Saturday 17 October 2015

Isabelline Shrike at Beeston Regis

Popped up to Norfolk for the Isabelline Shrike at Beeston Regis, it was a very wet day, despite that it was showing well if some what damp.











 
 
 

Tuesday 13 October 2015

Yellow-browed Warbler and supporting cast

This Autumn has seen loads of Yellow-browed Warbler arrive on the East Coast, I have seen 6 in total, this one at Shingle Street was quite showy
(at times!!)
 
 
 




 
The same afternoon the sun was shining and the wind had dropped and I found this Greenland Wheatear on the beach at Shingle Street, which looked great in the sunshine.
 






 
Also this month has seen a large arrival of Goldcrests



 
Also a few Firecrests but as you all know they are very hard to see let alone photograph, this is a record shot of one.
 
Whilst birding yesterday I spotted this lovely Barn Owl taking a rest and asleep in the grass, it never noticed me at first so I was able to get a photos.
 
 





 
He perch on a post with someones discarded boot on it
(it was very distant so not a great photo)
 
 
Also the ever present Stonechats at Shingle Street.



 
Yesterday a this lone Mute Swan flew right over my head.
 
 
Also you know that Autumn is here when you see Brent Geese flying South
 
A Meadow Pipit at Hollesley Marshes, looking good in the afternoon sun.
 
 
Cute little Blue Tit feeding on blackberries.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sunday 4 October 2015

A months worth of birding in Suffolk (SEPT)


Barred Warbler stayed at Minsmere for  quite awhile always distant.
 




 
Buzzard at Thorpeness



The last few days saw a large number of Goldcrest arriving on the Suffolk coast








 
GREAT WHITE EGRET at Hazelwood Marshes




Three GREENSHANK stayed at Shingle Street for a few days


This little LESSER WHITETHROAT entertained me for quite awhile eating insects from the ground at Shingle Street
 








A few PIED FLYCATCHERS turned up on the Suffolk coast, this one a Shingle Street.




PURPLE SANDPIPER at Landguard


RED NECKED PHALAROPE spent a long while at Hollesley Marshes RSPB nearly always very distant, but we were lucky one day it came a little bit closer
 




REDSTART at Shingle Street



REED WARBLER at Shingle Street feeding up on blackberries to fuel his long journey South.



SNIPE at Hollesley Marshes RSPB



A very early SNOW BUNTING at Landguard
 on 9th Sept
(it was missing it's tail)



 
Young STONECHAT at Shingle Street


It has been a poor Autumn for WHEATEAR not the numbers we usually exspect
(these were at Shingle Street and Hollesley RSPB)

 








 
WHINCHATS at Shingle Street



 
It's been at good year for YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER quite a few turned up on the Suffolk Coast
(this one at Landguard)