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202509118 Pectoral Sandpiper 2 birds on pool by Iron Rd. |
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20250918 Pectoral Sandpiper Iron Rd. |
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20250918 Greenshank Shake following bathing. |
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20250918 Curlew Sandpiper Flock of 12 + 1 Dunlin dropped in. 1634hrs. |
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Wildlife Painter and Photographer. Landscape and Portrait Commissions undertaken. Email: tom.whiley@live.com Olympus and Lumix Micro Four Thirds system user since Jan 2011..................... All images copyright of Tom Whiley.
20250915 Arctic Skua Under-parts, Intermediate phase adult. |
20250915 Arctic Skua Intermediate phase upper-parts, hunting off Cley Beach. |
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20250915 Arctic Skua Dark phase adult. Cley Beach at the moment is the photo op site to test your set up for BIF. |
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20250916 Manx Shearwater Thin passage West. |
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20250916 Manx Shearwater A photographic challenge at mid-range. Use S-AF+MF as OM1 not consistent with subject tracking. 1.4x telecon required next time... |
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20250917 Arctic Skua Intermediate adult resting on shingle this evening. |
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20250917 Arctic Skua The deep blackish-brown under-wing coverts with minimal contrast with secondaries. |
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20250917 Arctic Skua Dark phase juvenile flew up off beach with above adult. |
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20250917 Arctic Skua |
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20250909 E Honey Buzzard Low over the Dunes. Intermediate - Dark morph juvenile. Note barring in the axillaries, paler undertail coverts and greater underwing coverts. |
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20250909 E Honey Buzzard Sea Palling beyond. |
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20250909 E Honey Buzzard |
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20250909 Med Gull 40 loafing on sea off Waxham. 60+ on stubble fields early morn. The Commonest gull in the area... |
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20250909 Waxham, The Great Barn, Hall & Church A mysterious place... |
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20250909 E Honey Buzzard Returned to bramble patch and appeared to be sunning... Wings slightly open. |
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20250909 E Honey Buzzard Taken from Waxham Rd at 2400mm through midday heat haze and 200m away. Note dark long tail with white tip. |
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20250909 E Honey Buzzard A large dark eye in an open face. |
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20250909 E Honey Buzzard Upperparts shot. Tail coverts patch Off white but noticeable at range. |
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20250907 Black-shouldered Kite Once again a crippling bird but just under 1/2 a click away. Best clarity at F10 here. Use F11 at these ranges in future... |
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20250907 BS Kite Flight shot reminiscent of July 2023... |
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20250907 Black-s Kite Length 31-35cm as a Kestrel. |
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20250907 BS Kite Of note is the grey primaries of the upper-wing which are black on the under-wing, a diagnostic flight pattern. |
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20250907 BS Kite 2nd bite of the cherry required... |
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20250907 C Crane The necessary Crane flight shot required on each visit to Hickling... |
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20250905 Peregrine Falcon Juv buzzed Iron Rd Lake. Appears to have prey remains in talons. Note no colour rings. Not of Cromer or Norwich. Processed from over exposed images, over +3...?? |
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20250905 Peregrine Not sure how to make a kill... |
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20250905 P Falcon Prey species dive for cover as juv glides over centre of Lake. |
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20250905 P Falcon Had to hastily fire burst in flight mode so no time to set the ISO, which was 3 stops over in the bright sun.... hence the extreme processing. |
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20250905 N Wheatear Resigned to the dung heap. |
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20250906 P Falcon Shot taken at 2400mm into the light... and cropped. Bird still carrying carrion around this early morn. |
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20250906 Peregrine Falcon Juv over Arnolds taken in flight mode with ISO set correctly, cf above. |
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20250906 Peregrine Original shot at 1200mm from the shoreline. |
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20250906 The launch. |
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20250906 Peregrine Falcon Attack run along Arnold's... 782mm equiv. The Big Black has all shot types covered. Prey species flush slowly and seem to be aware of the Peregrines inexperience. |
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20250906 P Falcon Taken at 2000mm, digi x2. |
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20250829 Red-backed Shrike 1st winter male. |
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20250829 Red-backed Shrike |
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20250829 Red-backed Shrike In late afternoon sun. |
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20250829 Red-backed Shrike Early morn overcast light. |
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20250829 Red-backed Shrike |
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20250831 Garganey 2 of 3 female types on Pats. |
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20250831 Garganey 2 birds roosting with E teal on Pats. |
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20250902 Eurasian Dotterel Ad summer male moulting to winter plumage. |
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20250902 E Dotterel Lowered the shutter speed too much, 1/320th, causing fuzziness. At 2400mm keep the shutter at 1/1000th or above... the old rules still apply, especially with the Big Black. |
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20250902 E Dotterel |
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20250902 Golden Plover Note smaller size of Dotterel by 4cm length, about 15%. Said to be very noticeable in flight... no shot acquired. |
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20250902 Red Fox Met the 1st applicant for Warden at Holme Dunes... |