tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59053275987091636542024-02-20T17:40:43.653+00:00Jonny's Birding BlogJonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.comBlogger452125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-54637881294012195862022-09-02T20:28:00.000+01:002022-09-02T20:28:45.279+01:00Greater Sand Plover<p> On Saturday I made a trip down to Redcar beach to have a look at the <b>Greater Sand Plover</b> which had been frequenting the area. After being disturbed by beachgoers a couple of times, it settled near the shoreline and we were treated to some excellent views as it fed with a small flock of Ringed Plovers, Sanderlings and Turnstones. For a change the light, background and close range made for good digiscoping opportunities. Unfortunately the <b>Red-backed Shrike </b>at nearby South Gare remained more distant and avoided my camera.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPz2rYsm4uOZENXx-rk4Ug8eXwUyTM7imoXlpH5P76jdeTlqxOVsssMm57BGdo5LvtDyzUhOkLkbN1uhSrW5jxjEwT78ibqQ3E-Rh4_NLGiVCOe1OF2t8u6nK8dci_QWN81PrjWq3sBRHo-nubYyDsUHyvA09IP2HWNIJYzR1ojnJCIrCq5KAvsV9BiQ/s3425/IMG_8660.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2243" data-original-width="3425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPz2rYsm4uOZENXx-rk4Ug8eXwUyTM7imoXlpH5P76jdeTlqxOVsssMm57BGdo5LvtDyzUhOkLkbN1uhSrW5jxjEwT78ibqQ3E-Rh4_NLGiVCOe1OF2t8u6nK8dci_QWN81PrjWq3sBRHo-nubYyDsUHyvA09IP2HWNIJYzR1ojnJCIrCq5KAvsV9BiQ/s16000/IMG_8660.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTTWBdoM7A4f3JGU5EL7sWQuM3zCx1A40iH5RCSsXEeSOd3dSLNZey1vxDxaDx7JQaq2LNqXbFMfzb0DvGU51bA67G-3KUqnOUODlNoK9G6bSzp5r3-NBqUBVsib_Rc4LKaY4ZvCoOPNVJxx6JGr-tJATEBmvKmSc-oqMgXnDFR8An1iDpindZnk_6Q/s3324/IMG_8649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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After giving us the run around at first, we eventually managed some amazing views as it hunted insects over a meadow just a few metres in front of us. With lots of <b>Hobbies </b>around and a female <b>Red-footed Falcon</b> just a couple of fields away, the afternoon we spent at Worth Marshes has been my highlight of 2022 so far. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXye3rddUncZ5e39zIoBYqPWCEKUBdVtxFMAkvG-uZYC7le_ReEDNCVee1guUNba5HLsxVUn-drejwKv262AWh24EpQhPObVrFZzP1MADwtm2G51g16PL6EFUkQMaAqpMNESz3uP79mBThAk-2Pq-YOSquImT4O8jaPuXBUUnUUp9U-WEfnY1e5C_mQ/s3467/1B6A7607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2315" data-original-width="3467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXye3rddUncZ5e39zIoBYqPWCEKUBdVtxFMAkvG-uZYC7le_ReEDNCVee1guUNba5HLsxVUn-drejwKv262AWh24EpQhPObVrFZzP1MADwtm2G51g16PL6EFUkQMaAqpMNESz3uP79mBThAk-2Pq-YOSquImT4O8jaPuXBUUnUUp9U-WEfnY1e5C_mQ/s16000/1B6A7607.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QEikOuOUsFG23nLA_JHqT-9NYgiEGM18BJD3WS4ZpvHOzTvzXiUpKB9t_hRctlvGvJRauPeKV12ZVOKs2gMjDirnQMqyATIYe5EW6N6KuLwcWQP_CiXaYR00VfX6s-toj_RdFMHEcibFu7jYzNUcelc3mCbfNdFjLKIvjdLrvvDgsJbK00H757pBVg/s3453/1B6A7507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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After watching it distantly for half an hour, it gradually drifted closer until it was feeding just a few metres overhead. One of my all time birding highlights in Northumberland!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvneXPW9L89VJbu5pRs3T5lvQZ_6aAqBIVr_v3ZQfltA4Xb0CmpAIvHL-o5IeiU9lwABblUEIZ9fdnDAMOmaUQXcoQiaH_9dlOGWjoA3Nqag9x4o1O6BlcjM0tT1yobCz_OwiNX-Q1xs38NisfYGx23kOSyMR0PVE0vueHRnbi7QjFYUjfwSAsuXQ-Yw/s2211/1B6A0622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="2211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvneXPW9L89VJbu5pRs3T5lvQZ_6aAqBIVr_v3ZQfltA4Xb0CmpAIvHL-o5IeiU9lwABblUEIZ9fdnDAMOmaUQXcoQiaH_9dlOGWjoA3Nqag9x4o1O6BlcjM0tT1yobCz_OwiNX-Q1xs38NisfYGx23kOSyMR0PVE0vueHRnbi7QjFYUjfwSAsuXQ-Yw/s16000/1B6A0622.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6fwDIl8ZHsMS38wQgiyQ_XNLeLWEeeDX_MXEML23FDM6bEiiPOVCyiNK1O6xomIRm1wrWWHNO6TFUtU9AlzFp3mp6TLLs_m4IJORGAXUMibFNrGueX1wOabBFeb8JaZbYjq7hXTJmgeSbRaigTVwuTyiSvBbKxOKw2ezkU1Cw3NQO0vdku2U0GmcQA/s2418/1B6A0633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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My posts may not be as regular as they once were but I am hoping to post any notable sightings and images that I get. </p><p>However, for now, here's arguably the highlight of the excellent selection of birds I've been lucky enough to see since my last blog post back in April 2021. I also plan to gradually do more posts with some of the other highlights. There's been quite a few!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLpxaDlO4zAn62z7K4QxLzSEfIe04rjTcujjLTyAjnrngW-2EUn6ab7msGFSqL9SewFtWqqyq37Pc1Smnfnf16Cm5hTEPNKvtgtPQ7aZ00NHSM6iGkzMpMko91ki37h046_HYjgPVzNa9XmJ0rVRmXaclonr1_8o7PSxys20eny8vQe-TNStdSOqVIg/s4811/1B6A1905%20watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3495" data-original-width="4811" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLpxaDlO4zAn62z7K4QxLzSEfIe04rjTcujjLTyAjnrngW-2EUn6ab7msGFSqL9SewFtWqqyq37Pc1Smnfnf16Cm5hTEPNKvtgtPQ7aZ00NHSM6iGkzMpMko91ki37h046_HYjgPVzNa9XmJ0rVRmXaclonr1_8o7PSxys20eny8vQe-TNStdSOqVIg/s16000/1B6A1905%20watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4Wmz_HLf8HOX9WXHr806dUyFhfVi8eDUa_7Y5qZd1uKQAHi52lziR2I5Q93Ivv9kvebvufb_yZtUMH1Bvm9f_8s9qHUhE3TU7beNVFlrqymXCCKbcjenFF7JR_wQeP_sNq3BWtYSEvlp2kExyQs2fg-2-lgj3RRP_uf48xWtuoeVhLYHChT0yXbYhg/s4748/1B6A9351%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3165" data-original-width="4748" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4Wmz_HLf8HOX9WXHr806dUyFhfVi8eDUa_7Y5qZd1uKQAHi52lziR2I5Q93Ivv9kvebvufb_yZtUMH1Bvm9f_8s9qHUhE3TU7beNVFlrqymXCCKbcjenFF7JR_wQeP_sNq3BWtYSEvlp2kExyQs2fg-2-lgj3RRP_uf48xWtuoeVhLYHChT0yXbYhg/s16000/1B6A9351%20copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkn98VURFauDJcKY-K37bbaITmGiHwmD4EZ1LnY5D8eNhlyiKN5V6a1Si6AI6mm1lNRl5oGURsKxotCgdZHZSAj6gkjKQQSEd-62PtSTETgmExsdI1i0AR1du8kMgNbJvBmMEDvw69meFfi30F3mzmhzzDoq_3EGOZ7F5AK_C8U8JhE35kN8O3pU5QQ/s3657/1B6A8655%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3657" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkn98VURFauDJcKY-K37bbaITmGiHwmD4EZ1LnY5D8eNhlyiKN5V6a1Si6AI6mm1lNRl5oGURsKxotCgdZHZSAj6gkjKQQSEd-62PtSTETgmExsdI1i0AR1du8kMgNbJvBmMEDvw69meFfi30F3mzmhzzDoq_3EGOZ7F5AK_C8U8JhE35kN8O3pU5QQ/s16000/1B6A8655%20copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Black-browed Albatross at Bempton Cliffs</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-70363610047812539862021-04-09T14:52:00.004+01:002021-04-09T14:54:50.375+01:00Spring underway in style...<p> Despite less than ideal winds, spring has slowly started to get going since my last blog post. The undoubted highlight was the male <b>Citrine Wagtail </b>at Lynemouth Flash on the 3rd. An usual record being so early in the spring, and also because it turned up at exactly the same place as the <a href="http://jonnysbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/citrine-wagtail.html">showy female in 2017</a>! </p><p>Other nice sightings have included the <b>Todd's Canada Goose </b>again, as well as an adult <b>Greenland White-front </b>and 3 <b>Russian White-fronts</b>, all in the Cresswell area, a <b>Black Redstart </b>at Snab Point, <b>Glaucous Gull </b>past East Chevington and my first <b>Willow Warbler </b>of the year. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s8fOh2RnHQqRNCJ-uGf3rZNmYwKotep4bXBo02tiNvEVcrKUXOV3TswwsLqsZbb8claUZfQ8uwreo1IsbCJfiIeCSfWsYwpMZSNef0CQSidMQYN3YJAT_cnq3-JQHauWg20g33tkP0OT/s2048/1B6A7584+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1340" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s8fOh2RnHQqRNCJ-uGf3rZNmYwKotep4bXBo02tiNvEVcrKUXOV3TswwsLqsZbb8claUZfQ8uwreo1IsbCJfiIeCSfWsYwpMZSNef0CQSidMQYN3YJAT_cnq3-JQHauWg20g33tkP0OT/s16000/1B6A7584+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I visited both Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, with the latter being especially enjoyable with a nice selection of migrants around...</p><p>My first stop on Tuesday was at the north end of Cresswell Pond. A couple of smart male <b>Wheatears </b>were immediately on view, and a group of 6 <b>Barnacle Geese </b>were among the Pink-feet in the field north-west of the causeway. A scan of the rest of the pond from the north end provided a nice surprise in the form a pair of <b>Garganey </b>snoozing in the south-west corner, although, despite eventually going for a swim, remained out of view from the hide. </p><p>Heading north to Druridge Pools, a look from the south-facing hide provided some nice views of the <b>Water Pipit </b>seen earlier in the day. A smart individual, starting to show some pink and blue tones to its plumage. Some of the 23 <b>Black-tailed Godwits </b>present were also starting to show some summer plumage, and my first <b>Little Ringed Plover </b>of the year was nice to see. </p><p>Continuing to East Chevington, the number of <b>Sand Martins </b>feeding over the North Pool was impressive, perhaps numbering as many as 200, and I eventually managed to pick out a <b>Swallow</b>. A female <b>Scaup </b>was on the pool, while a lone <b>Whooper Swan </b>dropped into roost. I noticed that the sea was extremely calm so decided to have a scan from the dunes. This proved to be a good decision as a <b>Black-throated Diver</b> was offshore, and as many as 54 <b>Red-throated Divers </b>and 16 <b>Red-breasted Mergansers </b>were visible on the glassy water. Three more <b>Wheatears </b>were a nice way to round Tuesday off. </p><p>On Wednesday a sea fret had arrived, giving a much more wintery feel to the weather. