tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206934862024-03-07T18:07:07.146+00:00wildlifeaylmertonAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.comBlogger446125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-25136565813258103562009-09-23T19:20:00.001+01:002011-05-29T07:56:39.147+01:00In Loving Memory....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZ3lyxPZ6lNsvYJfCmUbkiGBdSIpV4DOK8tfJyCD6yiWSiOzNxK8FNEglLSRyFU57aX0WxOTKJEBmVOWcV8IVSLIPnQiJtYgnCFJsFae2I17dMgovvKtqNC4sLbg87feli4jDAQ/s1600-h/untitledparrot.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383640935946826882" style="WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZ3lyxPZ6lNsvYJfCmUbkiGBdSIpV4DOK8tfJyCD6yiWSiOzNxK8FNEglLSRyFU57aX0WxOTKJEBmVOWcV8IVSLIPnQiJtYgnCFJsFae2I17dMgovvKtqNC4sLbg87feli4jDAQ/s400/untitledparrot.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Thats it then, this web site is dead, it is deceased, it is no more!After 10 years of residence and nearly four years(!) of blogging WildlifeAylmerton comes to a close. Synomonous with dodgey bird photography and probably even dodgier spelling, I'ld like to thank those of you who took time to have a look occationally, and a bigger thanks to those who visited regularly and even got in touch. I hope for the ley-men out there, the contents of this blog sparked even a little interest in the wonders of nature, and the fact that you don't have to travel thousands of miles to see wonderful things. For the birders, I hope, apart from the odd stringy report (bloody Hen Harriers in July...ridiculous!) that my reports were reliable and gave a good account of real birding. I do leave with some great memories from this little parish, suffice to say that Aylmerton wasn't well known as a birding site prior to our arrival but, the next time there is a Honey Buzzard influx, I know where I'll be the following morning! However, all is not lost for those looking for a cure to insomnia because a new house means a new web site! So my grainy pics and 3 day late reports will still enter d'tiniternet!</div><br /><br /><div>Follow if you dare (or can be bothered)......</div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/tg23birdininabox/">http://sites.google.com/site/tg23birdininabox/</a></div><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3P-IrrYPFyKQqi5no65ZcZhhAshrLozdn1AJzSaiAaVli7MALc9YLrRpKZWG2DTtBRGXHkcOfEGtQliHi2fEmSuGastKT2WW5Lnu30js1qBM6ge-FLaPqdE54DhdQotGnU-YhlQ/s1600-h/DSCF3074.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384730094236505122" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3P-IrrYPFyKQqi5no65ZcZhhAshrLozdn1AJzSaiAaVli7MALc9YLrRpKZWG2DTtBRGXHkcOfEGtQliHi2fEmSuGastKT2WW5Lnu30js1qBM6ge-FLaPqdE54DhdQotGnU-YhlQ/s400/DSCF3074.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-15421591949279512762009-09-22T19:25:00.003+01:002009-09-22T19:32:12.325+01:00Taking the gloss off....The past two days have seen me having appointments south of Norwich, and after missing out yesterday, I connected with one of three of the <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Glossy Ibis</span></strong> that have been present at Caister St.Edmunds for nearly a week. unfortunately I flushed the bird from close quarters along the river there, giving great flight views and photo opportunity-if had realised that the image stabilisation wasn't on! What a doofus!<br /><br /><strong>Glossy Ibis</strong>...don't enlarge for crap pic!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoh8GODXU_pDYT7AdZ8VH6CPDWGfn1VvDJDjUCBTiGG2LZ2C2lyn0laKHMvGY7BoVRx6zCDLPeqYaM2LvFcdzrWDAzpjeluEjCCcUD06u1cjlIaxQTyJ8GxIUb5EpTxonnMn9Gyg/s1600-h/IMG_9462.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384361004540218434" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoh8GODXU_pDYT7AdZ8VH6CPDWGfn1VvDJDjUCBTiGG2LZ2C2lyn0laKHMvGY7BoVRx6zCDLPeqYaM2LvFcdzrWDAzpjeluEjCCcUD06u1cjlIaxQTyJ8GxIUb5EpTxonnMn9Gyg/s400/IMG_9462.JPG" border="0" /></a>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-33874518754103707122009-09-18T11:30:00.000+01:002009-09-19T12:09:55.688+01:00Reconnaissance<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">After work I hit the coast line as close to our new house as is practicable, which took me to Trimingham. A look in the wood here held single Willow warbler along with Great Tit 2, Blue Tit, and Long-tailed Tit 2. Some great habitat here and one to keep an eye on. Walking along the cliff top had single Wheatear and best of all three fairly confiding <span style="color:#ff0000;">Snow Bunting</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrhx0oNg6XfGdlIHLypn9T9FPcLiEMmXJnq-i1h36-WXBw3VXQjI5moCYFxyxJqKZmW-BOY1xJerz0PBrDlafVPfOYyF2WSJjos61gdA9LmtQSLxg6wBZHKqtcv4Kw6vyktRVmA/s1600-h/IMG_9446.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383133902243880402" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 345px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrhx0oNg6XfGdlIHLypn9T9FPcLiEMmXJnq-i1h36-WXBw3VXQjI5moCYFxyxJqKZmW-BOY1xJerz0PBrDlafVPfOYyF2WSJjos61gdA9LmtQSLxg6wBZHKqtcv4Kw6vyktRVmA/s400/IMG_9446.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cJ_FIyx2-H8UQUD4oiWDyzo7_JMsLXgiKJEugP1feN5xvdAesw4YsR8S9XIgcGbnypaDP1MOXCEgmJVohtUFBoP41v6rbzML2WYjvaygisjYc18sm-7UXacr30FnR4k4VoCF1A/s1600-h/IMG_9448.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383133905266850562" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cJ_FIyx2-H8UQUD4oiWDyzo7_JMsLXgiKJEugP1feN5xvdAesw4YsR8S9XIgcGbnypaDP1MOXCEgmJVohtUFBoP41v6rbzML2WYjvaygisjYc18sm-7UXacr30FnR4k4VoCF1A/s400/IMG_9448.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-66723675967926948232009-09-16T22:17:00.000+01:002009-09-19T11:30:17.054+01:00OspreyOn way to work this morning I pulled over at Haworth Hall by the lakes to see if any waders had dropped in - nothing, but as I tur around a cracking Osprey flew across and disappeared behind the trees.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-90309229949150022462009-09-11T07:54:00.001+01:002009-09-15T20:29:16.513+01:00SBO tick<div>Lunch time saw me at Filby Broad, I was hoping to may be jam inon an Osprey, it was very warm with cotton thick cumulus cloud, ideal for raptors. No fish-eater here though, but scanning behind the broad produced 2 Common Buzzard, Hobby, Marsh Harrier and a distant, presumably Red, Kite.</div><br /><div>A text from Rob later in the afternoon saw me pack up work early and shifti ng it up to Sheringham Obs where, in the wood after a short wait and creeping into the undergrowth, reasonable views of the newly found <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Greenish Warbler</span></strong> were had as it fed within the canopy of a sycamore. At last! A rare warbler here that I really should have seen here a long time ago!!