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| Ruff, Cley, 20th April 2016. |
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| Black-tailed Godwit, Cley, 20th April 2016. |
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| Adder, Kelling Heath, 20th April 2016. |
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| Green-winged Teal, Burnham Norton, Norfolk, 19th April 2016. |
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| Ring Ouzels, Kelling Heath, 19th April 2016. |
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| Avocet, Salthouse, 19th April 2016. |
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| Mediterranean and Black-headed Gulls, Watling Water, Cley, 17th April 2016. |
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| Blue-headed Wagtail, Eye Field, Cley, 17th April 2016. |
| Hedgehogs, Cley, 17th April 2016. Has 'Three-spot' become a bully, or what else is going on here? |
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| Blue-headed Wagtail, Salthouse, 16th April 2016. It may come close if you watch from your car, but it won't if you don't. |
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| Yellow Wagtail, Salthouse, 16th April 2016. |
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| Ruff, Cley, 14th April 2016. |
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| Red Deer, Exmoor, Somerset, 13th April 2016. |
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| Cirl Buntings, North Devon, 12th April 2016. |
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| Willow Tits, Tamar Lake, Cornwall, 12th April 2016. |
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| Common Lizard, Wistman's Wood, Devon, 11th April 2016. An exceptionally bright green individual. |
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| Roulroul, Eden Project, Cornwall, 11th April 2016. In the tropical rainforest biome! |
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| Peregrine, Crowdy Reservoir, Cornwall, 11th April 2016. |
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| Iceland Gull, St Just, Cornwall, 10th April 2016. |
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| Hoopoe, Grumbla, Cornwall, 10th April 2016. |
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| Choughs, Cot Valley, Cornwall, 9th April 2016. |
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| Hudsonian Whimbrel, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, 9th April 2016. |
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| Pallas's Warbler, Portesham, Dorset, 7th April 2016. |
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| Red-necked Grebe, Farmoor Reservoir, Oxfordshire, 5th April 2016. |
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| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Santon Downham, Norfolk, 5th April 2016. |
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| Garganey, Lakenheath Fen, Norfolk, 4th April 2016. |
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| Great Grey Shrike, Grimes Graves, Norfolk, 4th April 2016. |
| Hedgehog, Cley, 4th April 2016. Good to see our garden 'Three-spot' has survived the winter, even though he was only 300g in mid November. He goes into the cat-proof feeding tunnel at the end of this clip. |
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| Red-necked Grebe, Ormesby Little Broad, Norfolk, 3rd April 2016. |
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| Chiffchaff, Walsey Hills, Cley, 3rd April 2016. |
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| Common Toads, Walsey Hills, Cley, 3rd April 2016. |
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| Brimstone, Sea Lawn, Cley, 2nd April 2016. My first butterflies of the year today – three different species in the garden (Brimstone, Comma & Small Tortoiseshell), plus a Red Admiral just down the road. |
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| Comma, Sea Lawn, Cley, 2nd April 2016. |
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| Common Wheatear, Cley, 2nd April 2016. Three were on the beach by East Bank this morning. |
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| Lesser Redpoll, Sea Lawn, Cley, 2nd April 2016. Even scarcer than Siskin on the Sea Lawn feeders (a male Siskin also visited the feeders today). |
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| Red Kite, Cley, 1st April 2016. This bird flew east over the reserve at 10.00am. |
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| Stonechat, Salthouse, 1st April 2016. This wintering male remains at Gramborough Hill. |
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| Little Ringed Plovers, Cley, 27th March 2016. |
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| Osprey, Blakeney Fresh Marsh, 30th March 2016. This bird flew west over the Lapland Buntings at 14.45. |
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| Lapland Buntings, Blakeney Fresh Marshes, 30th March 2016. Just two of the ten or so wintering birds are still lingering, but including this male coming into summer plumage. |
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| Jack Snipe, Minsmere, Suffolk, 28th March 2016. |
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| Caspian Gulls, Minsmere, Suffolk, 28th March 2016. |
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| Siskin, Cley, 27th March 2016. |
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| Common Snipe, Cley, 26th March 2016. |
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| Black Grouse, Teesdale, Co. Durham, 23rd March 2016. |
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| Red Grouse, Teesdale, Co. Durham, 23rd March 2016. |
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| Demoiselle Crane, Cockermouth, Cumbria, 22nd March 2016. |
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| Eurasian Beaver, Knapdale, Argyll, 21st March 2016. |
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| White-tailed Eagle, Argyll, 21st March 2016. |
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| Hen Harrier, Mull, Argyll, 21st March 2016. |
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| Otters, Mull, Argyll, 20th March 2016. |
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| Golden and White-tailed Eagles, Mull, Argyll, 20th March 2016. |
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| White-tailed Eagle, Mull, Argyll, 20th March 2016. |
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| Glaucous Gull, Knock Fish Farm, Mull, Argyll, 19th March 2016. |
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| Golden Eagles, Mull, Argyll, 19th March 2016. We witnessed display, mating and nest-building by two pairs on Mull, and saw another single at a different site. |
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| Hen Harrier, Mull, Argyll, 18th March 2016. Five males and two females was our tally on Mull, with two of the males in full sky-dancing display. |
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| White-tailed Eagle, Mull, Argyll, 18th March 2016. In three days on Mull, we saw three White-tailed Eagles, and then saw another pair on the mainland south of Oban. |
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| Fox, Ardnamurchan, Highland, 16th March 2016. We saw two separate Pine Martens briefly too. |
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| Ptarmigan, Applecross, Highland, 14th March 2016. We found five, eventually. |
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| Raven, Applecross, Highland, 14th March 2016. |
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Common Buzzard, Findhorn Valley, Highland, 13th March 2016. I hope this is not typical of how they are treating raptors in the Findhorn Valley nowadays.... |
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Crested Tit, Lossiemouth, Moray, 12th March 2016. |
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Long-billed Dowitcher, Cresswell Pond, Northumberland, 11th March 2016. |
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American Wigeon, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, 10th March 2016. |
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Black-necked Grebe, Scarborough Harbour, North Yorkshire, 10th March 2016. |
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Kittiwakes, Scarborough Castle, North Yorkshire, 10th March 2016. |
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Surf Scoter, Filey Brigg, North Yorkshire, 10th March 2016. |
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Richard's Pipit, Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, 10th March 2016. |
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Smew, Rutland Water Lagoon 4, Leicestershire, 9th March 2016. |
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Snow Buntings, Cley, 4th March 2016. Eleven are still picking over the shingle by Arnold's Marsh this afternoon – and another two Red Kites flew west over the reserve this morning. |
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Red Kite, Cley, 3rd March 2016. Becoming ever more frequent at Cley, this one flew west over Walsey Hills this morning. |
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Kingfisher, Cley, 29th February 2016. One of two showing uncharacteristically from Bishop Hide briefly this morning. |
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Red-breasted Merganser, Cley, 29th February 2016. |
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White Stork, Welney, Norfolk, 28th February 2016. Originally a wild Polish-ringed bird, before being taken into care and becoming a free-flying bird at a zoo near Diss in south Norfolk. |
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| Kingfisher, Cley, 29th February 2016. One of two showing uncharacteristically from Bishop Hide briefly this morning. |