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMVa6naoFYT1k0hyphenhyphen3Al6utJl8xDTOx-YY0Py3oJvHBPpRU5vqbTDosrg5SfwXLT-10oLKHzOgJEV3iw-CF-krOVboXXjNAFcYKuvpdAQHTpC7tQVR-gYJOeiRLX1hyphenhyphenHHvP3HDpmzUVOj5/s16000/IMG_3637.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Scaup</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8A-1l3KEMkWtLaI23OaIwlFAmQiSq_9dGHcoOjMacbWZH0YxHQgcUwULhxM5chrm5NCCPfgXGSdpDNqqqiLKn0iAW0CoOo3JkAzVPBe5SC6ulqsRuNIGmgQ9MsajaRqXVP-WO8rlgm9m/s2048/IMG_3606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8A-1l3KEMkWtLaI23OaIwlFAmQiSq_9dGHcoOjMacbWZH0YxHQgcUwULhxM5chrm5NCCPfgXGSdpDNqqqiLKn0iAW0CoOo3JkAzVPBe5SC6ulqsRuNIGmgQ9MsajaRqXVP-WO8rlgm9m/s16000/IMG_3606.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Distant Garganey!</div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-88627103458264806312021-03-30T22:59:00.004+01:002021-03-31T00:58:56.613+01:00Bothal waders...<p>It was nice to round off my 5 mile list with a <b>Knot</b> on the east side of Bothal Pond on Friday, especially as it gave some really good views close to the hedge on the south side. Just the second one I've seen there in 10 years of regular visits. The long-staying <b>Spotted Redshank </b>was present too. </p><p>Saturday also gave a final surprise with an <b>Osprey </b>over Morpeth...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zKloqM0AqSER_1IUhS99bKsbxhLt-n9UKBoFT0tVa6zKgcHqsGFDRzmIehA5wTbCVgF5cIICPECmJR3-12Jr99wMqxPbodX0dKjeXJsqmmObPy-gxBz2bIYJe9LyXib9xMwd6MsQowAR/s2048/1B6A6511+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1340" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zKloqM0AqSER_1IUhS99bKsbxhLt-n9UKBoFT0tVa6zKgcHqsGFDRzmIehA5wTbCVgF5cIICPECmJR3-12Jr99wMqxPbodX0dKjeXJsqmmObPy-gxBz2bIYJe9LyXib9xMwd6MsQowAR/s16000/1B6A6511+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6qwzOBtpSLlKH1XbUz8d6WHu7Tx_Vc43-gyKbgZhqeRpoJrkh6gqv-sfTU_5rcuKyNjOXxPXYDnXFXFtxF-qz5_VRNNT1o_GzR8akM5uQargCPjdpVuSS6hr2n8GJStOHW97GMxNvPaS/s2048/1B6A6529+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6qwzOBtpSLlKH1XbUz8d6WHu7Tx_Vc43-gyKbgZhqeRpoJrkh6gqv-sfTU_5rcuKyNjOXxPXYDnXFXFtxF-qz5_VRNNT1o_GzR8akM5uQargCPjdpVuSS6hr2n8GJStOHW97GMxNvPaS/s16000/1B6A6529+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Knot</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8h-0bz3pvxG5xMqciFj7riMA_nkHshJttTT8lifKjZZH4GolosSnETcbw-HzNpC_N2zVyT8cmpa-ZwCeFRXtQH1SbJQbdVcU4xxthtfnwuXphHScfQvgEdZlT5Q4lwyUPIA76ku-8aYo/s2048/1B6A6486+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8h-0bz3pvxG5xMqciFj7riMA_nkHshJttTT8lifKjZZH4GolosSnETcbw-HzNpC_N2zVyT8cmpa-ZwCeFRXtQH1SbJQbdVcU4xxthtfnwuXphHScfQvgEdZlT5Q4lwyUPIA76ku-8aYo/s16000/1B6A6486+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjENrETvhu2NhT1xE9FFWYTLRbG4zImqoyMfo-4uTluD3i02mkuY3yb3jFRLeCfaJ9od1JndS_g2UBm3rHaa2MDjMpTax65_PHlbkpbiLHEfwNH5FKCiZwniMlO6INw3Dhj7nosJtDPmd/s2048/1B6A6606+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjENrETvhu2NhT1xE9FFWYTLRbG4zImqoyMfo-4uTluD3i02mkuY3yb3jFRLeCfaJ9od1JndS_g2UBm3rHaa2MDjMpTax65_PHlbkpbiLHEfwNH5FKCiZwniMlO6INw3Dhj7nosJtDPmd/s16000/1B6A6606+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqItWn7RNo19BvzDiRB7jtFyQ2pEq_Jmfns7XCm7dPMYA2r4zF5_5uyigI1mHmPl_I6-vAqu9JfsyuqD3m5LsHJT7-ctdbBTwMzo1xJo7iRvoDkX-EiB54WnUePV9w00qhyphenhyphengiGQMLf2C3/s2048/1B6A6379+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqItWn7RNo19BvzDiRB7jtFyQ2pEq_Jmfns7XCm7dPMYA2r4zF5_5uyigI1mHmPl_I6-vAqu9JfsyuqD3m5LsHJT7-ctdbBTwMzo1xJo7iRvoDkX-EiB54WnUePV9w00qhyphenhyphengiGQMLf2C3/s16000/1B6A6379+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spotted Redshank (with Common Redshank in the last photo)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLg3penk574zHtR7oHDvWeN9OW6xHw8Baj-2xCel6L1ETmiu1tUaQDV5PTx1xPr-ngtzoKzePudgbuaJyFRVRXpZoEQZGIpzbMowDM9f14s57jqGOZriB7VVLaIa1-BUPQ0VCxwn9LYs_/s2048/1B6A6692+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLg3penk574zHtR7oHDvWeN9OW6xHw8Baj-2xCel6L1ETmiu1tUaQDV5PTx1xPr-ngtzoKzePudgbuaJyFRVRXpZoEQZGIpzbMowDM9f14s57jqGOZriB7VVLaIa1-BUPQ0VCxwn9LYs_/s16000/1B6A6692+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Osprey</div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-33828680567855133632021-03-18T15:07:00.000+00:002021-03-18T15:07:58.608+00:00Still going...<p> It's been over a month since my last blog post and, while still largely limited in where I can go, it's been another decent month for local birding. Here are some of the best bits since mid-February, the first two taken with my DSLR...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1n3GckiJVh_odeibXZyv9n9mxNowS7u1CcbguC7s1JLYZpQtwvQ0iB6W4D-__3TkJVa7gxKOE8oWq16kMUTCC20vO7xyJ0eHwj2Htkwtrys7Jb3FUG3zbVJ3G1RDJIQoHLPNc2eT_t1Zs/s2048/1B6A5950+watermarked+downsized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1n3GckiJVh_odeibXZyv9n9mxNowS7u1CcbguC7s1JLYZpQtwvQ0iB6W4D-__3TkJVa7gxKOE8oWq16kMUTCC20vO7xyJ0eHwj2Htkwtrys7Jb3FUG3zbVJ3G1RDJIQoHLPNc2eT_t1Zs/s16000/1B6A5950+watermarked+downsized.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Woodcock</b> during the cold spell in mid-February</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFFnlU6M_GafqWSiJdIfP688pgn_wRdhmNUk7sTj38rUb-kE37k9yLoyqhHpQ01AYZimPhNBKPWeEKL4clgxD8titxbm7Xd_bHuEh9uDwR1DldRx_Zjra__9582ETLQFOI05lHoTBfjrp/s2048/1B6A6114+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UFffe8cEiIegJcb4oUiROt0jVaGQZLpiU9woSgM3eelItm-GFnPH5GD4rVq-bmjEY002app5vQB8Kz-te9fqvcsKxfFtf6jjDkszanoxDGXPENm5zl9G49QyYZadpytTp97WyrrL6sXZ/s2048/IMG_2728+copy.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UFffe8cEiIegJcb4oUiROt0jVaGQZLpiU9woSgM3eelItm-GFnPH5GD4rVq-bmjEY002app5vQB8Kz-te9fqvcsKxfFtf6jjDkszanoxDGXPENm5zl9G49QyYZadpytTp97WyrrL6sXZ/s16000/IMG_2728+copy.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNY1f-mMs2P5xatnLB1iesN4UfugQAGxvhesWOHF21QrRbsvObsA0yqVKBLl2wKQqcqCSEq3V-Xh0pCAodPmS_ofVD3RU9ULQzLAfLpfFzYq8ooXz_v2u4x5KTG0B9BpNHoFu0aJAOOvA/s2048/IMG_2720+2.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNY1f-mMs2P5xatnLB1iesN4UfugQAGxvhesWOHF21QrRbsvObsA0yqVKBLl2wKQqcqCSEq3V-Xh0pCAodPmS_ofVD3RU9ULQzLAfLpfFzYq8ooXz_v2u4x5KTG0B9BpNHoFu0aJAOOvA/s16000/IMG_2720+2.heic" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The really smart drake <b>Bufflehead </b>at Cresswell Pond </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAiTCbgt3Xcoh7PIWA5y9lKyEVzpgdv_kbdng3TISjQjOh54vMSn7tgktkgH5XKVw9J9LLk6JMsNE1v1lNGtu_uFTyGgHIUSx44BTBz9A_bqr1_XDEL4VBSpsgLISD7NrkcbXRyTFUgbB/s2048/IMG_3089+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAiTCbgt3Xcoh7PIWA5y9lKyEVzpgdv_kbdng3TISjQjOh54vMSn7tgktkgH5XKVw9J9LLk6JMsNE1v1lNGtu_uFTyGgHIUSx44BTBz9A_bqr1_XDEL4VBSpsgLISD7NrkcbXRyTFUgbB/s16000/IMG_3089+2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bothal Pond's first <b>Red-necked Grebe</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwmmGnjm9wakoEw7g6VjC_hE4w74U0N6Ui6i6PUFpvTaLSgCsTF0HpPIvB4XUFaeepkE_IaT931rBRosIXKd7moj3jqMtyHB4ToU5Ja8SIpZwyXMwaMI1mgjd7RpjdcZsB5dBQdWuZtUW/s2048/IMG_2499+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwmmGnjm9wakoEw7g6VjC_hE4w74U0N6Ui6i6PUFpvTaLSgCsTF0HpPIvB4XUFaeepkE_IaT931rBRosIXKd7moj3jqMtyHB4ToU5Ja8SIpZwyXMwaMI1mgjd7RpjdcZsB5dBQdWuZtUW/s16000/IMG_2499+3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Tundra Bean Goose </b>with the Pink-feet at Longhirst Flash...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnGDLQD20iD4P4TFim4LDrbQipPsX5XIp-CpFmJlKJ2Pzxr1CYxdzukmRMyjDw2HR4U2JweoEqep5Bk4tAKlFqmqQpou4I2WGP0271Kr27Hme7tCq_eSYABP4d771LpN1XGBSO2C2cnC_/s2048/IMG_2599+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnGDLQD20iD4P4TFim4LDrbQipPsX5XIp-CpFmJlKJ2Pzxr1CYxdzukmRMyjDw2HR4U2JweoEqep5Bk4tAKlFqmqQpou4I2WGP0271Kr27Hme7tCq_eSYABP4d771LpN1XGBSO2C2cnC_/s16000/IMG_2599+2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">...later joined by a group of 7 <b>Russian White-fronted Geese</b></div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-65465550152250286472021-02-07T15:53:00.003+00:002021-02-08T12:38:03.803+00:00Lockdown images<p>Here are a few of my highlights from the current lockdown (some taken with my DSLR and some phonescoped). It has been surprisingly productive despite having not been outside the five mile radius of my house!