</div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong>Greenish Warbler </strong>"......you aint seen me, roight?!"</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXEJJTGr17j7kRqidKcJYEQkuxPbXA6FsZ_w_EFztl_KWBPERtovaXAK7ma2Me0D7x5BFqnXzyjetw0_P7JthdmdYmIv_K7gPNnvXkyuBBTeJNKXAqGTY3PBSJvK1tGEgWlAloA/s1600-h/IMG_9428.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381778314976777570" style="WIDTH: 381px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXEJJTGr17j7kRqidKcJYEQkuxPbXA6FsZ_w_EFztl_KWBPERtovaXAK7ma2Me0D7x5BFqnXzyjetw0_P7JthdmdYmIv_K7gPNnvXkyuBBTeJNKXAqGTY3PBSJvK1tGEgWlAloA/s400/IMG_9428.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrHfduUeYfSWIR7CUC3_kN5a46M2YoootgK-Q-j0CQyzUYF33M4bBySUMikV6ziMoOanTS3RCoFPnqLqB9RDKs0GeVz85VMzGwVEa0ki9hcjATF6PMyRq3YLYU_j3HeCxmiAZbg/s1600-h/IMG_9428.JPG"></a></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-16239078018866097312009-09-06T07:51:00.000+01:002009-09-15T07:54:18.563+01:00A walk up the track this morning produced an imm Marsh Harrier moving east with singles of Hobby, Gol;den Plover and Snipe going west and a Chiffchaff in the hedgerow.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-34894844119106390402009-09-06T07:46:00.000+01:002009-09-14T07:57:42.458+01:00Sunshine State<div>A weeks family RnR in Florida last week was greatly appreciated in the middle of the moving routine. With a promise not to take my bins or 'big boy' camera it was all fairly relaxing and unadulterated fun. ofcourse this didn't stop me from seeing loads of wildlife and a decent list of birds including Bald Eagle, Common Nighthawk, Brown Thrasher, Red-shouldered Hawk, Anhinga, Osprey....</div><br /><br /><strong>Snowy Egret</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb79xr6xdotKsod0J6E8EhyphenhyphenemJPy0LDH8eK9hrB4CrLfstS3a4EoFQFMXWveG6sTOHDfUtBCqc8XY39qAYgMeuJpcgMM0MtELYwWBlyxA9NGOSEpGqrICtEmUVG7LT3kdtxDpQuQ/s1600-h/Picture+089.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381211635379314114" style="WIDTH: 331px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb79xr6xdotKsod0J6E8EhyphenhyphenemJPy0LDH8eK9hrB4CrLfstS3a4EoFQFMXWveG6sTOHDfUtBCqc8XY39qAYgMeuJpcgMM0MtELYwWBlyxA9NGOSEpGqrICtEmUVG7LT3kdtxDpQuQ/s400/Picture+089.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Dragon sp</strong>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmgUMmhDbx3d4N8Iv2H-TwB4DkBSLqX8x_YnMkpScJ0DGDnxNVxURuRBD0x3jxVeAIf6Lkg17NShoFTaymgmdqpiJfIOoJ-9PPDhaSrvckIqTs2xzR5e-0XisBW6o6SD4LHUlZQ/s1600-h/Picture+074.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381211625214443922" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmgUMmhDbx3d4N8Iv2H-TwB4DkBSLqX8x_YnMkpScJ0DGDnxNVxURuRBD0x3jxVeAIf6Lkg17NShoFTaymgmdqpiJfIOoJ-9PPDhaSrvckIqTs2xzR5e-0XisBW6o6SD4LHUlZQ/s400/Picture+074.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Regal Moth</strong>.....what a stonker!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4X4javQnWcKaJpTSmFXrQRiLcRiVhE8NWDYDSYpzm2F1UJsKabXRdpitZyNWVvxx9fdGdYiTrOQ50NGV42noeq7YL_mysY2-ZZi79NjEwLV4O0z8kddHYX-a3ANj3DSW2Jo1BCw/s1600-h/Regal+moth.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381211623562297730" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4X4javQnWcKaJpTSmFXrQRiLcRiVhE8NWDYDSYpzm2F1UJsKabXRdpitZyNWVvxx9fdGdYiTrOQ50NGV42noeq7YL_mysY2-ZZi79NjEwLV4O0z8kddHYX-a3ANj3DSW2Jo1BCw/s400/Regal+moth.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Common Nighthawk</strong>....all taken with compact camera<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGAzAP2l4fO702ikElyzEUJjVcWoIudDGuK2_ptqCAw73yMReNA88ps02Ia_eaH0F5Nbahbq4BMuZU0kCD7FBfS-5FDj6z0VB0k5cS5p2Gg79P_11J4EIS2NOshTrTlmS38DGMA/s1600-h/nighthawk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381211611790460226" style="WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGAzAP2l4fO702ikElyzEUJjVcWoIudDGuK2_ptqCAw73yMReNA88ps02Ia_eaH0F5Nbahbq4BMuZU0kCD7FBfS-5FDj6z0VB0k5cS5p2Gg79P_11J4EIS2NOshTrTlmS38DGMA/s400/nighthawk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-26702687817449289692009-08-25T15:24:00.006+01:002009-08-26T16:08:34.555+01:00Mystery Bird (or is it?)So I stop for some lunch on some high ground just outside Northrepps and scan for birds. Almost immediately I pick up a Common Buzzard high up against the clouds and can hear a distant mewing. Watching this bird, a second appears, head on in the same area. Looking a little longer winged than the presumed adult I figure this may be a juvenile (they appear slimmer than the adults when fresh). Then it turns. "W.T.F!!!" out loud, as it shows an extensive white tail base (not pale or diffused but dazzling white!) with a clear cut, demarcated, black terminal band! I've seen Common Buzzard with pale tail bases (I look at every Buzzard I see!) but nothing like this! (Although they do occur, see below) This bird has now got my full attention ! Underneath though the bird is pale, too pale maybe for the other, highly unlikely candidate, but that tail is still screaming at me. I manage a very distant pic, cursing the fact that I don't have my 'scope with me, and as quickly as I found it, I lost it - raptors, never was any good at 'em! <div><div><div><div></div><div>Some comparison images blattently stolen from the net...</div><div></div><div>Common Buzzard by Brian Small.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipzSoPvv-H8qDGntaW9ECkIpywG8eP6Qy6PNsza1VogAGa9rhAqtkdlvQUlCWipyFMF_TpoAJPCS-CmfAnxijAyAgazvuZZl6O5HsdHsShEqEqb9Zc96EMRiN1-Fcffii3oHHRA/s1600-h/buzzard_dec_01c.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374286547612410178" style="WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 149px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipzSoPvv-H8qDGntaW9ECkIpywG8eP6Qy6PNsza1VogAGa9rhAqtkdlvQUlCWipyFMF_TpoAJPCS-CmfAnxijAyAgazvuZZl6O5HsdHsShEqEqb9Zc96EMRiN1-Fcffii3oHHRA/s400/buzzard_dec_01c.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85xsZDA8ToqEjcTiLiwtqAlfLjpnDjVziuRVYta0_86Y0uuXjSktupA-w1ryjg2dVp12Fer4LHzpz0Ewx3m0RWTV-BsyuAjKXSX88JuJm8M-0hXINRSwcyOesQ_79OCiqWqnLag/s1600-h/buzzard_dec_01b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374286089173035282" style="WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 185px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85xsZDA8ToqEjcTiLiwtqAlfLjpnDjVziuRVYta0_86Y0uuXjSktupA-w1ryjg2dVp12Fer4LHzpz0Ewx3m0RWTV-BsyuAjKXSX88JuJm8M-0hXINRSwcyOesQ_79OCiqWqnLag/s400/buzzard_dec_01b.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>gorgeous Rough-leg, somewhere in Russia.....</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRr7Ude0xtiu_ZT-LJOv-e9t02p70tYB8MVK9zEB73W88nlMoI5JE0VBpz8y3HfDAnawieveAKb4D66nGG7Ue7jdNfLCmnvr04Nvp8Mauy7C5Lp2u1_eLUtWp1XDYDIROmOkjww/s1600-h/2327889047_9517042964_o.