Super views of 9 Cattle Egrets, right by the track out to the hides this evening. Best views of CE that I've had for ages.
Such good value.
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Another session of gulling done for the day ~ Pat's Pool at dusk.
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Pat's Pool was a largely a gull-free zone at 5.45 this evening. By dark, over 1000 large gulls appeared, including another 8 Caspain Gulls (x4 1w, x1 2w & 3 adults). Fewer YLGulls, only one Med Gull but the new bunch of cachinnans was fine by me 🙂
Nearly 50 this week 🤯
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Barn Owl at sunset, on the North Norfolk coast earlier this week #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #birds

Morning wander and, as the sun came out, a delightful family party of 2 adult & 3 juv Whooper Swans dropped onto Pat's Pool. They stayed a short while before heading off SSW over Old Womans Lane, next stop Welney. Also there, 10 Cattle Egrets too.
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There are nice looking 1w Caspian Gulls and there are less nice looking 1w Caspian Gulls...
Minimum five in this evening, perhaps up to seven (3-5 1w, 1 2w, 1 ad) across the two scrapes plus five Yellow-legged Gulls.
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Stunning views of this Barn Owl at Holme on Sunday evening #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #birds

More roost fun tonight ~ 8 Caspian Gulls (x3 1w, x2 2w, 3 ad), 3 YLGulls (all adults) & 7 Med Gulls (5 ad, 2 1w). Also a Jack Snipe on Whitwell Scrape, 2 juv Curlew Sands + juv Little Stint, a mobile Cattle Egret over the marsh & a GW Egret in to North Foreland to roost.
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Walk from home to Salthouse via East Bank & the Iron Road. An in-off Great Spotted Woodpecker was a tantalising taster for next week (!). Steady movement of Pink-footed Geese west (650 in small groups) + a flock of five Red Kites near Salthouse.
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Another good session on the Pat's Pool gull flock tonight w/ @mcbuckland.bsky.social. Up to a dozen birds noted, all new (a 2w may have been in last night) with 5 or 6 1st winters, 3 2nd winters, 1 "near-adult" & 2 adults. Several Meds & a couple of YLGulls + the 4 G Ibis.
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Snipe having a probe, at Holme on Sunday afternoon #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #birds

Brent Geese from last week's North Norfolk birding 💯🦆

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Loving the Glossy Ibis still ~ tonight they dropped in briefly onto Pat's Pool, in the gllony fading light, at 6.20. They seemed jumpy and after a low pass by a Lesser Black-backed Gull, they whizzed off east.
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Savour the scene larid fans 😁
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Lots of vacant sectors in Norfolk too!
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What an epic late hour of the birding day ~ an exceptional count of 16+ Caspian Gulls onto Pat's Pool (a Cley record) - total was 10 1st winters, 2 2nd winters, 1 3rd winter & 3 adults. Also 5 michahellis & 7 Med Gulls. The 4 Glossy Ibis dropped in around 6.20. Superb 🙂
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A real privilege to spend some time in the company of this Barn Owl at Holme yesterday afternoon #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #birds

To compare and contrast with the Jack Snipe I posted earlier, the much less bobby feeding action of a Common Snipe, at Holme this afternoon #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #birds

Holme is one of my favourite places. Gorgeous day to be out birding. Totted up 77 species for my #BirdTrack list including Lapland Bunting flying west, 2 Grey Phalaropes and three close Poms (2 ad, juv), all west
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Decent gull roost at Titchwell this evening with 600 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 16 Yellow-legged Gulls, 6 Caspian Gulls (5ad, 3cy). Possible adult Baltic Gull - looked the part.
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