Saturday 14 December 2019

Weather, not birds. Minsmere. December 2019.

Dramatic rainbow over a rough sea

Dramatic rainbow over the Scrape

Impressive sunset

Moon over the reeds

Moon over the woods

Minsmere - December 2019

One of my favourite ducks. Lovely to see the rain droplets illustrating the waterproofing of the feathers.

One of my closest ever views of a Water Rail

Ditto

Sunday 10 November 2019

BLACK REDSTART - LOWESTOFT - 03/11/2019

Seen on the wind turbine near Ness Point

TRIP TO SUFFOLK - 02-06/11/2019

Bewick's Swans - Minsmere

Bearded Tit at Hen Reedbeds - always difficult to see, let alone photograph, but one of my better ones

Very close Kingfisher at Lackford Lakes - as often, partially obscured by vegetation

The same bird a bit further away
Brilliant colours on these Lapwings
Marsh Tit
Bird's nest fungus - an interesting find

Wednesday 30 October 2019

OBLIGING GREY PARTRIDGES AT LADY ANN'S DRIVE, HOLKHAM - 29/10/2019

 




HUNSTANTON CLIFFS AND TITCHWELL MARSH RSPB - 28/10/2019

 
MORE WADER FLOCKS - THIS TIME AT HUNSTANTON CLIFFS
 
 
 
 
AN OBLIGING DUNLIN AT TITCHWELL
 
 




 
 
SNETTISHAM 27/10/2019 - PART TWO
 
 
 



 
 
Welney WWT and Snettisham RSPB - 27/10/2019
 
 
WELNEY
 
 

Great White Egret
 
 

Kestrel hovering
 
 


Whooper Swan
 
 
 
 
SNETTISHAM
 
 
On the beach about an hour before sunset - settled, and gradually flying off
 


 
 
 
 
 
The real "wader spectacular" - massive flocks in the air as they are driven off the mudflats before, during and after sunset