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374286086425856434" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 383px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRr7Ude0xtiu_ZT-LJOv-e9t02p70tYB8MVK9zEB73W88nlMoI5JE0VBpz8y3HfDAnawieveAKb4D66nGG7Ue7jdNfLCmnvr04Nvp8Mauy7C5Lp2u1_eLUtWp1XDYDIROmOkjww/s400/2327889047_9517042964_o.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>my pale, screwed up, (short handed!) thing.... a Common pretender? (Pump it up to 200% if you can't see the speck!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIp-iCnwMMqaTK_rRhv3NQgWq_ncagssHgKtUqpJUhmrkonde9Xrw_XCzjyJelUUGZVo4VHzvRYW_Bh_wXAGfwcKD0xS8a_R32RTPfuUzY4b9tv_rALn5iBMyG0uZMFdxRcqL-Ow/s1600-h/IMG_9409.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374286957448693538" style="WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 185px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIp-iCnwMMqaTK_rRhv3NQgWq_ncagssHgKtUqpJUhmrkonde9Xrw_XCzjyJelUUGZVo4VHzvRYW_Bh_wXAGfwcKD0xS8a_R32RTPfuUzY4b9tv_rALn5iBMyG0uZMFdxRcqL-Ow/s400/IMG_9409.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-30234605077246819012009-08-22T19:52:00.002+01:002009-08-22T19:55:18.039+01:00SaturdayA morning dog walk up the track produced 3 Common Buzzard (2 ads and a juv) and a brace of Hobby hawking below the former. House martin and Swallow much in evidence over the village but no sign of any Swifts.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-84386395287443916002009-08-16T18:44:00.002+01:002009-08-16T18:54:18.271+01:00End of an Era....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBWqBM0cvs3kKvcbEcGFQRIYGuIhk7tC4-XAPGd_66dSy278mejerPptsZslYWUurwasFvj3WOt_4W0szjEqIHI1MJmdXreFa6uIhzRktgyWMJmKb0v5t6cHpXWy5MEa3B_11Kg/s1600-h/Picture+189+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370619262077056658" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBWqBM0cvs3kKvcbEcGFQRIYGuIhk7tC4-XAPGd_66dSy278mejerPptsZslYWUurwasFvj3WOt_4W0szjEqIHI1MJmdXreFa6uIhzRktgyWMJmKb0v5t6cHpXWy5MEa3B_11Kg/s400/Picture+189+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After a roller-coaster of a summer trying to make long term plans, and on the cusp of booking some far away flights somewhere, a crazy two hour period this week found us having an offer excepted on a house we have been courting for months followed by a 'cash' buyer for our place after being on the market for ten days!!!!!!!!!!!!! The move is not a million miles from here, in terms of distance or move date (!) but it is not in Aylmerton. However, between the packing and running around there is an autumn to come so I'm sure WildlifeAylmerton hasn't seen its last post trumpeted just yet, here's hoping for one last goody.....Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-33396996619029718182009-08-06T22:16:00.005+01:002009-08-06T22:39:33.872+01:00CleyWent straight to Cley from work this afternoon and spent a couple of bird filled hours in front of the scrapes here getting a great wader fix! :<br />Spotted Redshank 15<br />Greeshank 18<br />Green Sandpiper 6<br />Common Sandpiper 5<br />Wood Sandpiper 1<br />Ruff 20<br />Yellow-legged Gull 5<br />Little Stint 5<br />Curlew Sandpiper 2<br />Ringed Plover 6<br />Little Ringed Plover 2<br />Dunlin 30<br />Golden Plover 2<br />Spoonbill 1<br />Whimbrel 2<br />Black-tailed Godwit c30<br />Redshank<br />Avocet<br />Lapwing<br />Cetti's Warbler 1<br /><br /> <strong>Avocet</strong><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC__-sl1pON4GjRHOTjx7I-6kIvR8Eqk9x8vsSIOUAPn7OfVOw7s7N8dTsZpUWUr7lzYM6Jnwsn24ERwhNO22j2y-X0NMGR8V2HlQuif-9sH_4zAPYezLUD_4_Ggv8KIqi6Ns8Sw/s1600-h/IMG_9254.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366964508779547826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 282px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC__-sl1pON4GjRHOTjx7I-6kIvR8Eqk9x8vsSIOUAPn7OfVOw7s7N8dTsZpUWUr7lzYM6Jnwsn24ERwhNO22j2y-X0NMGR8V2HlQuif-9sH_4zAPYezLUD_4_Ggv8KIqi6Ns8Sw/s400/IMG_9254.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Avocet with juvenile Marsh Harrier</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ujP-vNAGmCt9QKlNW7B2Cspiekk3XYhYjqEL3ecztxhSD3dcuKAysAwa-n36pxee1yWwgiW_ISQrdfBvFcPdLRozbMfpaDQLuFNpfz36ro3i_6IDkEBf1Y6AcUAHVehM6Vk8Xg/s1600-h/Marsh+Harrier+with+Avocet.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366964520882720642" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 341px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ujP-vNAGmCt9QKlNW7B2Cspiekk3XYhYjqEL3ecztxhSD3dcuKAysAwa-n36pxee1yWwgiW_ISQrdfBvFcPdLRozbMfpaDQLuFNpfz36ro3i_6IDkEBf1Y6AcUAHVehM6Vk8Xg/s400/Marsh+Harrier+with+Avocet.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><strong>Spoonbill</strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHL2DjhJ8QXvtxGdidoej2aqGIzOMAY3teHx3ccqzCb6BMzoZ4m3WM5-T9YW97pX6dN8eH91oN7OoVni2HkV1oyIGQJfkuzucOdGci05LzHMfsjawvaCw6uc4RkBH31dKwnMCRrw/s1600-h/IMG_9381.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366963278248930290" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 283px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHL2DjhJ8QXvtxGdidoej2aqGIzOMAY3teHx3ccqzCb6BMzoZ4m3WM5-T9YW97pX6dN8eH91oN7OoVni2HkV1oyIGQJfkuzucOdGci05LzHMfsjawvaCw6uc4RkBH31dKwnMCRrw/s400/IMG_9381.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>Just arrived... 4 Little Stint with 2 Curlew Sandpipers<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7eQupS6x938yi0okeDLIlwlcu-vLphfEScJyi9VaNWe-NxfpNkkBdWP2beGkmi7q0Hk_9z5Eqc656kI5evOdWwwGH9fnZTxKPsP4BB5Kd_vr5BsuZBsK3AzNZYUz8KL1kxl2ag/s1600-h/IMG_9351.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366965500254667970" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 174px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7eQupS6x938yi0okeDLIlwlcu-vLphfEScJyi9VaNWe-NxfpNkkBdWP2beGkmi7q0Hk_9z5Eqc656kI5evOdWwwGH9fnZTxKPsP4BB5Kd_vr5BsuZBsK3AzNZYUz8KL1kxl2ag/s400/IMG_9351.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI56X16emA_OMR-Vvjq4o72N4AIeSexXo84Ju6n9buG6atky4yMvGzqa4Baqm-515Lg1aB-11xQiX9UInfdtOTTFkVPVH5GoLt-oS7MhRPn4RC0hU60Xo7n-qa0snDwHvCOVKTUQ/s1600-h/IMG_9353.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366963275605614242" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI56X16emA_OMR-Vvjq4o72N4AIeSexXo84Ju6n9buG6atky4yMvGzqa4Baqm-515Lg1aB-11xQiX9UInfdtOTTFkVPVH5GoLt-oS7MhRPn4RC0hU60Xo7n-qa0snDwHvCOVKTUQ/s400/IMG_9353.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Juvenile <strong>Spotted Redshank</strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKnh8eScjfARqSX2d-eHcaSnGJweLzK_7rllRphieRM4EQXAIeUSSUKa1MLJXE7Hjb_g_f5oDgiUYYa8AbRzJuif_tqhIodUldpjkLrWBamM8QQY3M89DsqtUo4OWDVVwAZw2Vg/s1600-h/IMG_9372.