20250516 Temminck's Stint & Wood Sandpiper, Cley Marshes

 

20250516 Temminck's Stint
Record number of 10 this Spring...!

20250516 Temminck's Stint
Big Black plus MC14 does quite well with these mud coloured mice on mud and at range.
A clean image.

20250516 Temminck's Stint
Will they come in close?

20250515 Temminck's Stint
6 off 10, the normal view of Stints at Cley...

20250515 Barn Swallow
Highly confiding at Cley...

20240515 Temminck's Stint
300mm F4 plus MC20 for comparison.
These 2 came in close, suddenly on central hides so much so that they were IDed as Little's by
an ageing but competent local birder...???

20240515 Brown Hare
Arguably the best Hare shot on file...
300mm F4 plus MC20.

20250518 Temminck's Stint
Comparison with Common Sandpiper is not valid...

20250518 Temminck's Stint
T4-T6 white.

20250513 Wood Sandpiper
with juicy grub.

20250513 Wood Sandpiper
Barred under-wing on white cf very dark greenish brown of Green and Solitary.

20250508 Black-legged Kittiwake, Lowestoft

 

202500508 BLKittiwake
Orange LC.

20250508 Orange NZ

20250508 Orange L9

20250508 BLKittiwake
B&Q shelves on BT Exchange... complete success.

20250508 BLKittiwake
Ledges on the BT Exchange in town.
A must see spectacle.

20250508 Interpretation
Reading this is a challenge as the colonies smell is overwhelming...

20250508 Kittiwake Tower off South Beach.
Not so successful... so far, as only 1 pair nesting on far side, as last year.

20250506 Red-footed Falcon, Carlton Marshes SWT

 

20250506 Red-footed Falcon
Overcast grey this morn.

20250506
Crop...

20250506 RFFalcon
1st summer male.
Shots with MC14, ISO 3200.

20250506 RFFalcon
1st summer male.
Shot with MC20 lent by Ticker.
ISO doubled for correct exposure in grey conditions...
Slightly more detail captured at edges of feather zones.
Requires a sturdy tripod to gain full advantage...

20250506 RFFalcon
1st summer male with 5 juvenile outer tail feathers retained.

20250508 Red-footed Falcon
Female in better light on 8th.

20250428 Dark-breasted Barn Owl & common Crane, Willow Tree Fen, Bourne

 

20250428 CCrane
Bustle shot.

20250428 CCrane
Inquisitive birds at Willow Tree Fen.

20250428 CCrane
Mature pair without young saw off 3rd bird from their patch.

20250428 C
Crane
Pair with 2 young in front of VP.

20250428 Dark-breasted Barn Owl
Tyto alba guttata

20250428 Db Barn Owl
Hunting Christmas tree farm mid-afternoon.

20250428 DbB Owl
Dark eye shadow and yellow ochre extends down inside and rear of tarsus feathers.

20250428 DbB Owl

20250428 DbB Owl

20250428 DbB Owl
Rich golden base tone to upperparts.

20250428 Dark-breasted Barn Owl
Yellow Ochre extends down the back and inner side of the tarsus feathers.
Shot taken at F9 with MC14 at 1680mm, best Big Black set up.
Processed with Elements 2025 using Depth Blur.

20230108 Barn Owl
Tyto alba alba
British and West European form.

20160110 Barn Owl

20160110 Barn Owl
Friary Hills Blakeney.