Hurrah! Hang out the bunting, The RSPB have arrived for management input.., set up and take over the jungle...
We elected to contact the RSPB on the 6th June when it became clear the birds were showing great interest in NENorfolk. And the quarry was being used as a dog walking route from the village.
The Bee-eaters are to star on SpringWatch, 2000hrs Thursday 16th June, BBC2.
EDP website has run an article.
20220609 EBee-eater
3 birds today favouring wires along South side of quarry.
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| 20220609 EBee-eater Nomadic groups now arrive in England each spring and propect suitable sandy sites for to set up a colony. |
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| 20220609 EBee-eater Underparts. Light shines through secondaries creating a warm copper glow. |
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| 20220609 EBee-eater Upperparts. |
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| 20220609 EBee-eater Chin shot. |
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| 20220611 EBee-eater 6 birds today. |
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| 20220611 The Sand Quarry Taken with 7mm wide angle lens from the same position. Info leaked from 3 sources within the jungle club over a week before, during which time 'members' were following local dog walkers through the quarry on this track. Two came down posing as quarry workers and disapeared below. |
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| 20220611 EBee-eater Pair surveying for burrow site. |
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| 20220611 EBee-eater Pair burrowing below track down into quarry. Easily accessed by ground preditors. |
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| 20220613 EBee-eater Pair favouring cliff below West entrance. A secure location. |
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| 20220613 Red Kite Over quarry a NENorfolk scavenger. |
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| 20220611 Kestrel Over quarry another NENorfolk danger. |
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