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366963266292486546" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKnh8eScjfARqSX2d-eHcaSnGJweLzK_7rllRphieRM4EQXAIeUSSUKa1MLJXE7Hjb_g_f5oDgiUYYa8AbRzJuif_tqhIodUldpjkLrWBamM8QQY3M89DsqtUo4OWDVVwAZw2Vg/s400/IMG_9372.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Gadwall<br /></strong><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4_xqh-Et29WfycwqmzcbZfvJNrgbjSqwcJwXV_yMsb5xla40OMHTNClDmC3wi0p0s3p7LeJoE8g6R4Q4tqqHZPgAqDtXWVFyBmFf54kYGBjcLeoYsNTnD4op1rC0IPiMvg2crw/s1600-h/Gadwall+pair.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366963257869123794" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4_xqh-Et29WfycwqmzcbZfvJNrgbjSqwcJwXV_yMsb5xla40OMHTNClDmC3wi0p0s3p7LeJoE8g6R4Q4tqqHZPgAqDtXWVFyBmFf54kYGBjcLeoYsNTnD4op1rC0IPiMvg2crw/s400/Gadwall+pair.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-22800530735498686712009-08-06T22:05:00.005+01:002009-08-06T22:15:25.119+01:00Mothing<div>Had loads of moths last night for a couple of hours. Amongest the Yellow Blunderwings of all sizes, Common Rustics and Ruby ,were first Rosy Footman for the year, and two new ones for me and the garden an <span style="color:#ff0000;">Oak Nycteoline</span> and a fabulous <span style="color:#ff0000;">Antler</span>, the latter was really smart looking.</div><br /><br /><strong>Antler</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NYN6v9hh8gwmslDv0pQ5yYi6hhC_-cI0zJbdiTJrxsb-HSR2K_U58ArvrURlrRUmXjedjgKEaRCSfY8m5225KJQvX6SRcQf_3CtosFFQMiS1EBen82DouqJun8qeshKFkcf-Qw/s1600-h/2176+Antler.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366961863711330498" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NYN6v9hh8gwmslDv0pQ5yYi6hhC_-cI0zJbdiTJrxsb-HSR2K_U58ArvrURlrRUmXjedjgKEaRCSfY8m5225KJQvX6SRcQf_3CtosFFQMiS1EBen82DouqJun8qeshKFkcf-Qw/s400/2176+Antler.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Oak Nycteoline</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU76NCoZ9DyhPd275rQ1RoSPcVagUnAha7spAzZ07DdLMBYfwHOl5pUBt7Zg_BkL8vaVavpPgk-Z7uGGfKeLyGu5pHux7JRjKn_MJYzhL1NP8MrH6jl6lB8v4zRG0vZjTCDTLpJQ/s1600-h/2423+Oak+Nycteoline.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366961852765340290" style="WIDTH: 307px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU76NCoZ9DyhPd275rQ1RoSPcVagUnAha7spAzZ07DdLMBYfwHOl5pUBt7Zg_BkL8vaVavpPgk-Z7uGGfKeLyGu5pHux7JRjKn_MJYzhL1NP8MrH6jl6lB8v4zRG0vZjTCDTLpJQ/s400/2423+Oak+Nycteoline.JPG" border="0" /></a>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-34668705428507688152009-08-05T21:23:00.003+01:002009-08-05T21:29:56.318+01:00Un-Great-spotted Cuckoo<div>Saw my first <span style="color:#ff0000;">Cuckoo</span> of the year today (!), I mean my first Eurasian Cuckoo...the (supposedly) commoner one!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArZ9TBIE-oPadjAotB10a5e3_TpJjySX3rLZvtXUBapz1wIgOsB7Kl4Gtb8qdw2KnnO9lWmbkb4hQbIgyLO4Nwp4Oha8Z6VrWSSGr17IBm_ZvAdmxYd1FLvbNhwrD710TwvGlDg/s1600-h/IMG_9298.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366578686136882466" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 287px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArZ9TBIE-oPadjAotB10a5e3_TpJjySX3rLZvtXUBapz1wIgOsB7Kl4Gtb8qdw2KnnO9lWmbkb4hQbIgyLO4Nwp4Oha8Z6VrWSSGr17IBm_ZvAdmxYd1FLvbNhwrD710TwvGlDg/s400/IMG_9298.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-9ndcKBjOz81O-TwpmFxdJJ7m0gSfEz33rxVVHfr3OiqqvJ0qwjCS1sirUvUxVCdyqgHWEXQTsP88kFQeijgFKOZ0f1ujPi-wehxO2YNbkObeT7R_gjNZY2V6yUBUdtHVHvgiA/s1600-h/IMG_9300.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366578675835016674" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 358px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-9ndcKBjOz81O-TwpmFxdJJ7m0gSfEz33rxVVHfr3OiqqvJ0qwjCS1sirUvUxVCdyqgHWEXQTsP88kFQeijgFKOZ0f1ujPi-wehxO2YNbkObeT7R_gjNZY2V6yUBUdtHVHvgiA/s400/IMG_9300.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-10996743698820134892009-08-01T20:29:00.004+01:002009-08-01T20:42:27.035+01:00Great-spotted CuckooThis is how to enjoy rare birds, a week later with about 5 other people!! Nipped down to Kelling this evening where the <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Great-spotted Cuckoo</span></strong> from last week (which I resisted temptation to go and see) had reappeared. The bird gave great views in fading light and was feeding happily on caterpillars. Had Ladybirds been part of its diet it may well have O.D'd on them, as they are in biblical proportions at the moment up here. The cuckoo was my first UK sighting of this species.<br /><br /><strong>Great-spotted Cuckoo</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEC1VHK0VrCjdpvvd6La4nVH_WrwXfLCvCq3KnQhF9SajfYRTUwAIQZuvuPZbnqXbVw6A7D7b7tUEGD_Y1nsR1SMpm69iOMbtRvmMUB5fTPEcQ64nYH6RV2LY-9UNmZswzPBA4ag/s1600-h/DSCF7321.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365082078810480866" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEC1VHK0VrCjdpvvd6La4nVH_WrwXfLCvCq3KnQhF9SajfYRTUwAIQZuvuPZbnqXbVw6A7D7b7tUEGD_Y1nsR1SMpm69iOMbtRvmMUB5fTPEcQ64nYH6RV2LY-9UNmZswzPBA4ag/s400/DSCF7321.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03DDGh13LxGNe04lzzz4HnGuB81zkzxem-rjEoCYe1En3K_vWOM79Q3Nu3WUSJY__ebkA0CD75w12cq3a4GL2pUEaMD5OfiN-rgTd-gwlOIqYuziMTcuz5e4dimoBxqQ0B48D9Q/s1600-h/DSCF7320.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365082074091346898" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03DDGh13LxGNe04lzzz4HnGuB81zkzxem-rjEoCYe1En3K_vWOM79Q3Nu3WUSJY__ebkA0CD75w12cq3a4GL2pUEaMD5OfiN-rgTd-gwlOIqYuziMTcuz5e4dimoBxqQ0B48D9Q/s400/DSCF7320.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxH673kVfjDBmYOe0cR2mFnNiVNJCC36BGlgY3_G8hI9ZQfEvDORF0ySLl1f_VXdgP4fRLoriucZnT4f4y5AXynZV0wGNhvRLyH3qr_yaXl4ewwLE4n8IbcZF1e0DUdKj37VHoEQ/s1600-h/DSCF7319.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365082068274886434" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 336px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxH673kVfjDBmYOe0cR2mFnNiVNJCC36BGlgY3_G8hI9ZQfEvDORF0ySLl1f_VXdgP4fRLoriucZnT4f4y5AXynZV0wGNhvRLyH3qr_yaXl4ewwLE4n8IbcZF1e0DUdKj37VHoEQ/s400/DSCF7319.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />....Bishy Barnebees!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLNg4d1qslbg84oCx4GOh5gJWTfOpdZDdd971KHIC1PBTGLtiLL2cIf4totaUpWEQ9y1d9u2Pav95-jV5IfW8PGyNOrTmPqj0xnjAC5uje0ed2oQkaKhKIS91Q0i1OX5d5EHMWA/s1600-h/DSCF7324.