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_uQ2uAXWJX1ESGFZDDPaTPE7fM0JZVcbdMG6yRzkhPz7qJ9CmMWHPzHk5uR1byEudCn0KtQMIdz21Zqwqpd37fbG_vyzfgKxKcVzqydgUk4miRWAemmHHGSUeqwt2ssF4Kdb36aSQ4YJ/s2048/1B6A5922+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_uQ2uAXWJX1ESGFZDDPaTPE7fM0JZVcbdMG6yRzkhPz7qJ9CmMWHPzHk5uR1byEudCn0KtQMIdz21Zqwqpd37fbG_vyzfgKxKcVzqydgUk4miRWAemmHHGSUeqwt2ssF4Kdb36aSQ4YJ/s16000/1B6A5922+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR156CuSiAmpcFWQyEAszT6ysosxuApDNSKgi7cL8ZyaAz7S9msuH25gox0oacV73Jk1YJ5zTKLlYA4LJPyqcrucDRVMKQ6SopO9syj_Fmmb2tUQVs6rYOCO2cRDCNW8puciTFTmUXiF4j/s2048/1B6A5931+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR156CuSiAmpcFWQyEAszT6ysosxuApDNSKgi7cL8ZyaAz7S9msuH25gox0oacV73Jk1YJ5zTKLlYA4LJPyqcrucDRVMKQ6SopO9syj_Fmmb2tUQVs6rYOCO2cRDCNW8puciTFTmUXiF4j/s16000/1B6A5931+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVDZHqvaARezQAryNAkRVqlAsfje8_HskgPvKTyFMfUvA4-A7fxMSdUkKNgi4srC2grl3Z5cGeBR7qn2eQKsGFMKKFA40xAGX3Wda3whYRmCiQk1r-4SZbJTo2ScAHzqf33Jl_JLU0XSl/s2048/1B6A5896+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVDZHqvaARezQAryNAkRVqlAsfje8_HskgPvKTyFMfUvA4-A7fxMSdUkKNgi4srC2grl3Z5cGeBR7qn2eQKsGFMKKFA40xAGX3Wda3whYRmCiQk1r-4SZbJTo2ScAHzqf33Jl_JLU0XSl/s16000/1B6A5896+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjns4-SAwl4XhYtASBzqylTdOSvzSEZEvQ-Y-0auIAIDmJGhOcuwWdgp90CgTkhiCmz0O2izAyrosKsAl6NQs7-KH2ccaG4-SzZHnhCcWeegH2p-OJGPKU1Bgv9K0vgg-gqQuOc2nbFugs8/s2048/1B6A5887+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjns4-SAwl4XhYtASBzqylTdOSvzSEZEvQ-Y-0auIAIDmJGhOcuwWdgp90CgTkhiCmz0O2izAyrosKsAl6NQs7-KH2ccaG4-SzZHnhCcWeegH2p-OJGPKU1Bgv9K0vgg-gqQuOc2nbFugs8/s16000/1B6A5887+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Todd's Canada Goose</b> with <b>Pink-feet </b>in the fields near Longhirst Flash on the 29th of January - likely <a href="http://jonnysbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/todds-canada-goose.html">the same bird that I found at Hadston in December</a>. I didn't expect to come across it again!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGELxYXmU0J-rpqoLYWdujS4scSEZr4NQmwnJ5qZ1DrpXPr41vySuQfjcqgAcaX-qJkdLOn0YiegPgJ-DzmY4b7PLQYqJhap5_wZCS6WigSSrtgOm7bQGos3DjxnCY24h1kLNUHOwqyTI0/s2048/IMG_2238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGELxYXmU0J-rpqoLYWdujS4scSEZr4NQmwnJ5qZ1DrpXPr41vySuQfjcqgAcaX-qJkdLOn0YiegPgJ-DzmY4b7PLQYqJhap5_wZCS6WigSSrtgOm7bQGos3DjxnCY24h1kLNUHOwqyTI0/s16000/IMG_2238.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK_pECGhMCq-rBrntvazF9m6dt_KUHsQk-kTKJMZKn_a6h-rF2XyM8FjfIkjHGEGMrW05_LOLQxMwvoOonZknnnwKE-dvi77Y_SJm6lqqp2g8W4avRL4msvhwcohaU5ZoVPzgap_ezP26/s2048/IMG_2236+5-affinity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK_pECGhMCq-rBrntvazF9m6dt_KUHsQk-kTKJMZKn_a6h-rF2XyM8FjfIkjHGEGMrW05_LOLQxMwvoOonZknnnwKE-dvi77Y_SJm6lqqp2g8W4avRL4msvhwcohaU5ZoVPzgap_ezP26/s16000/IMG_2236+5-affinity.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A nice juvenile <b>Iceland Gull </b>along with the returning <b>Hooded Crow </b>near the entrance to Linton Pond this morning. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDof492aZiXbB1-Apq1j65S1Z6E1K5X_k_GAhRW6Fz2EKFZEKccqfTft9Bw87s_7iPJPuX3KNvcnW_dVmSIx5aHvzrTHHMqyZPu5HrgZ093Eg3_30PY34PrOJahTY1p-jkCo6GHMq2eaT4/s2048/IMG_2135+2.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDof492aZiXbB1-Apq1j65S1Z6E1K5X_k_GAhRW6Fz2EKFZEKccqfTft9Bw87s_7iPJPuX3KNvcnW_dVmSIx5aHvzrTHHMqyZPu5HrgZ093Eg3_30PY34PrOJahTY1p-jkCo6GHMq2eaT4/s16000/IMG_2135+2.heic" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of at least six <b>Twite </b>with the <b>Linnets</b> at West Shield Hill.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-ZpQ-hKlS0lCdIHApqtvmp5voWuG3XdvaLLfYxOEgn1JNCh7T1RovggSO1PEJZt60kefXKttlCuISG6Kpt8HYl_yADQvNeuSqJZcVU94i-S_dpxEU4RoWWy4sDaoo5_QXZPih0swZzWI/s2048/1B6A5692.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-ZpQ-hKlS0lCdIHApqtvmp5voWuG3XdvaLLfYxOEgn1JNCh7T1RovggSO1PEJZt60kefXKttlCuISG6Kpt8HYl_yADQvNeuSqJZcVU94i-S_dpxEU4RoWWy4sDaoo5_QXZPih0swZzWI/s16000/1B6A5692.jpg" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dipper</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDd87D5kO7ez_pAdWnxCsTLAMaCdkMfki_zC2clvsxtX6pPCjkxsSSmLEyquqno806G8pfuVTVMY7-B9FvJxgZYZEKyuPocchvyf11hf7P__D8MbBwEZX-D63yFzY1s16LXyzkfXU5j-yV/s2048/1B6A5301+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDd87D5kO7ez_pAdWnxCsTLAMaCdkMfki_zC2clvsxtX6pPCjkxsSSmLEyquqno806G8pfuVTVMY7-B9FvJxgZYZEKyuPocchvyf11hf7P__D8MbBwEZX-D63yFzY1s16LXyzkfXU5j-yV/s16000/1B6A5301+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFA1ELSgAMCB_v70z409_ZCYX6N7-e_iZp4Lig8B1VhvnTeS9-pg52p2NIoaUNjj8vVIVLrYspBtAxaU5yNl8FXBvnHnKc_nkslHwlONSj0W4s2qwPpbSWTouvX7NxvqxbBkRCiGXCI29/s2048/1B6A5285+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFA1ELSgAMCB_v70z409_ZCYX6N7-e_iZp4Lig8B1VhvnTeS9-pg52p2NIoaUNjj8vVIVLrYspBtAxaU5yNl8FXBvnHnKc_nkslHwlONSj0W4s2qwPpbSWTouvX7NxvqxbBkRCiGXCI29/s16000/1B6A5285+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Female <b>Goosander</b></div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-36630834854434719812020-12-31T15:04:00.004+00:002020-12-31T15:05:50.537+00:0012 images from 2020...<p> Despite all the other problems with 2020, the birding has been memorable, in fact it may have been my best ever in terms of quality and quantity. Splitting my time between home in Northumberland and uni in Norfolk certainly helped with that too! Choosing twelve photos has been difficult but here they are, and will hopefully be a good overview of an great year of birding...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuio5-bWcMAIQZUa-UHHM4jF65mmnLwpDydJPxNA8YRqGTRTlyubQSKghF75UlcJYz19g7U1KarydTXl3m511B1Hlh9RqR67l-FfzZ2clHApBlIrMkz4g4FqrX0Pkzqe1waicdV-Cyh9IJ/s2048/1B6A7164.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuio5-bWcMAIQZUa-UHHM4jF65mmnLwpDydJPxNA8YRqGTRTlyubQSKghF75UlcJYz19g7U1KarydTXl3m511B1Hlh9RqR67l-FfzZ2clHApBlIrMkz4g4FqrX0Pkzqe1waicdV-Cyh9IJ/s16000/1B6A7164.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back when car sharing was still allowed, being offered a lift to see the male <b>Black-throated Thrush </b>at Whipsnade Zoo in January was a highlight of the first part of the year. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5BG6QAxCvRvKveyM1hc7QHYHbVllQHFXargAA6ic5eX_WyzlHbannCKCkjYaK-5PxfSVg0agoKvhtoHNFW7I1TkqpjlX7bnCE5mpLTtPYxqVtpwfKYKQ74MbELJQRRUnFGh-PHqeZM72/s2048/1B6A9438+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5BG6QAxCvRvKveyM1hc7QHYHbVllQHFXargAA6ic5eX_WyzlHbannCKCkjYaK-5PxfSVg0agoKvhtoHNFW7I1TkqpjlX7bnCE5mpLTtPYxqVtpwfKYKQ74MbELJQRRUnFGh-PHqeZM72/s16000/1B6A9438+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My highlight of the spring lockdown was finding a pair of <b>Willow Tits </b>nest-building close to home - one of Britain's fastest declining birds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfpJ4F3FXrZAQGkJuZN3_RvfKMLPWcZEQlvNut5orb3P3nQWf2MDlA09m43FQL3nWJFL3EqgyKsfGFm4wluW2AXxxyyCEBjr1_gfIX-VSJXVbbo2nuoblt60D-T70rFD378qiPIqFcCgu/s1804/1B6A2409+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="1804" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfpJ4F3FXrZAQGkJuZN3_RvfKMLPWcZEQlvNut5orb3P3nQWf2MDlA09m43FQL3nWJFL3EqgyKsfGFm4wluW2AXxxyyCEBjr1_gfIX-VSJXVbbo2nuoblt60D-T70rFD378qiPIqFcCgu/s16000/1B6A2409+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After the frustrations of lockdown, June provided some of the birds of the year. The superb <b>Asian Desert Warbler </b>on Holy Island was an unexpected first for Northumberland. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEbtpufKUHEaZkK3oKbYqiLYrqFzjlPtpPR9HVhDRETO7v34pcHZ-mwxnC88oI8VZa-kjIzdoAqz7Ux8O6gz38c53GZvdhMgwJj-dHS9U71sS9Q7hWED_99UAkYvC2axO5KcXtuWR4vQy/s2048/1B6A3317+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEbtpufKUHEaZkK3oKbYqiLYrqFzjlPtpPR9HVhDRETO7v34pcHZ-mwxnC88oI8VZa-kjIzdoAqz7Ux8O6gz38c53GZvdhMgwJj-dHS9U71sS9Q7hWED_99UAkYvC2axO5KcXtuWR4vQy/s16000/1B6A3317+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was able to catch up with the incredibly showy <b>Blyth's Reed Warbler </b>at Far Ings NR in June. Don't think I'll ever get better views of one!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgek0_pGpU7p82tuNbaY1C7_NmBS4313VuVNTpW0r0QzXBTbjwoZGqhPfONFckyxadfJwl9zAVcEnpgrgdqH2bMkwT9-gRHWXGJ0YUtKS6JmBFDqIPSWyjmGUWPY0g5rKFTjn8oJQ_zYnoG/s1979/IMG_1771+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="1979" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgek0_pGpU7p82tuNbaY1C7_NmBS4313VuVNTpW0r0QzXBTbjwoZGqhPfONFckyxadfJwl9zAVcEnpgrgdqH2bMkwT9-gRHWXGJ0YUtKS6JmBFDqIPSWyjmGUWPY0g5rKFTjn8oJQ_zYnoG/s16000/IMG_1771+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This <b>Greater Sand Plover </b>hung around at Tyninghame Bay until Scottish travel restrictions were lifted in July, allowing us to make the short journey from Northumberland into Lothian to catch up with an attractive bird. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEIhNTAazL3Kj94zKjRjSBiJ4eCuMasZ-JWFVwKFblyYFnL-5JD0cSy3eUA2doQZ7OBP7CkTqxOrAfzCfnS9NkAKhEu6wAnuPW-JZhdGcLTS-s7chtle2d44fRjeFaKrxIA9GHZF9V0Y_/s1896/1B6A5654+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="1896" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEIhNTAazL3Kj94zKjRjSBiJ4eCuMasZ-JWFVwKFblyYFnL-5JD0cSy3eUA2doQZ7OBP7CkTqxOrAfzCfnS9NkAKhEu6wAnuPW-JZhdGcLTS-s7chtle2d44fRjeFaKrxIA9GHZF9V0Y_/s16000/1B6A5654+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My highlight of the year was getting stunning views of the <b>Sooty Tern </b>at Cullernose Point in July. Having seen a brief flyby at Newbiggin last year, getting prolonged views of it flying around and on the cliffs just below us was memorable!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqDtQSCs81CnULPue0yzr0eiMe5Df1UAr8rEBqC3hWc2uXRLobo4y9k36ZsV5ThOe0ESCMLOfVRtXqe_3zPUncFfQ-huimPQ06uv2tywRpqxdTZdbLy9r4tjdzbuqdf8RBwFDLoaQxOsx/s2048/1B6A4937+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqDtQSCs81CnULPue0yzr0eiMe5Df1UAr8rEBqC3hWc2uXRLobo4y9k36ZsV5ThOe0ESCMLOfVRtXqe_3zPUncFfQ-huimPQ06uv2tywRpqxdTZdbLy9r4tjdzbuqdf8RBwFDLoaQxOsx/s16000/1B6A4937+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A fortuitously timed family holiday in the west of Scotland during the summer provided a memorable encounter with a group of summer plumage <b>Black-throated Divers </b>on a sea loch. Having positioned myself in some rocks, I was able to watch as they made their way closer and closer while hunting for fish. I was able to finally decide on my favourite British bird! Other highlights of the trip included <b>Golden Eagles</b>, <b>Hen Harriers</b>, <b>Storm Petrels</b>, <b>Pine Marten</b>, <b>Minke Whales</b>, <b>Common Dolphins</b> and a <b>Northern Emerald </b>dragonfly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jc7hgCjj96v3AUYqdzl10n8HOeD1iLE1B1E3rEOEKqFb0hEt4QUsXCQSZzFIQvgfTjJTfC3W5qydVO609H4AwbvLi175D2It8IKBVi2NqBN1-4HH7l1pLt0djkfH_Gt4iP6WEMfSkD7s/s1919/1B6A8300+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1919" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jc7hgCjj96v3AUYqdzl10n8HOeD1iLE1B1E3rEOEKqFb0hEt4QUsXCQSZzFIQvgfTjJTfC3W5qydVO609H4AwbvLi175D2It8IKBVi2NqBN1-4HH7l1pLt0djkfH_Gt4iP6WEMfSkD7s/s16000/1B6A8300+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The smart adult <b>Pacific Golden Plover </b>at Longhoughton Steel was a highlight of late summer. Meanwhile, a productive period of seawatching included <b>Long-tailed</b> and <b>Pomarine Skuas</b>, <b>Sabine's Gull</b> and <b>Black Terns</b>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6zrDixKboyHaWmv0DVoPa-8TTV5vUCo4F6V_KUi86Iq1iaTD_fGPftvVH8Scf6fWHM8-8BNUqfqsmA-86P6f3lJUNq16Uq-cwZdHuziMV5Nbk7WLJkHzZgZTzlW1OXQpQrcinD2uqDdc/s2048/1B6A0205+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6zrDixKboyHaWmv0DVoPa-8TTV5vUCo4F6V_KUi86Iq1iaTD_fGPftvVH8Scf6fWHM8-8BNUqfqsmA-86P6f3lJUNq16Uq-cwZdHuziMV5Nbk7WLJkHzZgZTzlW1OXQpQrcinD2uqDdc/s16000/1B6A0205+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The <b>Brown Shrike </b>at Warham Greens was an early indication of a good autumn, and gave excellent views as it hunted for insects from the low vegetation. Other early autumn highlights in and around Norfolk included <b>Caspian </b>and <b>Gull-billed Terns </b>and two <b>Honey Buzzards</b>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDNmbsBXHf-CR6Kfnu__usoFRsHpWkl065AFQ95D_66ZXfESO4hzOWapI1MQdGxK77paOh2LFFwMnLxUGMCxYIERyJ8OmcT4TqOQ2_BxL8deh0te1IW-EXeVCnghfRVbTG6933QhYcDkx/s2972/1B6A1557+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="2972" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDNmbsBXHf-CR6Kfnu__usoFRsHpWkl065AFQ95D_66ZXfESO4hzOWapI1MQdGxK77paOh2LFFwMnLxUGMCxYIERyJ8OmcT4TqOQ2_BxL8deh0te1IW-EXeVCnghfRVbTG6933QhYcDkx/s16000/1B6A1557+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An excellent period of birding in late September and through October gave me the chance to see a couple of my Northumbrian bogey birds - this <b>Radde's Warbler </b>in Southwold and a <b>Rustic Bunting </b>in Lowestoft.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGa9JpNpol-yFisoXaW10x8X04VeBzVXbpSPepGm6Yux7URARzj8T6j8Gs0fJt8BRYZznkfnuS5_j3pmp9Y1_APYPqoX7Rxb-3GRiUZzuymxLvHsfAvvzBXceyJu_tXX2EkngPvLooxkhn/s2048/1B6A2404+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGa9JpNpol-yFisoXaW10x8X04VeBzVXbpSPepGm6Yux7URARzj8T6j8Gs0fJt8BRYZznkfnuS5_j3pmp9Y1_APYPqoX7Rxb-3GRiUZzuymxLvHsfAvvzBXceyJu_tXX2EkngPvLooxkhn/s16000/1B6A2404+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A <b>Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin</b> at Stiffkey was something I certainly didn't expect to see in mid-October! Other autumn rarities and scarcities included two <b>Red-flanked Bluetails</b>, <b>Steppe Grey, Great Grey </b>and <b>Red-backed Shrikes</b>, two <b>Stejneger's Stonechats</b>, <b>Pallas's </b>and <b>Barred Warblers</b>, <b>Red-breasted Flycatcher</b>, <b>Lesser Yellowlegs </b>and <b>Long-tailed Skua</b>,<b> </b>as well as numerous <b>Yellow-browed Warblers </b>and <b>Caspian Gulls</b>. Then it was back into lockdown again!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfo-H7oJlfBN88rFpgSEsdM322YCjM0Bv7TNZpjGDgyrtuecvNP633BQgse5V9i3pzw5v1zC5vNcWdnC1UHmUta_BzbUCmbrjjX9sc-JgGKr21GXmTQx7MJmfxaVom899YHYk935UAC_t/s2048/1B6A4717+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1323" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfo-H7oJlfBN88rFpgSEsdM322YCjM0Bv7TNZpjGDgyrtuecvNP633BQgse5V9i3pzw5v1zC5vNcWdnC1UHmUta_BzbUCmbrjjX9sc-JgGKr21GXmTQx7MJmfxaVom899YHYk935UAC_t/s16000/1B6A4717+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was able to return home in early December and was pleased to find this <b>Todd's Canada Goose </b>at Hadston Carrs on the 9th. A distinctive bird, it hung around for most of a week, giving local birders a chance to catch up with it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>So there's twelve of my favourite birds during 2020. However, narrowing it down to these meant I wasn't able to include many other great birds during the year! </p><p style="text-align: center;">I hope everyone who reads this has also been able to take relief in Britain's birds and wildlife during a difficult year, and has a happy and healthy 2021!</p><p></p>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-88928311484609838792020-12-30T17:45:00.001+00:002020-12-30T17:47:04.221+00:00Autumn highlights from East Anglia - Part 3<p> A final selection of photos from the autumn with these being from mid-October until I returned home in mid-December...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqj-auKtOZYh3y_wp4uKvznOv3ZOLhVnxBdd7HTLxyzqCLdKH8Le9ArxRGmr3ldhFdJ-jaDyZwQO2hyBBqSkBs13WozLTHCieIlN0JriguU-sQAx1HEXzeQo9Nu4ot4zc5SPgKtjV8xPP/s2048/1B6A2073-5+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqj-auKtOZYh3y_wp4uKvznOv3ZOLhVnxBdd7HTLxyzqCLdKH8Le9ArxRGmr3ldhFdJ-jaDyZwQO2hyBBqSkBs13WozLTHCieIlN0JriguU-sQAx1HEXzeQo9Nu4ot4zc5SPgKtjV8xPP/s16000/1B6A2073-5+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Incredible numbers of <b>Red-flanked Bluetails </b>turned up along the Norfolk coast with up to at one site alone. This one lurked in the undergrowth in Holkham Pines. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdjU6YmcyEYaNQZH6N4wO7AFbX0NB8FDdO0R1yof3CbfIoLmyRNUhiLwUDgx-c70LWpYAbnURTWD0ZPc1l8V1e9dq3LiyGoZGlvAHlQ90cNk8oELmqvKczo0u8xEo1tjV6yLoPr30woYg/s2048/1B6A1789+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdjU6YmcyEYaNQZH6N4wO7AFbX0NB8FDdO0R1yof3CbfIoLmyRNUhiLwUDgx-c70LWpYAbnURTWD0ZPc1l8V1e9dq3LiyGoZGlvAHlQ90cNk8oELmqvKczo0u8xEo1tjV6yLoPr30woYg/s16000/1B6A1789+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pallas's Warblers are always great to see. This individual was in Holkham Pines, while other late autumn highlights there included a putative <b>Stejneger's Stonechat</b>, <b>Barred Warbler</b>, <b>Hawfinches</b>, <b>Yellow-browed Warblers </b>and up to 17 <b>Cattle Egrets</b>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYznSUh6bOa4mSl3CSzYOUKvYipXWSB0RVEcvC9kY1VGlroMOb8yHMCEg4eKSJqwPbFoc9AIQol0OIKppmbx5E4JxYsxQ8wz6SfvdtmEphPNxbBdMYaSv1IXNv7mvtiwXMEi_sy3fLGiwH/s2048/1B6A2347+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYznSUh6bOa4mSl3CSzYOUKvYipXWSB0RVEcvC9kY1VGlroMOb8yHMCEg4eKSJqwPbFoc9AIQol0OIKppmbx5E4JxYsxQ8wz6SfvdtmEphPNxbBdMYaSv1IXNv7mvtiwXMEi_sy3fLGiwH/s16000/1B6A2347+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcLAJ1UclWuJla4eqzWtOPZDmykYK8WAV7KyXLpD-ROtuEm-ON9f_37JfiVIumItksWVF1yPoZ5AbltPcWA5JWb9wxJGlAVvFltJHpi4_96y3lGkj3c9B1BGnoAjX0NMw3cTruHHqAovO/s2048/1B6A2404+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcLAJ1UclWuJla4eqzWtOPZDmykYK8WAV7KyXLpD-ROtuEm-ON9f_37JfiVIumItksWVF1yPoZ5AbltPcWA5JWb9wxJGlAVvFltJHpi4_96y3lGkj3c9B1BGnoAjX0NMw3cTruHHqAovO/s16000/1B6A2404+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The rarest bird of the autumn and biggest surprise was the eastern-race <b>Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin</b> at Stiffkey. