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242.UK.109. Black-tailed Godwit  Limosa limosa      

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Titchwell Marsh , Norfolk          14.10.20

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Titchwell Marsh Beach, Norfolk          14.10.20

Titchwell is about 10 miles West of Wells. The main hides were closed (Covid) but the smaller hides and the paths were open. THere were probably fewer birds than on our previous visits, but the beach was still an excellent place for birds.

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243.UK.110. Brent Goose  Branta bernicla    

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Titchwell Marsh Beach, Norfolk          14.10.20

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Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk    15.10.20

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Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk    15.10.20

Many geese come to Norfolk in the Winter. We were there just at the beginning of their vist.

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244.UK.111. Dunlin  Calidris alpina   

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Titchwell Marsh Beach, Norfolk          14.10.20

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attacking a mussel, Titchwell Marsh Beach, Norfolk          14.10.20

We sat by the pool and this Dunlin just got closer and closer. A pretty bird in good light. There are a number of common waders that we had not seen because of lockdown so we were pleased to see this one!

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245.UK.112. Goldcrest  Regulus regulus       

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Holkham, Norfolk        12.10.20

Poor photo against very strong light- but first Goldcrest of the year!

Holkham is about 3 miles West of Wells.

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246.UK.113. Rock Pipit  Anthus petrosus      

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Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk          14.10.20

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247.UK.114. Sanderling  Calidris alba           

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Titchwell Marsh Beach, Norfolk          14.10.20

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Titchwell Marsh Beach, Norfolk          14.10.20

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Titchwell Marsh Beach, Norfolk          14.10.20

I really like Sanderling - very small (20cm) they go scurrying about and rarely sit still.

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248.UK.115. Stonechat  Saxicola torquata    

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(M) Salthouse Marshes, Norfolk    11.10.20

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(F) Salthouse Marshes, Norfolk    11.10.20

Salthouse is about 11 miles East of Wells, just past Cley

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249.UK.116. Ringed Plover  Charadrius hiaticula      

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Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk    15.10.20    

About 10 minutes walk from the apartment     

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And a special bird for 250!

250.UK.117. Bearded Tit  Panurus biarmicus

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Cley Marshes, Norfolk 13.10.20

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Cley Marshes, Norfolk 13.10.20

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Cley Marshes, Norfolk 13.10.20

Cley is about 10 miles west of Wells. Some of the central hides were closed, but a couple were open. We were delighted to catch a glimpse of this beautiful bird. We heard the very distinctive call and then saw this male for about a minute before it flew into another patch of reeds. A real treat for us!

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Congrats on reaching 250. 

Love the Sanderling and, as you said, a Bearded Tit/Reedling is always special. A handsome male too.

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Beautiful little bird and excellent photos of it Tony! Congratulations.

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I want to put a “not like” next to all of these photos.....they were all taken at the places I was planning to visit next week :angry:

 

well done on 250 (she said through gritted teeth)!

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What an amazing view from the balcony! Great set of photos with an extra beautiful set for #250! I.m glad you still got the chance to go.

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Congrats on 250 Tony, you overtook me :P.

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Well done @TonyQ It's good to get some ticks through you. Not jealous at all and any broken windows down in Brum won't be down to me. Honest!:P

 

Terrific photos of the Beardie. A very worthy #250.

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Lovely Bearded Tit, Tony, and glad you got the chance to get away.

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On 11/4/2020 at 3:39 PM, TonyQ said:

A real treat for us!

 

And for me also!

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what a handsome bearded tit and a great one for the 250th - congrats.

 

On 11/4/2020 at 11:06 PM, Tdgraves said:

I want to put a “not like” next to all of these photos.....they were all taken at the places I was planning to visit next week :angry:

 

 

@Tdgraves are you still visiting or has the lockdown cancelled those plans? 

 

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1 hour ago, Kitsafari said:

what a handsome bearded tit and a great one for the 250th - congrats.

 

 

@Tdgraves are you still visiting or has the lockdown cancelled those plans? 

 


not allowed :angry: have a week off at home, no restaurants open, only allowed to leave home for restricted reasons

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@Soukous@Peter Connan@PeterHG@pedro maia@Galana@Zim Girl@xelas@Kitsafari

thank you

@Tdgraves as a moderator, can you not get theboss to introduce a "dislike" button?;)

 

A few duplicates to give an idea of the range of birds around

 

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Oystercatcher  Haematopus ostralegus  Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk 10.10.20 - very common

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Turnstone  Arenaria interpres  Salthouse Marshes, Norfolk 11.10.20

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Redshank  Tringa tetanus  Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk 12.10.20 Probably the most common wader

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Redwing  Turdus iliacus  Titchwell Marsh Beach, Norfolk 14.10.20 Just arriving for winter

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Kestrel  Falco tinnunculus  Holkham, Norfolk 12.10.20

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Little Egret  Egretta garzetta  Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk 15.10.20 Very common - usually more distant

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Red Kite  Milvus milvus  Holkham, Norfolk     2.10.20 - we didn't see Kites on our previous visits, but saw them on 2 or 3 occasions this time

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Greylag Goose Anser anser  Holkham, Norfolk 12.10.20 very common

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Curlew Numenius arquata   Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk 10.10.20 again, very common

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I tried to start a new post but the website keeps repeating my old post

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One of the pleasures of this time of year is seeing (and hearing) large flocks of geese flying over

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It is getting very difficult to post - photos keep repeating so I will stop for now (a few more new ones to come!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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One of the pleasures of this time of year is seeing (and hearing) large flocks of geese flying over

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The website keeps repeating photos from previous posts, it will not let me edit so I will stop for now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A good variety of birds and great photos (even the ones that are self repeating. I'll just repeat my likes, too ;))

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6 hours ago, PeterHG said:

I'll just repeat my likes, too ;))

Yup. I repeated all mine too.:lol:

Why not count the species all again?

Something weird on happening on the Forum at the moment.

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