Wednesday 29 January 2014

REDWING's at Ipswich Hospital

Spent two dinner hours at the Ipswich Hospital taking photographs of at least 20 REDWING stripping the berries off a Rowan Tree, lucky for me the sun decided to shine.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Friday 24 January 2014

More Short-eared Owls at Shingle Street

Popped down to Shingle Street for a couple of late afternoons for the SHORT EARED OWLS

Two different OWL's in the same field on two different days

 

Park Life & Mabel

Popped down to Christchurch Park in Ipswich to photograph the GOOSANDER which was on the Wilderness Pool.
 
 
Great looking MANDARIN DUCK
 
The on the way back to the car, spotted MABEL the TAWNY OWL was sleeping in here usual tree
 
 

Waxwings finally arrive!!!

The WAXWING's have finally arrive 7 turned up at Martlesham this week.

 
 



 
 

 
 
Supporting cast at Martlesham FIELDFARE
 
 
 

Sunday 19 January 2014

North West Suffolk and Norfolk Hawfinch & Crossbills

On Saturday Eddie and I decided to give the Two barred Crossbills another try at Lynford.
 
No Luck but found a winged barred variant Crossbill (record shots only)
 
 
Also 2 HAWFINCHS were very briefly in Paddocks (distant shots)
 
 
Then on to Spinks Lodge near May Day Farm for Parrot Crossbills, no luck but several COMMON CROSSBILLS
 

 
Also GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, LESSER REDPOLL and NUTHATCH