Last Monday (19th June) I set off for North Norfolk around 9am after sorting out a busy moth trap. I headed to Cley where, upon arrival, the temperature was already 30C. No wind meant I darted between hides and was happy to stay in these instead of my usual longer walks. Very little at Cley, but bright light leant itself to better photo opportunities.
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| Vociferous sedge warbler |
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| Adult redshank on the hide roof keeping an eye on its juvenile in the grass |
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| Good detail courtesy of the light |
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| Juvenile redshank |
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| 2 distant spoonbills |
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| Chirpy wren |
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| Another singing sedge warbler |
From here, following a coffee, I headed to Choseley
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| Male chaffinch that landed at my feet at Choseley |
where I added a few farmland birds to the rather short list, before checking into Titchwell. Another coffee and chat with the staff before I set off for the Island and Parrinder Hides and then, around 5pm on to the beach. A distant spotted redshank and a few med gulls were the highlights, but with plenty of birds to check, I spent quite a will in the cool of the hides. A light breeze on the beach was pleasing as I checked out common, little and sandwich terns and a good sized flock of bar tailed godwits. Back on the reserve my first little gull of the year zipped past before a check around the car park for a turtle dove that didn't appear to want to be seen.
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| feeding avocet |
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| distant summer plumaged spotted redshank |
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| Another of the many avocets |
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| Mediterranean Gull |
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| left to right: black headed gull, moulting med gull, moulting black headed in background, med gull, med gull, black headed gull |
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| Skulking magpie in Titchwell car park |
Holme gates were shut when I arrived, so parked near them and took a short walk along the footpath. Not too much movement but a lesser whitethroat got on to the day list but flatly refused to emerge from the undergrowth, so I had to make do with a few photos of a common whitethroat. A good journey home saw me back at the moth trap and making a list of 77 species for the day. Lovely to be there again.
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