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK29WUL1ks4FPjzAwkSX5Y_53-KRLfbNF1SonI_xMzTws6SkfIepGiBoS3aLkuq6yyL91RRRjXR-PeFWfZoUuvdHXWOh4OOPu0w9ju43zWoJ1bnvDLP-PrRCe0cOz_qL6DnY-JbjBlXZTB/s2048/1B6A2482+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK29WUL1ks4FPjzAwkSX5Y_53-KRLfbNF1SonI_xMzTws6SkfIepGiBoS3aLkuq6yyL91RRRjXR-PeFWfZoUuvdHXWOh4OOPu0w9ju43zWoJ1bnvDLP-PrRCe0cOz_qL6DnY-JbjBlXZTB/s16000/1B6A2482+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another, more showy <b>Pallas's Warbler </b>was also at Stiffkey the same day as the Scrub Robin.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6c44M0M-pX48cDnq88kFdEzGez-RBE2gueBUEokYzXdf6AhICn6zrR4QPYS9-XAn-wpCMuMTqPnN-psI725hzX60BmMlFtrwG5SeVb6zj4W-ZS24arSYgF0QtzbQ8DzerbCJ0Ql2mWOQ/s2048/1B6A2978+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6c44M0M-pX48cDnq88kFdEzGez-RBE2gueBUEokYzXdf6AhICn6zrR4QPYS9-XAn-wpCMuMTqPnN-psI725hzX60BmMlFtrwG5SeVb6zj4W-ZS24arSYgF0QtzbQ8DzerbCJ0Ql2mWOQ/s16000/1B6A2978+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This <b>Red-flanked Bluetail </b>showed superbly at Holme Dunes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqizU9fAt_88xdUWtFpPdhNHhQqBZxMCFcAAmd0DMuzYDFwZwJTO8C9UEiZ0rk9UtCl5uwGW92sNZk7qWBHztojUzq_ARZEPWvXkrQmf8_SAvVfRRhfkRqx_ZtuU7uycZxnUAWY0gur7wb/s2048/1B6A3019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqizU9fAt_88xdUWtFpPdhNHhQqBZxMCFcAAmd0DMuzYDFwZwJTO8C9UEiZ0rk9UtCl5uwGW92sNZk7qWBHztojUzq_ARZEPWvXkrQmf8_SAvVfRRhfkRqx_ZtuU7uycZxnUAWY0gur7wb/s16000/1B6A3019.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two of the <b>Hawfinches </b>at Holkham.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgSBYzt53azQ3-4te8o6w-LdH-KlSC6z5AV-rZutu2LJXpmMUDZuK4M5peDC3SNWmn__7IYuPsyLZVa-MDQfE0VildsjVbjAJXod96Oog45b2qdBj51ENPueWoRO88UknY_HEvNA38TXw/s2048/1B6A3574+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgSBYzt53azQ3-4te8o6w-LdH-KlSC6z5AV-rZutu2LJXpmMUDZuK4M5peDC3SNWmn__7IYuPsyLZVa-MDQfE0VildsjVbjAJXod96Oog45b2qdBj51ENPueWoRO88UknY_HEvNA38TXw/s16000/1B6A3574+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A <b>Lesser Yellowlegs </b>showed down to a few metres at Cley late in October.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9I4ekfBcTyZG6foXnhU3Mv6v_YRw4asIhslnefIFB4c9xUZiXca3jKBnywspyvy0TTcAIXEeiTclBIuOK3OQYqZUTsl2Ye_nr92iEZgS63PeoaGxNXtCH-eI3sTfsYUgh5Z2sTyguBo9/s2048/IMG_1265.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9I4ekfBcTyZG6foXnhU3Mv6v_YRw4asIhslnefIFB4c9xUZiXca3jKBnywspyvy0TTcAIXEeiTclBIuOK3OQYqZUTsl2Ye_nr92iEZgS63PeoaGxNXtCH-eI3sTfsYUgh5Z2sTyguBo9/s16000/IMG_1265.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An influx of <b>Caspian Gulls </b>to Cley the same day as the Yellowlegs included this smart Dutch-ringed first-winter (phonescoped). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjH-fbovMlRlpsoiHP9AobNigCcZHp-5kAGlBOJMW2IaELBFfUgBvA4PTRjqetM3lhd27HlUuM3iPihPZGpPntQOk7eqNGlwHIFtPB9x70CXda27edDM4Ad549RSfywfaQSiKGqqdYzbOs/s2048/1B6A4208+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjH-fbovMlRlpsoiHP9AobNigCcZHp-5kAGlBOJMW2IaELBFfUgBvA4PTRjqetM3lhd27HlUuM3iPihPZGpPntQOk7eqNGlwHIFtPB9x70CXda27edDM4Ad549RSfywfaQSiKGqqdYzbOs/s16000/1B6A4208+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">During the lockdown these <b>Glossy Ibis</b> turned up at Horsham St Faith - within cycling distance of my Norwich house. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv0BzCG21V9pz98dF_9ppWJluPaxj6tBndjg4IA4rA4W1UFxNV4Ghc56hFsaXaLaPOgriruKRAYIUCYmkVSNQ1yYBRKQsw7WAYZqrmK2VNPMuPdL-zyXZr7ijxl8VxUFecSv_Izliob98/s2048/1B6A4462+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1418" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv0BzCG21V9pz98dF_9ppWJluPaxj6tBndjg4IA4rA4W1UFxNV4Ghc56hFsaXaLaPOgriruKRAYIUCYmkVSNQ1yYBRKQsw7WAYZqrmK2VNPMuPdL-zyXZr7ijxl8VxUFecSv_Izliob98/s16000/1B6A4462+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I managed one post-lockdown trip to the coast before returning to Northumberland, with a juvenile <b>Iceland Gull </b>at Weybourne being the highlight and a <b>Black Brant </b>at Cley. </div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-23497581371318611252020-12-29T17:30:00.003+00:002020-12-30T17:45:43.381+00:00Autumn highlights from East Anglia - Part 2<p>A few more of my highlights from an exciting autumn with these being from early to mid-October. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdULrCeYmDO1Xj5DgfkWWzkFdkgW1V8rdpYNsbK47JP1iRb2vPddptB1_p_TS4jygG70SEHvvFK_0kb5CMDCOna0r7fktLqKxn9VTyJEpudEHMgQABEDOq1F0OLbVBvEJvCoVrWIpXyrL/s2048/1B6A1557+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdULrCeYmDO1Xj5DgfkWWzkFdkgW1V8rdpYNsbK47JP1iRb2vPddptB1_p_TS4jygG70SEHvvFK_0kb5CMDCOna0r7fktLqKxn9VTyJEpudEHMgQABEDOq1F0OLbVBvEJvCoVrWIpXyrL/s16000/1B6A1557+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really enjoyed getting good views of this <b>Radde's Warbler </b>in Southwold having missed a couple in the past.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAfn8KHZV1Md2IN8ZX_T_rG9ABkhsL_5aOfTCxFTSYUD4P78p1iQLTWyYPq7JrcfDsMdbk-Q6dRYnfgzvB1mrH3t2zOdaW_m9-zKpoKdosHhNc6IR6FCXyc-RnmL9sIWKIuosfJZM_cI5/s2048/1B6A0958+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAfn8KHZV1Md2IN8ZX_T_rG9ABkhsL_5aOfTCxFTSYUD4P78p1iQLTWyYPq7JrcfDsMdbk-Q6dRYnfgzvB1mrH3t2zOdaW_m9-zKpoKdosHhNc6IR6FCXyc-RnmL9sIWKIuosfJZM_cI5/s16000/1B6A0958+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another of my bogey birds - this <b>Rustic Bunting </b>showed nicely in Lowestoft.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcFnAubevJlDUSoGCb8yUTgYeKC0_t3sQ_eCSmtAjydYYcxKLz9HX_Hbpn6aEnRINrbGBrF8Gc7iS8TpGV7LwDs8BxKkwTm6fnDT1tlJmDRRXpskX96heWuWtYR1W4kXsVugMXpiOB3R4/s2048/1B6A1071+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcFnAubevJlDUSoGCb8yUTgYeKC0_t3sQ_eCSmtAjydYYcxKLz9HX_Hbpn6aEnRINrbGBrF8Gc7iS8TpGV7LwDs8BxKkwTm6fnDT1tlJmDRRXpskX96heWuWtYR1W4kXsVugMXpiOB3R4/s16000/1B6A1071+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPFgpLsUyP120bTxTMKTlO2q_SqIQJQv8Xwi0BYJ7WAIIxkFFDFRAlSEulFePmlSudFFeTa4QTOex8XfOGV0FAmHoxsvAdLOeTUesivealMFoAvjSlWilO2iYZ0fJ6PV57mGWteUsY4O1/s2048/1B6A1096+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPFgpLsUyP120bTxTMKTlO2q_SqIQJQv8Xwi0BYJ7WAIIxkFFDFRAlSEulFePmlSudFFeTa4QTOex8XfOGV0FAmHoxsvAdLOeTUesivealMFoAvjSlWilO2iYZ0fJ6PV57mGWteUsY4O1/s16000/1B6A1096+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Steppe Grey Shrike </b>at Bencare...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT2253TZTMlHKmCaRtrw6GvHQPBazfPnsMzqq4ZRSKJcaMU2-oCSt_MSo6IkHHcI8KLG0umY7BRE3VuZRZwXvlSRgRS3_oQLKYaQuGiGHPQNXjCjvrsL-wW40kvZJlhzWf2m5NBCcQWY4/s2048/1B6A1573+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT2253TZTMlHKmCaRtrw6GvHQPBazfPnsMzqq4ZRSKJcaMU2-oCSt_MSo6IkHHcI8KLG0umY7BRE3VuZRZwXvlSRgRS3_oQLKYaQuGiGHPQNXjCjvrsL-wW40kvZJlhzWf2m5NBCcQWY4/s16000/1B6A1573+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">... with this <b>Great Grey Shrike </b>present nearby.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISZaaWlelEQ1PCcyMNPjcxfVqeUAz8INGE5wSQBmNhX18HmK8q8g3sGl2nIemHmzWL1XVihO0OjK_MAoTAsAWMfVLbzF2B0_olCP8u19H-DgrvinGjiqC9EHucUFUuYcCJfhQ-2twF830/s2048/1B6A1116+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISZaaWlelEQ1PCcyMNPjcxfVqeUAz8INGE5wSQBmNhX18HmK8q8g3sGl2nIemHmzWL1XVihO0OjK_MAoTAsAWMfVLbzF2B0_olCP8u19H-DgrvinGjiqC9EHucUFUuYcCJfhQ-2twF830/s16000/1B6A1116+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A DNA-confirmed <b>Stejneger's Stonechat </b>at Happisburgh.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwW1ECQ6Qn6EKvxvYvR1qzOn0yN6AfKmH4YPkTlpZT6QdjhK3S3qf7PbHriupGaayukry5zHqgeKEYpoSQrqhEzEgoNBIU7piHRY2lF8kvHWcvaCact4taN6KUvOJVTkWvTmcuhQ0BdB5/s2048/1B6A1445+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwW1ECQ6Qn6EKvxvYvR1qzOn0yN6AfKmH4YPkTlpZT6QdjhK3S3qf7PbHriupGaayukry5zHqgeKEYpoSQrqhEzEgoNBIU7piHRY2lF8kvHWcvaCact4taN6KUvOJVTkWvTmcuhQ0BdB5/s16000/1B6A1445+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A long awaited British tick for me, this <b>Hoopoe </b>showed really well at Wighton.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7mPAb2kgXEnBg60U5WJi5E0dcPTV6kh_t8i9XViwTg44454MTlX4MGA27at1Af_0hQTjTy5aA_E3b3aWJA2K6qDJq01s2mHbwL7P1ODCgQMEozidO4PMkugWcYosGzqNdlK3m-aw499O/s1982/1B6A1632+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="1982" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7mPAb2kgXEnBg60U5WJi5E0dcPTV6kh_t8i9XViwTg44454MTlX4MGA27at1Af_0hQTjTy5aA_E3b3aWJA2K6qDJq01s2mHbwL7P1ODCgQMEozidO4PMkugWcYosGzqNdlK3m-aw499O/s16000/1B6A1632+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicsVQaoyFAPTInYKp8giuLI9a3sGyob9rmvy52_Bcosl7GHXX2ZTomJj3EM4wMWV9Q7_kz7PBC0iSA7DwX1d90JhfhOd8qs8zF6ilw3Ihw8JrYBt9rsFocI562bGcTn261m_CYAr3Z5Sz/s1691/1B6A1627+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="1691" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicsVQaoyFAPTInYKp8giuLI9a3sGyob9rmvy52_Bcosl7GHXX2ZTomJj3EM4wMWV9Q7_kz7PBC0iSA7DwX1d90JhfhOd8qs8zF6ilw3Ihw8JrYBt9rsFocI562bGcTn261m_CYAr3Z5Sz/s16000/1B6A1627+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A flypast from a dark morph juvenile <b>Long-tailed Skua </b>in Winterton Dunes.