Sacha Barbato

Travel and wildlife.. that’s it! Now based in Norfolk UK. Travel advisor for worldwide tours and holidays. Can book anything travel related ✈️ 🦋 ☀️

[Sacha Barbato @sachab71]

For those that are not already using my services and booking with me …
I book flights and arrange holidays for many of the top bird and wildlife companies (worldwide) and independent travellers - if you need assistance or to book flights/hotels/tours do contact me :

[Sacha Barbato @sachab71]

Wryneck at Cley flew over hedge and back towards visitor centre but lost to view currently

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Temmincks stint N scrape Cley but mobile

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Record shot of the lovely thunbergi grey head wag currently near N hide Cley (not found by me!)

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@GaryWright62 Lovely painting .. and agree about the best gulls (although Sabs gull also fights for a top ranking 😊)

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Blurry phone shot of the beautiful, and dainty, 1st yr Ross’s Gull - Thornham yesterday- only my 2nd, following an adult many years ago! Nice to see so many birders enjoying the good views in the afternoon sunshine.

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@msabirder @BirdGuides It’s a mammal with big ears ..

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1 Ring Ouzel (at least) still eastern end of Cawston Heath .. along with Woodlarks, 4+ W Warblers, Stonechats ..

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2 smart male Eider on Sea at Cley and pale bellied Brent goose in eye field today

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19 White fronts opposite the Dun Cow Salthouse - showing well

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Spectacled eider about to be released soon .. early photos of its release now out .. apparently it did nothing dodgy in the past and is not suspected of any wrong doings ..

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Beautiful November evening at Cley today with a surprisingly late Whinchat, 2 Water pipits, spotted redshank and grey Phal all seen in short space of time .. but the sight of the Pink feet coming in to roost topped it all 🍂 ☀️

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Blakeney Point so far this morning :
Snow bunting over Long Hills, female Hen harrier hunting over harbour.. goldcrests all over the place and nice views of this juv Merlin feeding on the deck.. more to come hopefully, on slow walk back down ..

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Ruddy shelduck still in the Eye field Cley with Egyptian geese this morning ..

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@oldman65Suffolk This has to be rarity photo of the year .. surely 👍🏻

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A Turkestan Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) being mobbed by a Stonechat, at a very windy Dunwich Heath this morning
04/10/2025

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@PaulGreenWire It was not easy this afternoon! I glimpsed it a few times .. mainly in flight - great photo

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Nice juv Whinchat just beyond the boats W of Cley beach car park

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My first Pied Fly of the year in Plantation Blakeney Point (Also Arctic skua and razorbill so far) ..

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2 Crossbill just flew low over garden calling - heading N - 💥- new garden bird #120 (Brandiston Norfolk)

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@asmself 😆- rare for me these days .. but could not resist an hour 15min drive to the beach for a UK tick 😊

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Long overdue UK tick with Fan-tailed warbler seen (distantly) in Suffolk this lunchtime … celebrated with oysters and a pint in the local pub 😊