Harris's Hawk
Falconer in Birdseye grounds flying Hawk at Gulls.
Highly interesting situation if a Pallas's Gull had been present...
The Hawk was reluctant to fly up high onto roofs and at the Gulls.