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Tuesday, 24 December 2024

20241224 Hybrid Gull, Blakeney Quay

 

20241224 Hybrid Gull

20241224 Herring Gull
Paired with this bird. A shorter legged female argenteus.

20241224 Holding territory around Quay and onto hotel roof.

20241224 Hybrid Herring x LBB Gull
Slight yellow tone in tarsus of pale legs. May increase into spring?

20241225 Herring Gull
Black primary wedge.

20241225 Hybrid Gull
Large black primary wedge.
P10s mirror has fused with tip and P9 has a large mirror.


Saturday, 14 December 2024

20241214 Grey-headed Lapwing, East Chevington Nature Reserve Northumberland

20241214 Grey-headed Lapwing
Hiding amongst mole hills in grazing field.
Adjacent to main track through reserve...
Adult with red Iris.

20241214 Grey-headed Lapwing

20241214 Grey-headed Lapwing
Strong Westerley winds for 3 days and the bird didn't show as well as this again.

20241214 Grey-headed Lapwing

20241214 Grey-headed Lapwing
Rumours in the tabloid press suggest the bird has been in Britain for much of 2024...??
Where would that Point to in Norfolk....?

20241215 E Curlew
Abundant on sheep pasture here.
Several flocks of c50 birds.

20241216 N Lapwing
Hunkered down out of strong Westerley in recently well ploughed field.
No sign of a grey head...
The Grey-headed only loosley associated with the Lapwing flocks and sat away from them.

20241216 Pheasant
Whilst walking the desert of farmland lanes one comes across major dumps of game by the hedges.
Similar problems for wildlife as in arable NNorfolk...

Wednesday, 20 November 2024

20241119 Little Auk & Black-legged Kittiwake, Cromer Pier.

 

20241119 Little Auk
Diverting to avoid pier.


20241119 Little Auk

202411 Black-legged Kittiwake
A 1st winter formation.

20241119 Black-legged Kittiwake

20241120 Eurasian Wigeon
West into storm over Cley Beach.

20241120 Common Eider
Cley Beach.

20241120 Eurasian Black Scoter
In snow storm.
Reduced colour saturation.

20241120 Eurasian Black Scoter
Greyscale.

20241122 Common Snipe
Weybourne Beach.
2 within one of the frequent Dunlin flocks moving West.
Note prominent white trailing edge to secondaries.

20241122 Mediterranean Gull
2 ads Cley Beach.
Hang out the buntings and crack open the fizz! A great day for Norfolk birding!!

20241122 Little Gull
Juv blown back East in WNW32.
Weybourne Beach.


Friday, 1 November 2024

20241101 Siberian Chiffchaff, NWT Cley Marshes

 

20241101 Siberian Chiffchaff
Called frequently in bursts of single note.
'sweet' louder than most Sibs.
White underparts especially clean on belly and chin.

20241101 Siberian Chiffchaff
Olive green edges to remiges, forming panel on closed wing. Rectrices also edged olive green.
 Dark alula stands out.

20241101 Siberian Chiffchaff
Pale mid-grey upperparts. Raw Umber margin blended to crown sides.

20241101 Siberian Chiffchaff
More active and louder bird than the norm, moved quickly through hedgerows.