Emily Leonard

Emily Starbug Photography; wildlife photographer, birder, trainee bird ringer 📷🐣

[Emma Buck @daxie_birder]

Not a bad first bird of the day today 😍 well done @emilystarbug no blood lost by the ringer 😆

[Emily Leonard @emilystarbug]

Brilliant day at Frampton Marsh today. It ended on such a high note!! 🎉

[Sue Gale @suegale98]

Emily: is that a Nightjar on the path ahead? Rest of us: probably just a leaf. But…. At Frampton. Made our day!

[Emily Leonard @emilystarbug]

I had a lovely walk along Happisburgh beach this morning. But unfortunately I came across two dead birds- a confirmed Gannet and a possible Common Tern (I think, it wasn’t fresh to ID it properly). Avian Flu? So sad 😩 (photos taken from afar and I didn’t touch the birds at all)

[Kane Brides @KaneBrides]

We've had a busy week on the road catching geese for #BirdRinging with 1,577 birds caught in 12 catches. Please keep an eye open for yellow & blue leg rings & white neck collars, and report sightings to https://t.co/KgPhkmwMBS (Thread 👇🏻)

[Holme Bird Obs @holmebirdobs]

The beautiful Kingfisher caught at yesterdays CES @Pensthorpe. If you look closely at the feet you’ll see they are dark brown telling us this bird is a juvenile as adults have bright orange feet 👣

[Emily Leonard @emilystarbug]

I managed to see the Norwich Lesser Grey Shrike this morning, from the car! Was showing very well 😊🎉 #lifetick

[Emily Leonard @emilystarbug]

Saw my first Banded Demoiselle of the year this morning 😍

[Pensthorpe @Pensthorpe]

🔊 Sound on - this is what a corncrake sounds like!

If you ever hear a corncrake, please email [email protected] telling us who you are, where you heard it and when you heard it. Bonus points if you manage to send us a sound recording too!

@themarshtit @WWTWelney

[Emily Leonard @emilystarbug]

At least 3 Common Terns on Barton Broad, as well as singing Willow Warbler and 13 Great Crested Grebes (seen/heard from the boardwalk) 🎉🎉

[Hedgehog Society @hedgehogsociety]

#hedgehogweek is coming soon!

[Holme Bird Obs @holmebirdobs]

Coot ringing ⁦@Pensthorpe⁩ this morning ( look at this amazing feet !). Seven fitted with individually marked Darvic rings. Keep your eyes open for them, Coots can travel some impressive distances ! ⁦@KaneBrides⁩ ⁦@WWTworldwide⁩ #cootstudy

[Emily Leonard @emilystarbug]

@maryewalker24 Probably, knowing my luck! 😂

[Emily Leonard @emilystarbug]

After a few years of trying to see one, I finally saw my first Waxwing today at Sculthorpe Moor. 😎🥳

[Emily Leonard @emilystarbug]

@TopkitKev Thank you Kev! Well happy 😊😊

[Emily Leonard @emilystarbug]

@postcardcv Yesterday it was in the trees by the picnic area just inside the reserve, but I’m not sure where it is on the reserve today. Good luck

[Emily Leonard @emilystarbug]

Red Kite, taken at Sculthorpe Moor today 😊

[Emily Leonard @emilystarbug]

Happy New Year all! I’ve ended 2021 with a year list of 161 which I’m very pleased with. Happy birding in 2022! 🎉🐦

[Emily Leonard @emilystarbug]

@bodminking Yay! Hopefully they stay local for a while. Apart from catching, the only real way to get the number is by a photo 🤞🏻

[Emily Leonard @emilystarbug]

Just had 2 male blackbirds in my garden and they both had metal rings on! Gutted I couldn’t see the numbers on the rings. Maybe they will return 🤞🏻