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365082079769979826" style="WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLNg4d1qslbg84oCx4GOh5gJWTfOpdZDdd971KHIC1PBTGLtiLL2cIf4totaUpWEQ9y1d9u2Pav95-jV5IfW8PGyNOrTmPqj0xnjAC5uje0ed2oQkaKhKIS91Q0i1OX5d5EHMWA/s400/DSCF7324.jpg" border="0" /></a>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-35765396990472231592009-07-26T14:51:00.004+01:002009-07-26T15:03:46.064+01:00New Moth<div>Ran the trap last night, and along with the usual suspects including Dunbar, Ruby Tiger and Scalloped Oak was my first ever <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Oak Eggar</span></strong>, an absolute cracker of a beast! I also had time to have a look at the micro's today, which made a change! A look at the weeds around the pond found several skipper butterflies, with <span style="color:#ff0000;">Essex Skippers</span> out numbering Small Skippers.</div><br /><br /><strong>Oak Eggar</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4Ma5KLXZpq796yqudaXAAV-7TjGITOs9vnW4bgJazgxPSHA-WakEOFzI8s9X9lpog7JT7rva2yHuMU494SUPH6tHw-eenXkxw-F593-7kIubZwDWgPK8TDb7kHdInyp40VZtgw/s1600-h/Oak+Eggar.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362767783716485682" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4Ma5KLXZpq796yqudaXAAV-7TjGITOs9vnW4bgJazgxPSHA-WakEOFzI8s9X9lpog7JT7rva2yHuMU494SUPH6tHw-eenXkxw-F593-7kIubZwDWgPK8TDb7kHdInyp40VZtgw/s400/Oak+Eggar.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>Gypsonoma dealbana</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRsgcPrnWcfgzy3ALFuFySyfqKBDfiTuwJ8JRyTdxJVYS4PUjXdJC2qKjgOGAQgTFydfV4OdN1qMSUqJfNT9SWUG5gpEKFgQG9aFeIoba1CS3QTYMgWyV5E5KV0FPq2ybKbNaGYA/s1600-h/Gypsonoma+dealbana.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362767790159684402" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRsgcPrnWcfgzy3ALFuFySyfqKBDfiTuwJ8JRyTdxJVYS4PUjXdJC2qKjgOGAQgTFydfV4OdN1qMSUqJfNT9SWUG5gpEKFgQG9aFeIoba1CS3QTYMgWyV5E5KV0FPq2ybKbNaGYA/s400/Gypsonoma+dealbana.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>Agriphila tristella</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIy5Mixut2BmryryxRUGyofsqVioE5Y7WRrQ1e2_aA7Pb7npjnZS1cn_88jNvzPILfRI_reZrdAK9p8oxyRguSwSi2PbIpBQ6LrSHMPprqbTnjJSE69R0-Jzear-_C-G3W0SuAw/s1600-h/Agriphila+tristella.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362767787955824978" style="WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIy5Mixut2BmryryxRUGyofsqVioE5Y7WRrQ1e2_aA7Pb7npjnZS1cn_88jNvzPILfRI_reZrdAK9p8oxyRguSwSi2PbIpBQ6LrSHMPprqbTnjJSE69R0-Jzear-_C-G3W0SuAw/s400/Agriphila+tristella.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Essex Skipper</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcISr43Nfbco0SbaydMwE4PpYZJsGftr9xv7i0ZmeycHbM4cc_wL3AP7NdSMXIx06IpfEPzrsgt5XCn9ay9MjChT7Qq_TFH56v_5VN88h9pFICGhq5Q5x-GdNxVhxofreWIUrrw/s1600-h/Skipper,+Essex.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362768071133308018" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcISr43Nfbco0SbaydMwE4PpYZJsGftr9xv7i0ZmeycHbM4cc_wL3AP7NdSMXIx06IpfEPzrsgt5XCn9ay9MjChT7Qq_TFH56v_5VN88h9pFICGhq5Q5x-GdNxVhxofreWIUrrw/s400/Skipper,+Essex.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong> Skylark</strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnq6g_3GELaeGhw4WIIhVBhePllCm3ikqBL2nCtanclsvp9zKm5LZ0efWzd1_Hz8OcBx7hZcsBnvR76zXgjuugbZaMWxNXDYnDLbmidbTkBhbZXp8ae7eDb-2TRyO7iSh7X5vmA/s1600-h/Skylark.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362767789703155682" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnq6g_3GELaeGhw4WIIhVBhePllCm3ikqBL2nCtanclsvp9zKm5LZ0efWzd1_Hz8OcBx7hZcsBnvR76zXgjuugbZaMWxNXDYnDLbmidbTkBhbZXp8ae7eDb-2TRyO7iSh7X5vmA/s400/Skylark.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-66706933781377009392009-07-25T17:24:00.005+01:002009-07-25T17:40:01.669+01:00CleyTook a trip up to Cley today for a change of scenery to look at some waders. It was a bright, warm morning with a light westerly, no major rares (least of all the Great-spotted Cuckoo from Salthouse!) but it was nice to do a bit of birding. Had a bit of a scare after sitting for half an hour looking out over Arnolds Marsh, walking back to my car only to receive a message on the pager "Pec Sand....Arnolds Marsh!! No way!!! Scuttling back rather peeved at myself, all was fine as the only bird looking anything near a Pec Sand where it just been watched was a juvenile Dunlin! (Although someone did claim a distant Redshank to be the bird as well!<br /><br /><strong>Curlew</strong> and <strong>Whimbrel</strong> "in-off"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVRKfwkZ4tXr0qBAEpcjo5UKVzgzweX6Cabx2s2V3gz7jDPMV8NRFzZLqUgagJQilpd41lOScrP_UOWRnQxzR7yo0t67stvqWllbH-T78dHhL_SIXBbSNjsoQ5NWl73dWST9Q9Q/s1600-h/IMG_9083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362434919621440738" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVRKfwkZ4tXr0qBAEpcjo5UKVzgzweX6Cabx2s2V3gz7jDPMV8NRFzZLqUgagJQilpd41lOScrP_UOWRnQxzR7yo0t67stvqWllbH-T78dHhL_SIXBbSNjsoQ5NWl73dWST9Q9Q/s400/IMG_9083.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Shoveler</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnu_Uk1j_sVJUJ-EcHrQZF_LDH7U_3xxOpQq4C_5xif8DQdekjg2sos9OmsyooQvQ5ySSDLHGFVSoajNH7o2w4wfXFnHwF7OJ5QLJJtxUNj8xi0V3sa7ogAqnbua6bxxQ16SBfDg/s1600-h/Shoveler+in+flight.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362434749165169410" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnu_Uk1j_sVJUJ-EcHrQZF_LDH7U_3xxOpQq4C_5xif8DQdekjg2sos9OmsyooQvQ5ySSDLHGFVSoajNH7o2w4wfXFnHwF7OJ5QLJJtxUNj8xi0V3sa7ogAqnbua6bxxQ16SBfDg/s400/Shoveler+in+flight.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Black-tailed Godwit</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7QQuMFC95bU_ZjkYFEag9ART88ZZKOJKqtsK1TVRT-iv0a20JWmv3-EloQvFlzJbbkiB-5ujfHEJWPeYAjVSoAfIauayQayjnThIY1oc1MdgNHGvXudTc2a49ae2XvQ2eIzJDQ/s1600-h/B-t+Godwit+in+flight.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362434740457410706" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7QQuMFC95bU_ZjkYFEag9ART88ZZKOJKqtsK1TVRT-iv0a20JWmv3-EloQvFlzJbbkiB-5ujfHEJWPeYAjVSoAfIauayQayjnThIY1oc1MdgNHGvXudTc2a49ae2XvQ2eIzJDQ/s400/B-t+Godwit+in+flight.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Spoonbills</strong>-up to 14 have been at Cley over the summer, which I think is the biggest flock seen in Norfolk<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oueffp73ApkXr7mJ4oM8yOLWTpm-0kvSd-QJhJvj-7mhZwSPluMNZdced6QcKXadicUteArFPAgSMH_FuimkgR7MnwghO4NAOvEClHLB6hQW1K-syYqiRq_UyosOm7x85ZCStw/s1600-h/Spoonbills.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362434748889122354" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oueffp73ApkXr7mJ4oM8yOLWTpm-0kvSd-QJhJvj-7mhZwSPluMNZdced6QcKXadicUteArFPAgSMH_FuimkgR7MnwghO4NAOvEClHLB6hQW1K-syYqiRq_UyosOm7x85ZCStw/s400/Spoonbills.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGba3Zcg3Y4lTytlvx12DGUHRWmIATSGwgZ6xPP5yTPfZYPrdNC-cihEoMnXvQEMN-cO_sv6DlC2Fztalv5HwNuod9d_h_mECChPZrgEt2K5JhZiOYNcmUCqv9p0slQv72EgLFLw/s1600-h/Spoonbills2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362434757570200002" style="WIDTH: 322px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGba3Zcg3Y4lTytlvx12DGUHRWmIATSGwgZ6xPP5yTPfZYPrdNC-cihEoMnXvQEMN-cO_sv6DlC2Fztalv5HwNuod9d_h_mECChPZrgEt2K5JhZiOYNcmUCqv9p0slQv72EgLFLw/s400/Spoonbills2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The ones with black primary tips are immatures.