Monday, 16 February 2026

20260216 Hume's Leaf Warbler & Purple Sandpiper, North Denes Lowestoft

20260216 Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shot taken at 10m plus...
Initially the bird popped up within 5m requiring full range reset on Big Black... but too late.
Bird grey overall when in shade, not so in sunlight.
Note faint median covert bar cf Yellow-browed high contrast wing.



20260216 Hume's Leaf Warbler
The bird continually flitted as with most Yellow-browed's.
Called infrequently but was loud, sharp and disyllabic when within range.

 
20260216 Hume's Leaf Warbler
Shot as silhouette against skylight, bird again grey overall. 

20260216 Purple Sandpiper
Flock of 12 here.

20260216 Purple Sandpiper
Rock hopping in the swell.

20260217 Firecrest
Probably roosted in this bush with the Hume's.

20260217 Hume's Leaf Warbler
Bird appeared early morn from within this bush...

20260217 Hume's Leaf Warbler

2060217 Hume's Leaf Warbler
In sunlight and showing olive green tones in mantle and scapulars.

20260217 Denes Oval
Favoured bushes along perimeter wall. 
HDR1 composite shot. Control of the sunlight and sky good but the mid-tones are oddly grey and 
lack contrast.

20260217 
HDR1 shot but not really necessary here.
Roost bush front middle.

20260217 North Denes Park
HDR1 shot.
What remains of it...
Birdseye factory in background & caravan park in foreground.

20260217 Meadow Pipit 
8 birds about fish drying racks of yore. 

20260217 Hamilton Dock Lowestoft
Today full of windfarm or gas and oil boats... drill baby drill.
HDR1 shot into the light.



20220426 Yellow-browed Warbler
Spring migrant in April...? NE Norfolk.
Less bright than a 1st autumn bird.
More contrast than Hume's.