Thursday, 2 April 2026

20260402 Black Redstart, Holt Allotments

 

20260402 Black Redstart
Ad female swallow grub whole.
 Birds arrived along the coast today over the last few days.

20260402 Black Redstart
Hue added just enough for rump and tail.

20260331 Jackdaw
Pair nest building, Stiffkey.
1200mm, no telecon. on a very dull day but surprisingly buoyant.



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.