</div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-69088955981921572982020-12-28T20:09:00.003+00:002020-12-29T12:02:16.641+00:00Autumn highlights from East Anglia - Part 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a selection of photos from the first part of my birding in and around Norfolk over the autumn (in roughly chronological order). With so many good birds around and lots of uni work to do, I struggled to find much time to post my photos on my blog. Instead I’m going to try and sum it up over three posts in the next few days...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IckA_AoQf_Ny59MBTl75YG7BPM03oDtHFILAjBB3Nl9rXM2JzuHO2JZ9Vt6IMY9zAVNueok_mxR72m54qJPITxj9l4VKVkFKWchtlSa-IEDM9HqyW6t_4L7x6pm-hpzZp0vHbN647aEi/s2048/1B6A9872+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IckA_AoQf_Ny59MBTl75YG7BPM03oDtHFILAjBB3Nl9rXM2JzuHO2JZ9Vt6IMY9zAVNueok_mxR72m54qJPITxj9l4VKVkFKWchtlSa-IEDM9HqyW6t_4L7x6pm-hpzZp0vHbN647aEi/s16000/1B6A9872+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxUqtJPoQs4qYcJR5p30o7ZapYlstvvF6lJ9kz_kFEy522jQGQojYE5BmJVyA43ii1iNHUJZDiZ7G3B5YD_c2QUgtUoANaBTZsYtvgSOqNlweGEZBL_du6nKEbvEjQ_MWKgS5D6Sk_lw6/s2048/1B6A9680+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxUqtJPoQs4qYcJR5p30o7ZapYlstvvF6lJ9kz_kFEy522jQGQojYE5BmJVyA43ii1iNHUJZDiZ7G3B5YD_c2QUgtUoANaBTZsYtvgSOqNlweGEZBL_du6nKEbvEjQ_MWKgS5D6Sk_lw6/s16000/1B6A9680+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of two <b>Red-backed Shrikes </b>at Waxham in September.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3u03aCSYqzDRb51_qF9RtQG1bbMsQaaKVplkDxJ2cCCDlO93Cnz0wJt9Eg1OD6ty2h2mLejGbJ9T8BpyG5szX2LktEcI1vme9guJKTez0LS-EIgXAIjbT3Iz7y6ZppHfRp7fyD13rEzs/s2048/1B6A9965+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3u03aCSYqzDRb51_qF9RtQG1bbMsQaaKVplkDxJ2cCCDlO93Cnz0wJt9Eg1OD6ty2h2mLejGbJ9T8BpyG5szX2LktEcI1vme9guJKTez0LS-EIgXAIjbT3Iz7y6ZppHfRp7fyD13rEzs/s16000/1B6A9965+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A flyby from 9 <b>Cattle Egrets </b>on the marshes at Burnham Overy. One darker-billed juvenile can be seen in this image.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQaLvxCOrAQaXEzAX6YmUkHz4rTrZHNT85Ncgm_cvV37X6I_5ycv5q9JmGmaMfDl6LOxT-EFPcsBjrRDQd4xPyx4ZWIl0w_zBrRTaelgflHMhddBJcVuMAGxkt3Sg-MaD29n6375nnFh-/s2048/1B6A0074+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQaLvxCOrAQaXEzAX6YmUkHz4rTrZHNT85Ncgm_cvV37X6I_5ycv5q9JmGmaMfDl6LOxT-EFPcsBjrRDQd4xPyx4ZWIl0w_zBrRTaelgflHMhddBJcVuMAGxkt3Sg-MaD29n6375nnFh-/s16000/1B6A0074+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first of two <b>Lesser Yellowlegs </b>during the autumn giving a nice flyby at Runham Mill.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLef86zgNTIQNa6-5WkSuNWSWGwGpRa8CmxFAyj8vNqCSfWZT2eBDH-pXVcY799T7fJiuNVpr-uA3vHXOogQSgfusVRg68VC3EJIusaneJhKvkTqRJKdj7823ZWTuQOvJrftBicDwntARc/s2048/1B6A0341+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLef86zgNTIQNa6-5WkSuNWSWGwGpRa8CmxFAyj8vNqCSfWZT2eBDH-pXVcY799T7fJiuNVpr-uA3vHXOogQSgfusVRg68VC3EJIusaneJhKvkTqRJKdj7823ZWTuQOvJrftBicDwntARc/s16000/1B6A0341+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A <b>Red-breasted Flycatcher </b>along the south side of The Dell at Wells Woods.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAT25ge3SA3isfCGPOYYpW7xpVDZg8hX8xiG9Aw47XF8akOBml92mC9lczy5JdDtI4sh3kXEmd9zE33RbhSWgCWAAqYnhXxRwKVT6sAmvjToj0bIYT0rVRvHaiqgALiRR2Lw1xP8rhHWiN/s2048/1B6A0862+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAT25ge3SA3isfCGPOYYpW7xpVDZg8hX8xiG9Aw47XF8akOBml92mC9lczy5JdDtI4sh3kXEmd9zE33RbhSWgCWAAqYnhXxRwKVT6sAmvjToj0bIYT0rVRvHaiqgALiRR2Lw1xP8rhHWiN/s16000/1B6A0862+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of a group of five <b>Yellow-browed Warblers </b>together in Holkham Pines.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYRhPao_j4d4K7uN_09TeTf14-R_coFDSnXLyJBI-MDSWobqT4-tZTt3oooIVr6y9OIL4OzmR8IuSAqanSoUuRqM90BJ_QZw-1gJBSj23-YROPeYpwKR_yntHjoWMiktT9brxptxmOi_P/s2048/IMG_2361.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYRhPao_j4d4K7uN_09TeTf14-R_coFDSnXLyJBI-MDSWobqT4-tZTt3oooIVr6y9OIL4OzmR8IuSAqanSoUuRqM90BJ_QZw-1gJBSj23-YROPeYpwKR_yntHjoWMiktT9brxptxmOi_P/s16000/IMG_2361.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Juvenile <b>Purple Heron </b>in a tree at Ormesby Little Broad.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5PalAxEicTwC50P7z5QDCdzfs-V-vAgKJMF-EnPr3lum8buPsRUwPe-Q6I9Lx3WjAhDq04qj8AOldv5l-853kbGdMl-BBHaynjot5HvD8lhCWzqt8_fP-RgKCjYNdCAzyFCY9oVKqUxT/s2048/1B6A0205+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5PalAxEicTwC50P7z5QDCdzfs-V-vAgKJMF-EnPr3lum8buPsRUwPe-Q6I9Lx3WjAhDq04qj8AOldv5l-853kbGdMl-BBHaynjot5HvD8lhCWzqt8_fP-RgKCjYNdCAzyFCY9oVKqUxT/s16000/1B6A0205+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlGAWVNkfZenRUIkRq1Q5TxK7W-u-E8f4qrKpmANwtFf9_xcvR4EXM0jxDfgSaYR-sc715XCcwip_rED76N0kPeVSM007FLBIzksvEL_1ec3zuuxKSIYoYcpE7XEwMQ6KcPTxm64SNOVf/s2048/1B6A0246+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlGAWVNkfZenRUIkRq1Q5TxK7W-u-E8f4qrKpmANwtFf9_xcvR4EXM0jxDfgSaYR-sc715XCcwip_rED76N0kPeVSM007FLBIzksvEL_1ec3zuuxKSIYoYcpE7XEwMQ6KcPTxm64SNOVf/s16000/1B6A0246+copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Brown Shrike </b>at Warham Greens. I had better views than the photos suggest and it was one of my highlights of the autumn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOtZDE3UxIZY1GRajjXNXjdOotyZZk8VGNgGugRBY5i58dNaj7lldfFRCoiWm4L7uTxSnZWhve4rR3NkYZ4nSaodr9Dmx9E7RDFttFTk04wIQRQ_vyknfAZwy_anPp8hxCPp3EF1X1Tw8/s2048/1B6A0166.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOtZDE3UxIZY1GRajjXNXjdOotyZZk8VGNgGugRBY5i58dNaj7lldfFRCoiWm4L7uTxSnZWhve4rR3NkYZ4nSaodr9Dmx9E7RDFttFTk04wIQRQ_vyknfAZwy_anPp8hxCPp3EF1X1Tw8/s16000/1B6A0166.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were good numbers of <b>Lapland Buntings</b> on the Norfolk coast with this showy individual being on Blakeney Point.</div></div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-28574110178649520092020-12-17T15:30:00.000+00:002020-12-17T15:30:28.074+00:00Todd's Canada Goose<p> Last week, I was able to finally return home to Northumberland for the first time since early September. On Wednesday (the 9th of December) I had gone out for the afternoon for a break from uni work. I decided to look at Hadston Carr for gulls, and was surprised by just how many birds were feeding in the stubble fields there.</p><p>There were thousands of gulls, Starlings, Woodpigeons and Pink-footed Geese, as well as over 100 Whooper Swans. As I scanned through the geese, I picked out an interesting looking Canada Goose with the Pink-feet. I was struck by how dark it was and barely larger than the surrounding Pink-footed Geese. I quickly realised this was most likely a vagrant Canada Goose, and asked for some other opinions which all came back positive. With its dark brown breast and body, dirty looking chin strap and small size, the <b>Todd's Canada Goose </b>(or perhaps even Lesser Canada Goose <i>parvipes</i>) really stood out from the feral Atlantic Canada geese a few fields away.</p><p>I put the news out, and the goose was seen by good numbers of birders until it disappeared on the 15th. The same day a Todd's was reported from Norfolk, so it seems likely that the Hadston bird has moved south with the Pink-feet (although I'm yet to see any photos of the Norfolk bird to confirm it's the same). Hopefully the my photos below will give a good representation of just how different it looked from our more regular Atlantic Canada Geese. