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Tuesday, 20 October 2026

20261020 Isabelline Wheatear, Winterton Dunes

 

20261020 Isabelline Wheatear



20261020 Isabelline Wheatear
A more dynamic and butch species than Desert or Northern.
Hacked at the sandy turf as a thrush,

20261020 Russian White-fronted Goose
80+ with Pink-foot flock, Horsey. Many juveniles.

20261020 Pink-footed Goose
Landing into a strong wind easily accomplished, walk onto the grass.

20261101 Isabelline Wheatear
Dried out pool, NOA field KWM.
Bird hunched up as cold breeze, but mobile and dynamic


Monday, 19 October 2026

20261019 Bluethroat, KWM

 

20261019 Bluethroat
Adult female...

20261019 Bluethroat


20261019 Coues's Arctic Redpoll, Holkham Pines

 

20261019 Mealy Redpoll
100+ flock favouring large Silver Birch trees E of the Dell.
Note large pale Mealy with dark upper-tail coverts.

20261019 Coues's Arctic Redpoll
Snow ball pose.

20261019 Coues's Arctic Redpoll

Monday, 5 October 2026

20261005 Caspian Gull & Peregrine, Cley Marshes & East Runton

 

20261005 Peregrine
Juvenile hunting about Swan Lake.
Orange darvik on lt leg.

20261005 Caspian Gull
Classic lanky 1st winter on the new Whittwell scrape.

20261005 Caspian Gull
Classic hefty 1st winter with retained juvenile upperparts.
Pats Pool roost.

20261008 Caspian Gull
Adult winter.
Smaller plump female type with rounder head.
Note poor primary spike.

20261008 Caspian Gull
1st winter.
Ice white head.

20261010 Caspian Gull
1st winter, East Runton CP.
Classic but not massive. A well rounded individual.