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRtQWW4C0GHWqRslSXXBnn3QJ5U6Ei3qvpsFmKlsFA1delhnTzU7jTxALsQ407j040PTqyZ0NeSbE2koFbkQTKCojqo0iA-e955bxxgAqYNyBckOVze25fY1NzvT7HoyngSot-g/s1600-h/Spoonbills1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362434753565928498" style="WIDTH: 376px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRtQWW4C0GHWqRslSXXBnn3QJ5U6Ei3qvpsFmKlsFA1delhnTzU7jTxALsQ407j040PTqyZ0NeSbE2koFbkQTKCojqo0iA-e955bxxgAqYNyBckOVze25fY1NzvT7HoyngSot-g/s400/Spoonbills1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-86250853379820722352009-07-11T21:29:00.002+01:002009-07-11T21:36:15.872+01:00Crossbills<div>The summer lull in birding, combined with some more pressing issues at the moment have resulted in very little observations. However today whilst taking a break in the garden, a flock of 7 <span style="color:#ff0000;">Crossbills</span> passed overhead, calling away. The rough grass behind the garden has been cut from its very long state and paid immediate dividens in the return of the Barn Owl.</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVVsxGy8JqdZ_azCfRxl_JdAp2lytjZ7UDqzRiaWdZqPVnCMDoLqt3AsMhUkLA8_VRlFmDKcpv99FkfXh4rLf10nifom0BQbaneOj0SuTijZLqqInQY1Q1DE8ftwawpXRWgA4aA/s1600-h/IMG_8896.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357304067542851666" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 358px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVVsxGy8JqdZ_azCfRxl_JdAp2lytjZ7UDqzRiaWdZqPVnCMDoLqt3AsMhUkLA8_VRlFmDKcpv99FkfXh4rLf10nifom0BQbaneOj0SuTijZLqqInQY1Q1DE8ftwawpXRWgA4aA/s400/IMG_8896.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-50214350026063265502009-07-03T14:40:00.003+01:002009-07-03T14:51:36.832+01:00Six-belted ClearwingA visit to the North Norfolk coast mid week enabled me the opportunity to visit a site where a species of probably the strangest family of moths, the Clearwings, had been found in recent years. The <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Six-belted Clearwing</span></strong> hadn't been seen in Norfolk since 1823 but was refound back in the summer of 2007. These amazing creatures look like a cross between a tiny wasp and a hoverfly, and only resemble a moth when seen up close, fantastic!! <div> </div><div><strong>Six-belted Clearwing</strong></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzF02aPgouUB6i31VpaDiizwVS53820S-EFrh241es5pf_shYX47D_w8p2aqAUGU3CD4WPB-63aOs3jlsd5SLSEBySNoBh15TifIu-IMsWsrS7LVOkc1eHqDHrLx6Knql1pA0x6A/s1600-h/IMG_8805.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354230518641199986" style="WIDTH: 381px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzF02aPgouUB6i31VpaDiizwVS53820S-EFrh241es5pf_shYX47D_w8p2aqAUGU3CD4WPB-63aOs3jlsd5SLSEBySNoBh15TifIu-IMsWsrS7LVOkc1eHqDHrLx6Knql1pA0x6A/s400/IMG_8805.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9yX39c5UxaV4IAmXgR6sNa7ML834VQAyXLgTG54dHrBaoNqdic8D9WSDcuewyx2JKRhQOFm_Cj0pUDQejFJD3_vOVAjQ9ZMSvKpUBQARsA29PcfcaRS2aIi96fNgWsZ-faGcaA/s1600-h/IMG_8807.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354230522866593570" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 372px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9yX39c5UxaV4IAmXgR6sNa7ML834VQAyXLgTG54dHrBaoNqdic8D9WSDcuewyx2JKRhQOFm_Cj0pUDQejFJD3_vOVAjQ9ZMSvKpUBQARsA29PcfcaRS2aIi96fNgWsZ-faGcaA/s400/IMG_8807.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjBKMMg1g6OrrYUaIn879JmbPQO_YnZPuLcv4_5YCV3FZ4i5qpMeNoZwOkESIB-ObNZxN3pG9-zEdAg3QVhSWgJ97NvTb5fXxWelIN-l_z4ZhXHKBuErJ-xV0QxUjSYRfVLIieg/s1600-h/IMG_8810.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354230525558532530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 340px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjBKMMg1g6OrrYUaIn879JmbPQO_YnZPuLcv4_5YCV3FZ4i5qpMeNoZwOkESIB-ObNZxN3pG9-zEdAg3QVhSWgJ97NvTb5fXxWelIN-l_z4ZhXHKBuErJ-xV0QxUjSYRfVLIieg/s400/IMG_8810.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HjA3KwKRfQS3qgxJwJcQHHylbVhq30-CzLGEVHMwptPrKckrNnuwq5bfk4R-7EPI_o1UC50ipJV-W0kyozDu9mC3sfzUmqYEQ3Yowyv_JUV1DIthw56GawQ6QOFHadmsy9AGLQ/s1600-h/IMG_8806.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354230520328016322" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HjA3KwKRfQS3qgxJwJcQHHylbVhq30-CzLGEVHMwptPrKckrNnuwq5bfk4R-7EPI_o1UC50ipJV-W0kyozDu9mC3sfzUmqYEQ3Yowyv_JUV1DIthw56GawQ6QOFHadmsy9AGLQ/s400/IMG_8806.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-57764109257764421972009-06-27T10:59:00.002+01:002009-06-27T11:12:22.599+01:00Bit of MothingAlong with Rob and Nigel, I took a trip out to Buxto Heath last night for a spot of mothing. Unfortunately the generator packed up at prior to the midnight hour so we had to come to a premature halt to the proceedings. We did manage a handful of species prior to this though which included some new ones for me.<br />Brown Silver-line 4<br />Bright-line Brown-eye 1<br />Elephant HM 1<br />Double-striped Pug 1<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">True Lovers Knot</span> 6<br />Scarce Footman 1<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Broom Moth</span> 1<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Striped Wainscot</span> 4<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Four-dotted Footman</span> 1<br /><br />Another new sighting for me was my first ever <span style="color:#ff0000;">Glow worm</span>-Magic!<br /><br /><strong>Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet</strong> Felbrigg mid week<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZZRiEQdbd7rJgevI3g9TjpfiG_ZyALo83aUwGDqcfRBuA5KiSJZcELKULbHyu7YhXovHfAU1Z8kEpD4Lhem6Lth2yaTlqaGkimKjmwRLn6AYdXM_y6gRJYA3RHOi-n3oytrGxA/s1600-h/Narrow-bordered+Five-spotted+Burnet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351945324079664178" style="WIDTH: 391px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZZRiEQdbd7rJgevI3g9TjpfiG_ZyALo83aUwGDqcfRBuA5KiSJZcELKULbHyu7YhXovHfAU1Z8kEpD4Lhem6Lth2yaTlqaGkimKjmwRLn6AYdXM_y6gRJYA3RHOi-n3oytrGxA/s400/Narrow-bordered+Five-spotted+Burnet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Four-dotted Footman</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2dcegvcB7l9wgODazXW39KCpeZLPTLbFYgCxNFXnxZWlrfkd3mYyu5ZsjvJeDpY5gmwfoymyapF7Yj4ePCORkVTihb2kUo82d0FPbhTQ6B2l16xHAZJNzbGefOL8nySLTTpD_g/s1600-h/Footman,+Four-dotted-Buxton+Heath.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351945324552608930" style="WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2dcegvcB7l9wgODazXW39KCpeZLPTLbFYgCxNFXnxZWlrfkd3mYyu5ZsjvJeDpY5gmwfoymyapF7Yj4ePCORkVTihb2kUo82d0FPbhTQ6B2l16xHAZJNzbGefOL8nySLTTpD_g/s400/Footman,+Four-dotted-Buxton+Heath.