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijse_Mfnp_xjUVpeMS099tiQG_enO_Z2Isv1MWw6jQ99utBBTsim9LjUzQ39pxCffUR1M-Cld4E4mmOQckMd19SkQIt-s6JWWkXl4jEs8Bygruu2gFVWZz6c-r165klXMGtUs-qD6RzpyQ/s2048/1B6A4717+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1323" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijse_Mfnp_xjUVpeMS099tiQG_enO_Z2Isv1MWw6jQ99utBBTsim9LjUzQ39pxCffUR1M-Cld4E4mmOQckMd19SkQIt-s6JWWkXl4jEs8Bygruu2gFVWZz6c-r165klXMGtUs-qD6RzpyQ/s16000/1B6A4717+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBawTKgEySgMkHQwXCu_tyY7fhl4jivkIzKE0hd981DOjcCttqJ1eU0a1QpiXzOwy_Hrknmq8qGaGCNRQaINqTa1013I7V4oXeCRlC91xOAt4ihsFJJ8xR10or0qWhES5NSa8Cbe_oKPz/s2048/1B6A4692+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBawTKgEySgMkHQwXCu_tyY7fhl4jivkIzKE0hd981DOjcCttqJ1eU0a1QpiXzOwy_Hrknmq8qGaGCNRQaINqTa1013I7V4oXeCRlC91xOAt4ihsFJJ8xR10or0qWhES5NSa8Cbe_oKPz/s16000/1B6A4692+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56Io-9dXkbRW0zTBm_nTq1ghiPt0Qzsc9l2HT0ZwRfUhHPPaDrLNZEwkr9bw8d2gsjTq_WNgzO3Y8Bp3Dec9BH1h4ihkG0lPe8PFSP7UJ2rEDPJb_FmdrhNAzBl6V3yZeUVhNLFlryv-O/s2048/1B6A4703+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1253" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56Io-9dXkbRW0zTBm_nTq1ghiPt0Qzsc9l2HT0ZwRfUhHPPaDrLNZEwkr9bw8d2gsjTq_WNgzO3Y8Bp3Dec9BH1h4ihkG0lPe8PFSP7UJ2rEDPJb_FmdrhNAzBl6V3yZeUVhNLFlryv-O/s16000/1B6A4703+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UX3trD9UbsI4FlSSG_Kscy556e7dRGKp-wYGii2tAqgDuEjdoJYm5Xu3rN9mMGyNscVFQMiwujq5Slrdy6zJXPEtJ2fq01KSu20jLNlIc3mWJc5_gGs6-dbuLgy-v_R1eObbCT1CGiSy/s2048/1B6A4721+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UX3trD9UbsI4FlSSG_Kscy556e7dRGKp-wYGii2tAqgDuEjdoJYm5Xu3rN9mMGyNscVFQMiwujq5Slrdy6zJXPEtJ2fq01KSu20jLNlIc3mWJc5_gGs6-dbuLgy-v_R1eObbCT1CGiSy/s16000/1B6A4721+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UGLjID3Bx9A3rkwhup0EzxH3AlbuBTjJIpAGOYDmolRCAQBIVOU-FoLyI63pefyXLHc4KCv7WfDRJC4OsiyC-sVlJ1cQq3Q_k42CBzi2s1xSf7wwlnJBmWEUu314wiJcDeOfSS6I-rRX/s2048/1B6A4628+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UGLjID3Bx9A3rkwhup0EzxH3AlbuBTjJIpAGOYDmolRCAQBIVOU-FoLyI63pefyXLHc4KCv7WfDRJC4OsiyC-sVlJ1cQq3Q_k42CBzi2s1xSf7wwlnJBmWEUu314wiJcDeOfSS6I-rRX/s16000/1B6A4628+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NoVD4RGHPQR3baNjEPzHFYAH38z67wFot4FX-nFpJqtxMf2hAACzz3GBc3a7lD8hiNA-Kreo5oMRFnvVIUsigEdkkeL0nYaQ8N4Jsj8uG6oAXPbZv14_RkQUdTsg2qgHFq7hvbMli660/s2048/1B6A4666+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NoVD4RGHPQR3baNjEPzHFYAH38z67wFot4FX-nFpJqtxMf2hAACzz3GBc3a7lD8hiNA-Kreo5oMRFnvVIUsigEdkkeL0nYaQ8N4Jsj8uG6oAXPbZv14_RkQUdTsg2qgHFq7hvbMli660/s16000/1B6A4666+copy.jpg" /></a></div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-29386078428048701382020-09-04T21:19:00.003+01:002020-09-04T21:21:49.544+01:00An ultra-confiding Wryneck<p> I've just returned from nice a few days at Spurn, and the stand-out highlight was the <b>Wryneck </b>by the Canal Scrape car park. It gave unbelievable views as it sunbathed and hoovered up ants at just a few metres range, much to the delight of the many birders and interested passers-by...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1SiEepysopg_4HnMPwLBVvpc3SXQNQ0sDiwvkzy_NVLXdrJiiTWp3IWe2gggp_rG4vULg3ECljGXi-3Bb2PgqegEbNtcKPHP_Wxpa6e1pmadvWH1NPaT0-HV6yz2OEJ2vXQs1-1Zc5-E/s2048/1B6A9395+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1SiEepysopg_4HnMPwLBVvpc3SXQNQ0sDiwvkzy_NVLXdrJiiTWp3IWe2gggp_rG4vULg3ECljGXi-3Bb2PgqegEbNtcKPHP_Wxpa6e1pmadvWH1NPaT0-HV6yz2OEJ2vXQs1-1Zc5-E/s16000/1B6A9395+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iVaJI1rCFPYd8sqQPOyZizzltUtXfGegcyhyphenhyphenIb_yOioSi5U6io54tK2GmICfAo1SrOtoi44iyyrSNZVRfp6KAZl5oKzJg6NgD-FPPJbcZ7WIl4tKVQEno-KTxqGF-WTHfDwo8JoEvaP8/s2048/1B6A9254+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2035" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iVaJI1rCFPYd8sqQPOyZizzltUtXfGegcyhyphenhyphenIb_yOioSi5U6io54tK2GmICfAo1SrOtoi44iyyrSNZVRfp6KAZl5oKzJg6NgD-FPPJbcZ7WIl4tKVQEno-KTxqGF-WTHfDwo8JoEvaP8/s16000/1B6A9254+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3ySXh26EowP0mFUMn-p-7bmFlzS94vRCYPW6p7LezWZTCMgKJUWHd5DDIqtyrrjSc4yyv-pTRqYMYHo2sehBCbypbxSx4aVgScqWlUPCWb6qjR7TYKwRO0Mj6gJJY8M5V1DufFH9Vxxt/s2048/1B6A9020+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3ySXh26EowP0mFUMn-p-7bmFlzS94vRCYPW6p7LezWZTCMgKJUWHd5DDIqtyrrjSc4yyv-pTRqYMYHo2sehBCbypbxSx4aVgScqWlUPCWb6qjR7TYKwRO0Mj6gJJY8M5V1DufFH9Vxxt/s16000/1B6A9020+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEpiMPZOoNScBMlW71saJnukPxElkWaR3RZS2CQraMCOu-Lw64dR3LWhYJn109ifYJriu0yiUadpKT-pnOl-jrcRY2iT2Kz2KmRFjU6ggNeg5gjPcDWlJyL2VaSLL_P6jHbv_XoKZB1b8/s2048/1B6A9358+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEpiMPZOoNScBMlW71saJnukPxElkWaR3RZS2CQraMCOu-Lw64dR3LWhYJn109ifYJriu0yiUadpKT-pnOl-jrcRY2iT2Kz2KmRFjU6ggNeg5gjPcDWlJyL2VaSLL_P6jHbv_XoKZB1b8/s16000/1B6A9358+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio41DSrszU4x3hQwPPx8chRWYCMypLJfgY9-EcBIPD_NuQM2R6-FbwN2svZMtw_cfei7t3pWnRpg7geszQdG-tIPEl8QkNV8iEbE1oVrjGwfIfuepEFYpD5Hnc5WH5ei9LFujt3y0foYTy/s2048/1B6A9093+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio41DSrszU4x3hQwPPx8chRWYCMypLJfgY9-EcBIPD_NuQM2R6-FbwN2svZMtw_cfei7t3pWnRpg7geszQdG-tIPEl8QkNV8iEbE1oVrjGwfIfuepEFYpD5Hnc5WH5ei9LFujt3y0foYTy/s16000/1B6A9093+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wryneck loving life!</div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-69277118669520945362020-09-02T22:01:00.001+01:002020-09-02T22:01:31.809+01:00Caspian Gulls from Cromer<p>Had good views of several <b>Caspian Gulls</b> at Cromer in early August before I returned home to Northumberland, but only just got around to editing my photos. Here are a few of my favourites...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAAgY3Yv_wD6hx7s8RuVBMQ1fPNFxttmjSzIPiV6GSaP-DS4DR_pVSqDaicc4LVEs5ZO29iNKc-Fk4FE0BK98amP_daXK2IWvd9Cx4JqlNtC3uz0Z7mVohazNcUn1qurgp7rplR-MyXvV/s2048/1B6A7489+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAAgY3Yv_wD6hx7s8RuVBMQ1fPNFxttmjSzIPiV6GSaP-DS4DR_pVSqDaicc4LVEs5ZO29iNKc-Fk4FE0BK98amP_daXK2IWvd9Cx4JqlNtC3uz0Z7mVohazNcUn1qurgp7rplR-MyXvV/s16000/1B6A7489+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCzAsoNLc9cRFLy0uE6VLfmnQGtFK6SSveJ657yXOUFNDErN7vlOLv7iQfKQpl0nbs88EYekH1M8FgeS1ROsWVUyzxaMmXfktjfSs9aFT8nTMeZReWf0UHGz0fvS9jOtWyfWuJ7PNH_cf/s2048/1B6A7162+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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While a bit distant for my camera, the views through the scope were really nice as it moved through the scrub. It was also more vocal than the Greenish Warblers I've seen in the past. A juvenile <b>Spotted Redshank </b>was still at the nearby Woodhorn Flashes too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3fErVLPLhIEKDT-Xv0WXpJRDlfFb2tT2E5QUCS6Xf0c9Gtrp_Aat58EUYeQWWdiujpTO9kJZvtKDEISPKhTbRhrLhDXtEwPSI90yB-RMg6ByYCizEY5PTQpqmgq7CZJZ2pezrMOiQryH/s2048/1B6A8501+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3fErVLPLhIEKDT-Xv0WXpJRDlfFb2tT2E5QUCS6Xf0c9Gtrp_Aat58EUYeQWWdiujpTO9kJZvtKDEISPKhTbRhrLhDXtEwPSI90yB-RMg6ByYCizEY5PTQpqmgq7CZJZ2pezrMOiQryH/s16000/1B6A8501+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJDawyxwD5y7nYyyMWBTrg3DbhwTke9ZhXX-TcJri-sWRfT0Qld9ZRHWgWqrKPFIVUppmJp8P41IQMYMB3eIyHjvqdTQ23BWRVNnJyBYONV3nSy2r97L5-FG8TJU2W55FsNeBhZQdSD6f/s2048/1B6A8542+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJDawyxwD5y7nYyyMWBTrg3DbhwTke9ZhXX-TcJri-sWRfT0Qld9ZRHWgWqrKPFIVUppmJp8P41IQMYMB3eIyHjvqdTQ23BWRVNnJyBYONV3nSy2r97L5-FG8TJU2W55FsNeBhZQdSD6f/s16000/1B6A8542+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Greenish Warbler</div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-59055440530460299362020-08-22T17:02:00.002+01:002020-08-22T17:02:44.101+01:00Gull-billed Tern in Suffolk<p> One of the highlights of my stay in Norwich a few weeks ago was the adult <b>Gull-billed Tern </b>at Alton Water in Suffolk. I had been persuaded to make the journey there from Norwich by a mate, and in the end I was glad I did as we had some really nice views of it sat on a railing, as well as making several close fly-bys. The only problem was that we visited in the peak of the heatwave when the outside temperature was at a warm 36C - the few photos I took through the heat haze were all a bit blurry...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi886m6d9Pv34ytDBJSMPFIk6oDp6VJpFK23_bzoxaymaCM0hru8UJmchreXOoU9dL0cNVByEQYWJ4LIKgVsF2RwickA_dmMfOGNppXVG4YFQNT0G6jkA5tfwa5XXlXBU2d_X9WUOSNd_bR/s2048/1B6A7750+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi886m6d9Pv34ytDBJSMPFIk6oDp6VJpFK23_bzoxaymaCM0hru8UJmchreXOoU9dL0cNVByEQYWJ4LIKgVsF2RwickA_dmMfOGNppXVG4YFQNT0G6jkA5tfwa5XXlXBU2d_X9WUOSNd_bR/d/1B6A7750+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherE4tUJpO50bDG_ivBKO65UE9SgFcZVTIquCwNLMYA2OyA1MxGPmppQSTbI8Nag1L2kRreNNIdSDvBHb4mVv53j5rcJuvXbRONZWzxPyNUMbI92HdAFs7ShCxdj-EEaXtx-UsigiOv7pK/s2048/1B6A7692+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherE4tUJpO50bDG_ivBKO65UE9SgFcZVTIquCwNLMYA2OyA1MxGPmppQSTbI8Nag1L2kRreNNIdSDvBHb4mVv53j5rcJuvXbRONZWzxPyNUMbI92HdAFs7ShCxdj-EEaXtx-UsigiOv7pK/d/1B6A7692+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tQcf1lvxfZVEsMGyLPXt7WBRhm4LzfnH4qks_s-O1NLueR8uZkAmVxDjkRIteDHF_h1YFV5Wh5XeP216DJtBmjDmphGr0ohK6FMeQuBe2zcaDRrgssgpog9DQtF34YzDY8Gz2yZQGe67/s2048/1B6A7696+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tQcf1lvxfZVEsMGyLPXt7WBRhm4LzfnH4qks_s-O1NLueR8uZkAmVxDjkRIteDHF_h1YFV5Wh5XeP216DJtBmjDmphGr0ohK6FMeQuBe2zcaDRrgssgpog9DQtF34YzDY8Gz2yZQGe67/d/1B6A7696+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-32099621030599875502020-08-18T19:15:00.001+01:002021-04-01T20:47:30.779+01:00Exciting August birding...<p> At the moment I am lucky enough to be dividing my time between living at home in Northumberland and living in my uni house down in Norwich.