Yesterday I completed the King's Lynn 10k in 1hr 23mins whilst running for the Little Discoverers charity. Many thanks to all who have donated! There's still a little time left for anyone else who wishes to do so ππππ https://t.co/gVAzEmgjXT
Pleased to catch up with the Snettisham Short-toed Lark yesterday β it spent most of the evening feeding along the strandline before moving to the footpath, where it showed beautifully!
After three seasons of pelagics off Wells without much reward, we finally dug something out on todayβs trip as this gorgeous intermediate juv Long-tailed Skua showed well with a young Arctic while we were steaming about 1.5m off Titchwell
Great comparison shots by @davidjrbratt
Needless to say DRB and I had an exceptional wknd away in the Netherlands! Highlights inc. Spectacle Eider, 1000s of Barnacles and White-fronts, 3 Black Woodpeckers, 8 Smew, Pygmy Cormorant, Pacific Diver, Bewick's Swans, Black-necked Grebes and 6 Spoonbills
At the Goose fields of Oudeland van Strijen we did find this Ross's Goose but upon a quick check of https://t.co/Os2yD8gurb it appears to be a known escape present since early December.
Goosing in the Netherlands was next level. More White-fronted Geese than I've ever seen. 10ks of Barnacle Geese as well as several large flocks of Brent. All grazing happily by the roadside & easy watching from the car. No hedges to look thru & no hills to hide behind!
Birders of Twitter, We're down in Poole this weekend, and I'd like to try and see some of the wintering Spoonbill. I note from today that 15 were at Shipstal Point and 25 were a few days ago. Is this a regular spot and my best place to try? Thanks in advance!
Another fall of birds yesterday afternoon had me heading to Waxham after work. In a little over two hours, I recorded 50+ Wheatear, 6 Redstart, 3+ Whinchat, 5 Pied Fly, Tree Pipit, and 5 Spot Fly.
Also this photo π - sat on a log watching the sun go down over the saltmarsh with mates, having just seen a shit ton of birds. Even with nigh on no light behind us fresh in Pied Flys, Spot Fly and Redstarts feed away on the woodland edge. The ultimate birding goal!
Afternoon from Stiffkey Campsite Wood to Garden Drove with @robertsjsmith and @davidjrbratt produced an astonishing afternoon arrival of birds with 30+ Pied Fly, 20+ Redstart, 15 Willow Warbler, 16 Wheatear, 7 Whinchat, 2 Spot Fly and a smattering of Sylvias. Birds everywhere!
Escaped the house for a bit today and had a short walk around some local fen/ alder carr where White-barred Clearwings were fairly numerous during a short spell with the TIP lure...
Had to go for a walk after watching that dross last night... no sign of the Caspian Tern at Hickling, but like buses, another Sandwich Tern dropped on to Brendans Marsh!