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>True Lovers Knot</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxE1VWR6HF_jP0ZOX1uzeyV2QrnciRyKOWIzJRC5eTipjwFEDXRFSOqWy6qIG3nRCdOMjEEOEOE8fhKWDn8s56bbOjeAuFEfaBHtd-1CtBA8ecK5-kE3hWVI9uGVESs-xtoyLh0w/s1600-h/True+Lovers+Knot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351945319545273474" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxE1VWR6HF_jP0ZOX1uzeyV2QrnciRyKOWIzJRC5eTipjwFEDXRFSOqWy6qIG3nRCdOMjEEOEOE8fhKWDn8s56bbOjeAuFEfaBHtd-1CtBA8ecK5-kE3hWVI9uGVESs-xtoyLh0w/s400/True+Lovers+Knot.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Striped Wainscot<br /></strong><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzS_BcvOfC_VtcpDCkrdKaP4Uxnc0FMMGpO-h9OGaoLmtbCbWUfI2WL3yoVhDuiWDBSigOqdw7VW_WjTsLyzFjYxp1ZQufzFLv2BLa7D0hzwoM6I36fOA8uKWrCEiNBOcOc-A0w/s1600-h/Striped+Wainscot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351945317010607234" style="WIDTH: 324px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzS_BcvOfC_VtcpDCkrdKaP4Uxnc0FMMGpO-h9OGaoLmtbCbWUfI2WL3yoVhDuiWDBSigOqdw7VW_WjTsLyzFjYxp1ZQufzFLv2BLa7D0hzwoM6I36fOA8uKWrCEiNBOcOc-A0w/s400/Striped+Wainscot.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-90504123704551599992009-06-02T22:19:00.000+01:002009-06-06T08:00:02.360+01:00Some raptors, at last!A lunch time walk up the track today proved very fruitful, compared with the rest of the spring. With the wind swinging from south through to NW, I wondered if that had any bearing on the 3 <span style="color:#ff0000;">Marsh Harrier</span>, 1 <span style="color:#ff0000;">Red Kite</span>, 1 <span style="color:#ff0000;">Common Buzzard</span> and single <span style="color:#ff0000;">Hobby </span>all moving west? As usual I was left contemplating on how, all over the rest of the country Honey Buzzards are seen with increasing regularity, but here I have yet to have a single spring record? I have a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">suspicion that they may not be quite so widespread, a view which was further enhanced by a photo on a well known birding website which clearly shows a Common Buzzard but has been posted as a Honey!</span>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-85801950110792960442009-05-28T19:06:00.004+01:002009-05-28T19:21:09.669+01:00Thursday<div>Couple of good birds seen durig the course of work today, infact a couple of my all time favorites. First was a moulting <span style="color:#ff0000;">Red Kite</span>, seen from my office drifting over the east side of Aylsham at 0830, the second sighting in as many weeks. Later on I stopped at a high point looking over the Norfolk countryside for my lunch break just as a second summer <span style="color:#ff0000;">Mediterranean Gull</span> flew through. Back home, a walk up the track late afternoon produced good numbers of wheeling Swifts and hirundines (Swallows and House Martins) and continuing numbers of <span style="color:#ff0000;">Painted Lady</span> Butterflies.</div><br /><br /><strong>House Martins</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1ogX4KJmtUueDm2luUY_sjmLP9xB6jFauaX28gPwxIwoKtvPd-dlxIIO7qGgiQC7ACM-IECCfM7ZScDkqQbYohnH-orDEbGu3ySyXEkQ9MGRG_JIvcLPPYiYBYFomfQw95sGFA/s1600-h/IMG_8675.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1ogX4KJmtUueDm2luUY_sjmLP9xB6jFauaX28gPwxIwoKtvPd-dlxIIO7qGgiQC7ACM-IECCfM7ZScDkqQbYohnH-orDEbGu3ySyXEkQ9MGRG_JIvcLPPYiYBYFomfQw95sGFA/s1600-h/IMG_8675.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340940380399023938" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 375px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1ogX4KJmtUueDm2luUY_sjmLP9xB6jFauaX28gPwxIwoKtvPd-dlxIIO7qGgiQC7ACM-IECCfM7ZScDkqQbYohnH-orDEbGu3ySyXEkQ9MGRG_JIvcLPPYiYBYFomfQw95sGFA/s400/IMG_8675.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2DxGayLzUFK4JPWSvabZ-OHr0snnDOVHKPXKgCRN37mxQYlB_Pl0Pie4IUlp5QzSBiUoQIkGYgYcTHFS7Jn519G0Tya_g1G6qkyk0iUzyOzRhgkCT-x2CcRQX5uvnhzBJWhEQQ/s1600-h/IMG_8671.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340940381019513218" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2DxGayLzUFK4JPWSvabZ-OHr0snnDOVHKPXKgCRN37mxQYlB_Pl0Pie4IUlp5QzSBiUoQIkGYgYcTHFS7Jn519G0Tya_g1G6qkyk0iUzyOzRhgkCT-x2CcRQX5uvnhzBJWhEQQ/s400/IMG_8671.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80UwdcKKdYIbB1FL5fKjA_qGRQQc8PtTN5rVTOLhHb9out9bPcDkuRFqcCdEMaSanH2gHKfH2IJBpZVeIA1jO1G9BnLxOm6CKnDE-DplpqjEgU29bjk5m_yejnp4bmcoZ_GNxbg/s1600-h/IMG_8668.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340940374484141506" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80UwdcKKdYIbB1FL5fKjA_qGRQQc8PtTN5rVTOLhHb9out9bPcDkuRFqcCdEMaSanH2gHKfH2IJBpZVeIA1jO1G9BnLxOm6CKnDE-DplpqjEgU29bjk5m_yejnp4bmcoZ_GNxbg/s400/IMG_8668.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitD5qkMbA_Mmg03ZJGbyphfcFj4_0wWFJKwS9HOxf17_YSa84mFBsT519rCLFUGceObufg8HHGX-3fAckfDPl0vpWq-hzmgDs-fCZ3Fe1ptyd3olP6UpU0ryudGQ6EKUI4K9DHrA/s1600-h/IMG_8658.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340940372369580754" style="WIDTH: 384px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitD5qkMbA_Mmg03ZJGbyphfcFj4_0wWFJKwS9HOxf17_YSa84mFBsT519rCLFUGceObufg8HHGX-3fAckfDPl0vpWq-hzmgDs-fCZ3Fe1ptyd3olP6UpU0ryudGQ6EKUI4K9DHrA/s400/IMG_8658.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><strong>Painted Lady</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXS-ssJZAZeB6V_FG-k8S_UpphV1jukydqGgMaQBKg0d8VaDbjXepX-jvfkpkQFldnvtT1Ozv3OEbFq92XkBv0MkASdXS1CKKevjTPV5z0ZvQs7kPLl9eAdxXnHuj_1HOyruogw/s1600-h/IMG_8679.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340940685836145218" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXS-ssJZAZeB6V_FG-k8S_UpphV1jukydqGgMaQBKg0d8VaDbjXepX-jvfkpkQFldnvtT1Ozv3OEbFq92XkBv0MkASdXS1CKKevjTPV5z0ZvQs7kPLl9eAdxXnHuj_1HOyruogw/s400/IMG_8679.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-11262369769690712862009-05-24T18:28:00.002+01:002009-05-24T18:35:23.246+01:00Bank Holiday WeekendDespite several hours of observation from Friday through to Sunday, I was unable to muster too much of interest here in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Aylmerton</span>. The notable sightings included up to 4 Common Buzzard throughout, 2 Hobby west on 22<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nd</span>, a Yellow Wagtail holding territory to the west, and a pair of Turtle Dove south of village on two <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">occasions</span>. Even more notable was the sighting of a <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Fulmar</span> </span>on the 22<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">nd</span> heading inland and again today flying east over the ridge, not <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">unprecedented</span> but still a good record. Also notable today was the constant stream of <span style="color:#ff0000;">Painted Lady</span> butterflies heading west over the fields.