</p><p>This week I am back up north, and on Sunday I had the chance to catch up with some of the good birds on offer along the Northumberland coast. First up was the <b>Pacific Golden Plover </b>at Longhoughton Steel which gave some really good views just underneath the small cliffs. Much more confiding than the <a href="http://jonnysbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/pacific-golden-plover-on-holy-island.html">Holy Island bird of last year</a>, we were able to really appreciate this smart bird throughout the time we spent on site. </p><p>Not only was the Plover showing well, there were also decent numbers of seabirds passing offshore. They included at least two juvenile <b>Long-tailed Skuas </b>and a second calendar-year <b>Pomarine Skua</b>, along with several <b>Arctic </b>and <b>Great Skuas</b>, three <b>Sooty Shearwaters</b>, plenty of <b>Manx Shearwaters </b>and a few <b>Roseate Terns</b>. </p><p>Next we stopped at Druridge Bay Country Park, where the moulting adult <b>White-winged Black Tern </b>was performing well in the drizzle although rarely coming close to the shore. </p><p>Finally, the low water levels on the north pool at East Chevington is proving attractive to waders at the moment, with a smart juvenile <b>Spotted Redshank</b> being the best. 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I have had several near misses with Caspian Terns over the last few years so it was a relief when the smart adult individual was still present on Rush Hill Scrape when we arrived. </p><p>We enjoyed some good scope views through the heat haze, and it was sometimes viewable in the same field of view as a <b>Little Stint</b>. A <b>Great White Egret </b>and several <b>Marsh Harriers</b> were flying around too. </p><p>We left mid-afternoon and I picked up an interesting looking raptor while walking back towards Potter Heigham Village. I suspected that it was a <b>Honey Buzzard</b>, and it soon flew right over heads giving us a really good view and confirming the ID. The views didn't stop there as it started circling over the fields and was mobbed by a <b>Sparrowhawk </b>and <b>Common Buzzard </b>before it drifted off north-east. 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text-align: center;">Great Egret</div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-27604364374135104852020-08-08T14:26:00.001+01:002021-04-01T20:47:48.097+01:00Southern Migrant Hawkers<p> Last weekend I moved into my Norwich house ahead of uni restarting in September. Since then me and my housemates have very busy catching up with some of the good birds and insects in the area, and I've built up quite a big backlog of photo editing in doing so (with photos from Scotland still to edit as well)!</p><p>One of the first trips I made was to Thompson Common, hoping to catch up with <b>Southern Migrant Hawkers</b> - one of my most hoped for dragonfly sightings. At least six males gave a brilliant performance and certainly lived up to my expectations...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBTSWHSdF77dPCmvNJumeV4_yVwdo23TEOZ9b9Sh_SiMnnlzimfKAm_LuWfHRaPZ3asph2XxTwbwBPZxF4QwEdoX5WXcSuyrYWZVpvROfX2fI3YO1HW7q15ZX1fQE35J5Byq0iYEvK61E/s2048/1B6A5922+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBTSWHSdF77dPCmvNJumeV4_yVwdo23TEOZ9b9Sh_SiMnnlzimfKAm_LuWfHRaPZ3asph2XxTwbwBPZxF4QwEdoX5WXcSuyrYWZVpvROfX2fI3YO1HW7q15ZX1fQE35J5Byq0iYEvK61E/d/1B6A5922+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF3oIV36cKkfYBiEz3fSwEDERB8paO5PUpt_rtBL7QJrkhnTEN0D52y0_suQZTzvhd7UrAQbb-4Cp_1j1uyNM0z5ePgYeWTTzPPgRzS-lDgl4RqyrMKmGrFFK2LSOM1oeeMT85o3Nx33q/s2048/1B6A5872+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF3oIV36cKkfYBiEz3fSwEDERB8paO5PUpt_rtBL7QJrkhnTEN0D52y0_suQZTzvhd7UrAQbb-4Cp_1j1uyNM0z5ePgYeWTTzPPgRzS-lDgl4RqyrMKmGrFFK2LSOM1oeeMT85o3Nx33q/d/1B6A5872+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRu-cEPLIjpv5GbtzFL-fQFW6WenBFGLJ3njMAV3KcG0h0xOpOJ_hN09AUZAIhM2cg5Gbwt5-59vTFa_u5_XhCvWLReT7VK5FvJ5zSIe-TS_wlajozM-wB48-EEpa88Z6pKSiXGNGl4FF1/s2048/1B6A5988+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRu-cEPLIjpv5GbtzFL-fQFW6WenBFGLJ3njMAV3KcG0h0xOpOJ_hN09AUZAIhM2cg5Gbwt5-59vTFa_u5_XhCvWLReT7VK5FvJ5zSIe-TS_wlajozM-wB48-EEpa88Z6pKSiXGNGl4FF1/d/1B6A5988+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98hK0bOZE8s7CT2MiohQbgGalLUMGOp3swdE_DQyAw8QRUNbCvc2WGVt56FIzQf24i81emXfVQWGueeEF7IrBFtOqADBcteW3W3wJU9KVvWGxsto3i_IwJ5CrumxHqUHuvYgWpPgg9oFD/s2048/1B6A5970+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2013" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98hK0bOZE8s7CT2MiohQbgGalLUMGOp3swdE_DQyAw8QRUNbCvc2WGVt56FIzQf24i81emXfVQWGueeEF7IrBFtOqADBcteW3W3wJU9KVvWGxsto3i_IwJ5CrumxHqUHuvYgWpPgg9oFD/d/1B6A5970+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Male Southern Migrant Hawkers</div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-50031456441948669232020-07-31T20:34:00.001+01:002020-07-31T20:34:39.978+01:00Sooty Tern returnsHad some great views of the adult<b> Sooty Tern</b> in the Kittiwake colonies at Howick and Cullernose Point on Wednesday afternoon. A really smart bird and nice to improve on <a href="http://jonnysbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/sooty-tern.html">last year's views</a>...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWxyzCxTbUu3TIfgVTHuAMeFBHgN-qgiZ2GDpNupxiqhHQdZmSdmQo6F_P50DQ7jc6dWOKP8zzfFkzjvhriC-5ZBr4W5PoEFv__Fi_lzmpDHDgEHUsXajm7zawvUAu1TdhKyN1TfkCGnJ/s1896/1B6A5654+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="1896" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWxyzCxTbUu3TIfgVTHuAMeFBHgN-qgiZ2GDpNupxiqhHQdZmSdmQo6F_P50DQ7jc6dWOKP8zzfFkzjvhriC-5ZBr4W5PoEFv__Fi_lzmpDHDgEHUsXajm7zawvUAu1TdhKyN1TfkCGnJ/d/1B6A5654+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGROyseS-Mknz-5YJQ8YW1Ug0iEDaMMdEa5A7-3Qnu4F8O3FMWb-uxnay5rHZPFWtlX4r0vs38oMFDuZownT6bpG9p5s_bfQ5Tcb31E-NEgr-_4wxc1UbPkf-x_NUwYrekFcWlnstwbfs9/s2048/1B6A5581+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGROyseS-Mknz-5YJQ8YW1Ug0iEDaMMdEa5A7-3Qnu4F8O3FMWb-uxnay5rHZPFWtlX4r0vs38oMFDuZownT6bpG9p5s_bfQ5Tcb31E-NEgr-_4wxc1UbPkf-x_NUwYrekFcWlnstwbfs9/d/1B6A5581+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KvTMWH42i88tMSw6v-bYV6VlsRdXsjdOoCen0GPIZZerfyGBB0eqn-HmBfdtsg8dKM8gXFy7NF-V0SX5LDOfpbuuyaR7zijbpgfwspl8EPht9zzWW7RRwAD5BwGSvsWc-fEfJ0QVdIZr/s1863/1B6A5596+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="1863" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KvTMWH42i88tMSw6v-bYV6VlsRdXsjdOoCen0GPIZZerfyGBB0eqn-HmBfdtsg8dKM8gXFy7NF-V0SX5LDOfpbuuyaR7zijbpgfwspl8EPht9zzWW7RRwAD5BwGSvsWc-fEfJ0QVdIZr/d/1B6A5596+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1F7byHxzaIcyU_ZtGgVwkV53kvyC7bN3qVpf-R2FMjr75vIFqjEHgT8QBJdNgcHtWGWj8Ix_FKV2KLh63GaNakvJO9v6EoLg28u00L9eH4AVj8j98bDOhyphenhyphenQGkzL-23KapTbojfe-ES1LQ/s2048/1B6A5536+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1F7byHxzaIcyU_ZtGgVwkV53kvyC7bN3qVpf-R2FMjr75vIFqjEHgT8QBJdNgcHtWGWj8Ix_FKV2KLh63GaNakvJO9v6EoLg28u00L9eH4AVj8j98bDOhyphenhyphenQGkzL-23KapTbojfe-ES1LQ/d/1B6A5536+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-15387582074518659412020-07-23T18:38:00.001+01:002020-07-23T18:38:35.793+01:00Black-throated Divers close-upI had a memorable encounter with a group of post-breeding adult <b>Black-throated Divers</b> on the west coast of Scotland earlier in the week. Having spotted the Divers resting out in the bay, I positioned myself among some rocks and eventually one bird gave extraordinary views as it dived for food less than 20 metres away. 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text-align: center;">Grey Heron</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jonathan Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711640658819301518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905327598709163654.post-86462855933135750262020-07-05T18:57:00.001+01:002020-07-05T18:57:22.706+01:00Greater Sand PloverYesterday evening we headed a short way north of the Scottish border to Tyninghame Bay in Lothian. A first-summer <b>Greater Sand Plover</b> had been found there about a week ago, and had done the decent thing and stuck around until travel restrictions were lifted. <div><br /></div><div>It was a nice easy twitch, with the Plover quickly picked up on the estuary. It gave some nice scope views as the tide receded, and eventually headed off to its favoured west end once enough of the mud was exposed. My photos aren't great but hopefully show that, despite not being in summer plumage, it was still an attractive bird. Several <b>Whimbrels </b>were at Tyninghame Bay too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Druridge Pools has also been good recently, with highlights including a group of four <b>Spoonbills</b>, a nice selection of male <b>Ruff</b> and a striking leucistic <b>Black-tailed Godwit</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjSzLR9TQ_sgtEsnHcvwDp9B6hI_BRk3ltpTl4BaaJ-15-xmJs3SWIlS7r6AE1fdS0a2iLROLi2EPJz9yrZC4Mk5QS58kyA4wCbFY03h1JFMP9QQK2yVRjufTFvKFC0JOeTl0kQYZxiqk/s1979/IMG_1771+watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="1979" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjSzLR9TQ_sgtEsnHcvwDp9B6hI_BRk3ltpTl4BaaJ-15-xmJs3SWIlS7r6AE1fdS0a2iLROLi2EPJz9yrZC4Mk5QS58kyA4wCbFY03h1JFMP9QQK2yVRjufTFvKFC0JOeTl0kQYZxiqk/w625-h400/IMG_1771+watermarked.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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