Avocets, Cley, 25th February 2017. The flock on Pat's Pool now
80-strong.
Smew, Cley, 24th February 2017.
Black-headed, Herring and Common Gulls, Cley, 24th February 2017.
Avocets, Cley, 23rd February 2017. The spring build-up is
underway: 20 on Pat's Pool this morning.
Velvet Scoters, Titchwell, Norfolk, 21st February 2017.
Red-throated Diver, Holme, Norfolk, 21st February 2017.
Adder, Kelling Heath, 19th February 2017.
Hedgehog, Cley, 19th February 2017.
Glaucous Gull, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley, 17th February 2017.
Great Crested Grebe, Cley, 17th February 2017.
Guillemot, Cley, 7th February 2017.
Hawfinches, Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk, 16th February 2017.
Goshawk and Sparrowhawk, Thetford Forest, Norfolk, 16th February 2017.
Goshawks, Thetford Forest, Norfolk, 16th February 2017.
Bluethroat, Willow Tree Fen, Lincolnshire, 14th February 2017.
An unseasonable but delightfully showy bird.
Polecat, Cley, 4th February 2017. A camera-trap surprise,
although perhaps too pale-faced to be a pure Polecat.
Jay, Cley, 5th February 2017.
Tundra Bean Geese, Weybourne, 3rd February 2017.
Glaucous Gull, Cley, 3rd February 2017. Still loitering around
the dead seal by the West Bank in the mornings.
Reed Bunting, Cley, 3rd February 2017.
Avocets, Cley, 3rd February 2017. Avocets are back on Pat's Pool
– it must be spring!
Otters, Cley, 31st January 2017. The three again on the reserve
– this at 9.20pm.
Great Crested Grebe, Cley, 31st January 2017.
Pine Bunting and Yellowhammer, Dunnington, Yorkshire, 30th
January 2017.
Pink-footed Geese and White-fronted Geese, Druridge Bay,
Northumberland, 30th January 2017.
Tree Sparrow, Druridge Bay, Northumberland, 30th January 2017.
Black Scoter with Common Scoters, Goswick, Northumberland, 29th
January 2017. Typical Black Scoter views!
Pacific Diver with Goldeneye, Druridge Bay, Northumberland, 29th
January 2017.
Otters, Cley, 29th January 2017. Three still ! This at 6.45am. I
hope they keep away from all the National Trust traps and snares
on Blakeney Freshes.
White-billed Diver, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, 28th January 2017.
What a magnificent bird!
Otters, Cley, 27th January 2017. So two still using the
reserve.... this at 7.30pm.
Glaucous Gulls, Cley, 26th January 2017. An adult and a juvenile
together on Arnold's Marsh.
Peregrines, Cley, 26th January 2017.
Otter, Cley, 26th January 2017. So at least one is still using
the reserve post flood.
Siberian Chiffchaff, East Bank, Cley, 24th January 2017.
Unsurprisingly, I didn't hear it call.
Chiffchaff, East Bank, Cley, 24th January 2017. Three Common
Chiffchaffs and the Siberian Chiffchaff were together on the
reed litter beside the East Bank this morning.
Glaucous Gull, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley, 24th January 2017. Two
juvenile Glaucous Gulls were together on Simmonds' briefly this
morning.
Bearded Tit, Cley, 23rd January 2017. In the absence of water,
they were eating frost this morning.
Black Redstart, Cromer, Norfolk, 23rd January 2017. After
another long wait, he and I were back again at the boats by
Cromer promenade this afternoon.
Black Redstart, Cromer, Norfolk, 22nd January 2017. Present for
just 5 minutes 08.00-14.30 at least, but very nice when it was
there!
Bearded Tits, Minsmere, Suffolk, 19th January 2017.
Little Egret, Minsmere, Suffolk, 19th January 2017.
Common Snipe, Minsmere, Suffolk, 19th January 2017.
Common Teal, Minsmere, Suffolk, 19th January 2017.
Water Rail, Minsmere, Suffolk, 19th January 2017.
Water Shrew, Minsmere, Suffolk, 19th January 2017.
Wigeon, Minsmere, Suffolk, 19th January 2017.
Adult Glaucous Gull, Sheringham, Norfolk, 18th January 2017.
Juvenile Glaucous Gull, Sheringham, Norfolk, 18th January 2017.
Apparent hybrid Tree Sparrow x House Sparrow, Cley,
16th January
2017. He's still visiting our garden feeders every day.
Mediterranean Gull, Cley, 14th January 2017.
East Bank, Cley,
14th January
2017. The not-so-good-news is that the Environment Agency-made
hole in the East Bank is also working, to the considerable
detriment of Cley.
West Bank, Cley,
14th January
2017. The good news is that, this time, the main sluice is
working well getting the water off, though it will still take
damaging days.
Cley Flood,
14th January
2017. Oh dear. Friday 13th turned out to be just that. Another
sea flood devastating to the life of the reserve.
Hawfinch, Aylmerton, Norfolk,
11th January
2017.
Glaucous Gull, Salthouse,
10th January
2017.
Smew, Serpentine, Cley,
10th January
2017.
Lesser Whitethroat, Newmarket, Suffolk,
10th January
2017.
Great Grey Shrike, New Holkham, Norfolk,
8th January
2017.
Adult Glaucous Gull, Cley,
6th January
2017.
Juvenile Glaucous Gull, Cley,
5th January
2017.
Otter, Cley, 5th January
2017.
Blue Rock Thrush, Stow on the wold,
Gloucestershire,
3rd January
2017. But does it show a nylon tie round its left leg
(indicating captive origin)?
Fallow Deer, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire,
3rd January
2017.
Glaucous Gull and Great Black-backed Gull,
Arnold's Marsh, Cley, 2nd January
2017.
