Red Breasted Flycatcher Leagrave 24 November

A pleasant November surprise.Showing very well but the only Shot I managed to snatch of a very mobile bird

Steppe Shrike in Lincs and a surprise Phalarope in Beds 14/15 October

Steppe Grey Shrike Lincs. 15th October. An amazingly tame bird flying to the feet of it's admirers.

Twite. A bonus bird that perched on the seawall in very windy conditions, with a ringhtail Harrier gliding over the marsh



Grey Phalarope Radwell Beds 14th October. Missing and possibly gpone when I arrived to look for it, but appearing out of nowhere after an hour.

Anothe Grey Shrike.. and a couple of obliging Stonechats at Holme

A very obliging pair of STONECHATS in the Dunes behind the Observatory. Highlight of the previous day had been a fabulous Tawny OWL roosting in a tree at Snettisham sheltering from heavy rain - sitting at a perfect height for the car's headlights. All the more pleasing as the last TAWNY I had seen on the same road had been 1 lying dead in the road.

Great Grey Shrike Holme DUNES 7TH AND 8TH November. Visits to a very windswept HEACHAM produced a Black Redstart, but no further sign of the Shrike.

Green Heron in Kent and a classic late fall in Norfolk ....

After an impressive fall of Redstarts and Flycatchers - and a wryneck or two - earlier in the year , a stunning October fall of crests along the Norfolk coast contained not only Firecrests, but also some superb Pallas's Warblers ........ A long arranged trip down to Kent meant a slight detour to take in the unbelievably confiding Green Heron, only to find a Grey Phalarope waiting for me at Dungeness. With the Wilson's Phalarope at Cley and the Red Necked at Titchwell, a Phalarope Hat trick this year !

3rd November.Grey Phalarope at the patch. Dungeness. a nice bonus after coming away from the Heron,


3rd November.Green Heron Hythe Kent. An incredibly confiding Bird. Such a shame the light was so poor. the pictures don't do the bird justice !!!

1st November.Black Bellied Dipper Glandford Norfolk. A case of fortunate timing as the bird showed nicely as we arrived ,but then dissappeared for the remainder of the afternoon.

Pallas's warbler 30th October Holme. After years without seeing Pallas's, like busses thet arrive en masse !!!! At least 3 birds present and 2 ringed approximately an hour apart. Firecrest and Woodcock also ringed at Holme

29 October.Peregrine at Lynn Docks

27 October Great Grey Shrike Heacham Norfolk . Turning into a long stayer with a chance of over-wintering? See previous posts for more images of the same bird.