Tawny Owl Holme 24 October

Another raptor surprise in the form of a Tawny Owl in front of the Pines at Holme

Osprey 22 October

Another year tick in the form of a surprise Osprey visiting fishing lakes south of Downham Market, seen plunging into the water several times !!

And some more at Holme ....

Bearded Tit Holme 16th October

Redpolls Bearded Tits and a Great White Egret Snettisham 13th October

2 of 3 Bearded Tits ringed at Snettisham 13 October.

2 redpolls ringed 13th October

An impressive selection out of the nets was trumped by a Great White Egret that did a slow and elegant fly past before dipping down out of view in the direction of Ken Hill Marsh. A site first !

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Meanwhile back in the Bedford Garden ...

21 September. Reeed warbler. Not a rare bird but not the usual garden visitor either, with at least 2 previous records. Not to be completely eclipsed by the Norfolk coast my wanderings at Priory in eqarly september did produce an extremely obliging Black tern, my only Beds sightings of Spotted Flycatcher and Whinchat and up to 4 Hunting hobbies

House Sparrow 21 September

Swallow photographed at Heacham on 3 August

Stonechat and Redpoll Holme

Stonechat 12 October

Great spotted Woodpecker 11th October

Redpoll 11th October

11 October Common Seal Snettisham

A good display from the waders displaced by the high tide was rounded off with a posing common seal, a Short eared Owl that flew in from the sea, 5 Little stints on the lagoons and a single wheatear in the grass.