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-8199447303385376452009-05-14T07:11:00.000+01:002009-05-15T07:17:34.425+01:00Ring OuzelA look down at West Ruton before work this morning resulted in single a Wheatear, a Hobby flying east along the cliff top, ad a fresh in <span style="color:#ff0000;">Ring Ouzel</span> that lingered briefly before moving west. <div> </div><div><strong>Ring Ouzel</strong></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9IACcOFiBdJAUupuy-D8psunKV8EB5lpTm7zzf3QCSQTh3zJugoc6GYOjg5z9H15VMu7HxUqs1EjVGFCodwR0DGIqEIIjJShPosChJ5IPjtCu0uQzE7jCPqjqpHI4cYVwkm5tw/s1600-h/Picture+110.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335930783775237602" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9IACcOFiBdJAUupuy-D8psunKV8EB5lpTm7zzf3QCSQTh3zJugoc6GYOjg5z9H15VMu7HxUqs1EjVGFCodwR0DGIqEIIjJShPosChJ5IPjtCu0uQzE7jCPqjqpHI4cYVwkm5tw/s400/Picture+110.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-92054464801941635602009-05-13T18:58:00.006+01:002009-05-14T20:37:04.244+01:00North Norfolk<div>E Strong 4-5 bright becoming overcast, cold</div><div>Started the day down at West Runton, with the wind whipping the sand up and over the cliffs it was a bit blowy to say the least. Gannets were constantly trickling east off-shore, but little was happening on shore, with just 2 Wheatears noted. A chance glance at a Swallow around the disused buildings resulted in picking up 6 <span style="color:#ff0000;">Arctic Terns</span> coming over the village from inland heading for the coast and away.</div><div> </div><div><strong>Arctic Terns</strong></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhW_Bn0bXfi-Go39blANEHd2GxfTxQKWsl-Y2o8kln0cK5glMxEoWO6mhEI0JnBOH2j6WiwvC0r-VHJhb4Bdul1uyXWJG_nykFoXnJDJ_kG-2WIG8iLAZotzOBmPU6RJc9ETFUXA/s1600-h/IMG_8552.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335371909391234834" style="WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhW_Bn0bXfi-Go39blANEHd2GxfTxQKWsl-Y2o8kln0cK5glMxEoWO6mhEI0JnBOH2j6WiwvC0r-VHJhb4Bdul1uyXWJG_nykFoXnJDJ_kG-2WIG8iLAZotzOBmPU6RJc9ETFUXA/s400/IMG_8552.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><strong>Fulmar</strong></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbdNSfWh0osA7LmOCAPTRybrIKk1Kd1SApRicxrbxKL-yMXbzgcgkAWnsTsrVsGOQvFXBTPXolA8dyQxTXZmk_sI4TgVDkjiwklCYATcveTIh64tMDKMGwH4U1vWJqzTktXo6pg/s1600-h/IMG_8549.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335371901837505506" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 380px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbdNSfWh0osA7LmOCAPTRybrIKk1Kd1SApRicxrbxKL-yMXbzgcgkAWnsTsrVsGOQvFXBTPXolA8dyQxTXZmk_sI4TgVDkjiwklCYATcveTIh64tMDKMGwH4U1vWJqzTktXo6pg/s400/IMG_8549.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I then headed for Sheringham Bird Observatory where, when reaching the cliff top, a flock of 5 <span style="color:#ff0000;">Black Tern</span> battled their way east off shore, apart from that things were pretty quiet-</div><div>Whimbrel 2w + 4 present</div><div>Hobby 1E</div><div>Wheatear 2</div><div>Whinchat 1</div><div>By lunchtime Cley was calling, and from Daukes Hide prolonged views of a dot, turned out to be the female <span style="color:#ff0000;">CITRINE WAGTAIL</span>- note to self "showing well" doesn't neccessarily mean that a bird is close enough to be seen, let alone identified!!!</div><div>More obliging however was a <span style="color:#ff0000;">Temminck's Stint</span>, up to 17 <span style="color:#ff0000;">Black Terns</span> (with numbers increasing by the minute) and a host of commoner waders.</div><br /><br /><strong>Black Tern</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEVlnHdM5biFUu18qveBe5B6P0qIJffQdpiMOLl3-1rNcT6iUTojJqTU6pBKgHQMYFTNYsqJFmd08WTmI9wAqmjzHs916HEbDon8tgtoZZ2V6pvTDBezIfKJpwlGxaAoqKzzang/s1600-h/IMG_8575.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335373653811333794" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 324px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEVlnHdM5biFUu18qveBe5B6P0qIJffQdpiMOLl3-1rNcT6iUTojJqTU6pBKgHQMYFTNYsqJFmd08WTmI9wAqmjzHs916HEbDon8tgtoZZ2V6pvTDBezIfKJpwlGxaAoqKzzang/s400/IMG_8575.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Temminck' Stint</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpzqIQsUSBJDY08dHaKGfKswBclcMiTUiSLrdjnDX1ljCTa630WT6RDTep7ZEm4slsy0C4mGo1GwmlWgGdi7MS2kfZJlnDlpto-0w7BvGNilq3R_Q2hUphPDBrYNFU2ZZXEFCNw/s1600-h/IMG_8563.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335374196022079906" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpzqIQsUSBJDY08dHaKGfKswBclcMiTUiSLrdjnDX1ljCTa630WT6RDTep7ZEm4slsy0C4mGo1GwmlWgGdi7MS2kfZJlnDlpto-0w7BvGNilq3R_Q2hUphPDBrYNFU2ZZXEFCNw/s400/IMG_8563.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Temminck's Stint</strong> with <strong>Common Sandpiper</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ytgwnYzeo20tqZUpkfOTjPzvBKfED172gMP2dKngdHB5OXVlHABPtMr1e50lGIQTOOzNKfYaQwM1VWnmM_AQ-sYwWQRoxH6XTy8Sgs9D_JGZjv_OFNEelNtX5yHwqX_UZ-IeRA/s1600-h/IMG_8565.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335374195593216866" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 277px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ytgwnYzeo20tqZUpkfOTjPzvBKfED172gMP2dKngdHB5OXVlHABPtMr1e50lGIQTOOzNKfYaQwM1VWnmM_AQ-sYwWQRoxH6XTy8Sgs9D_JGZjv_OFNEelNtX5yHwqX_UZ-IeRA/s400/IMG_8565.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong> Black-tailed Godwit</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrJpePn-MBf7Iam1o0ng7kKxM36jkNQCpp4aR1M_oVqLVK_5vzUDf7ibSWUbgcIwpphl5c2OAn1pHmiZULNq8YTq2sU9FYpvoSy7TjGapKNrSlj7FejZJocW2ajJdDe1sV-v9hA/s1600-h/IMG_8558.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335374190947739378" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 360px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrJpePn-MBf7Iam1o0ng7kKxM36jkNQCpp4aR1M_oVqLVK_5vzUDf7ibSWUbgcIwpphl5c2OAn1pHmiZULNq8YTq2sU9FYpvoSy7TjGapKNrSlj7FejZJocW2ajJdDe1sV-v9hA/s400/IMG_8558.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div></div>Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20693486.post-27123522770179075102009-05-12T20:37:00.000+01:002009-05-14T20:39:55.357+01:00CrossbillsNipped home for lunch to put the washing out and timed it too perfection as a flock of 16 Crossbills flew over the house heading north. I dread to think of the birds that I miss when I'm not here!!!Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16815235260155858181noreply@blogger.com0