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The Missing Year

Posted on May 19, 2018 by hootbot

I didn’t update my blog at all in 2017, and there are two reasons for this. Firstly, during the first half of the year I was just a bit lazy. I fully intended to update my blog as normal, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aquatic warbler, arctic warbler, Barn Owl, barred warbler, bee-eater, biaowieza, biebrza, bison, bittern, Black-necked Grebe, black-winged stilt, bluethroat, brambling, Bullfinch, buzzard, Caspian Gull, citrine wagtail, Cley, collared flycatcher, common sandpiper, corncrake, crossbill, cuckoo, Curlew, curlew sandpiper, Dartford Warbler, dipper, elmley marshes, firecrest, forest of dean, Goldcrest, goosander, goshawk, great grey shrike, Great White Egret, green sandpiper, Greenshank, grey-headed woodpecker, hawfinch, Hobby, jack snipe, Kingfisher, lesser spotted eagle, Little Egret, Little Owl, Little Stint, mandarin, marsh warbler, montagu's harrier, naturetrek, Norfolk, Penduline Tit, peregrine, photography, poland, Pygmy Owl, red-backed shrike, red-breasted flycatcher, red-necked grebe, red-necked phalarope, Redshank, Ring Ouzel, river warbler, rosefinch, ruff, sheppey, short-eared owl, spotted eagle, spotted flycatcher, Spotted Redshank, Stiffkey, Stonechat, tawny owl, temminck's stint, three-toed woodpecker, thrush nightingale, Titchwell, Walthamstow Reservoirs, walthamstow wetlands, whimbrel, whinchat, whiskered tern, white stork, white-backed woodpecker, White-tailed Eagle, white-winged tern, Wryneck, Yellow Wagtail, yellow-browed warbler, yellowhammer | Leave a comment

Review of the Year – 2016

Posted on January 9, 2017 by hootbot

January The year began well, with days out at Rainham for Marsh Harriers and Short-eared Owls, Thursley Common for Great Grey Shrike and Dartford Warbler (and a surprise Red Kite floating past Dev’s flat in Woking), Strumpshaw Fen for Marsh … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aberystwyth, alpine chough, aragon, ashdown forest, Barn Owl, beachy head, bearded tit, birds, Black Kite, Black Redstart, blue rock thrush, booted eagle, Bramfield, buzzard, Caspian Gull, ceredigion, chough, citril finch, common sandpiper, corn bunting, crested lark, Crested Tit, crossbill, crowned mantis, Curlew, curlew sandpiper, Dunlin, eagle owl, eastbourne, egyptian vulture, Fieldfare, Glossy Ibis, goosander, Grasshopper Warbler, green sandpiper, Griffon Vulture, hawfinch, Hen Harrier, hen harrier day, Hobby, honey buzzard, hoopoe, Ibex, jack snipe, lammergeier, lesser whitethroat, Little Owl, london, marmot, Marsh Harrier, marsh tit, mid-wales birdwatching, naturetrek, Norfolk, nuthatch, owls, peregrine, photography, Pied Flycatcher, purple heron, purple sandpiper, pyrenean chamois, pyrenees, rainham, raven, red kite, Red-legged Partridge, red-throated diver, redstart, Redwing, Reed Warbler, rock bunting, rock thrush, rosefinch, RSPB, ruislip lido, russia dock, rye harbour, Rye Meads, Sanderling, Scaup, scops owl, short-eared owl, snettisham, Spain, Sparrowhawk, spotted flycatcher, staines moor, Stonechat, strumpshaw fen, thekla lark, Treecreeper, twite, Waders, wales, Wallasea Island, wallcreeper, Walthamstow, Walthamstow Marshes, Walthamstow Reservoirs, wells-next-the-sea, western cattle egret, western orphean warbler, western subalpine warbler, Wheatear, whinchat, whitethroat, wicken fen, yellow-browed warbler, yellowhammer, ynys-hir | Leave a comment

Norfolk

Posted on October 22, 2016 by hootbot

Very late with this update, but I’ve been busy putting together a large-format kit, and there have been a number of prior engagements that have taken my time up too, but here goes… Since the last update which ended with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arctic skua, astrophotography, autumn, Bar-tailed Godwit, Barn Owl, beeston bump, Birdwatching, Black-tailed Godwit, blakeney, Brent Goose, buzzard, Caspian Gull, Cley, Curlew, Dunlin, Gannet, Garden Warbler, Goldcrest, Golden Plover, Greenshank, Grey Plover, Hobby, jay, Knot, Little Egret, Little Stint, london, Marsh Harrier, milky way, Norfolk, ornithology, Oystercatcher, peregrine, photo, photography, Pied Flycatcher, pink-footed goose, red kite, Redshank, ringed plover, ruff, Sanderling, sandwich tern, sheringham, short-eared owl, snettisham, Spoonbill, spotted flycatcher, Spotted Redshank, Stiffkey, Stonechat, timelapse, Titchwell, Treecreeper, Turnstone, wader, Waders, Walthamstow, Walthamstow Reservoirs, wells, wells woods, wells-next-the-sea, Wheatear, whinchat, Willow Warbler, woodberry wetlands, yellow-browed warbler | Leave a comment

Norfolk in July

Posted on August 30, 2015 by hootbot

Jem and I have now been to Norfolk several times over the last two or three years, but it’s always been in the autumn or winter. This time we decided to give it a go in summer, so we booked … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged avocet, Bar-tailed Godwit, Barn Owl, bittern, Black-tailed Godwit, Cley, curlew sandpiper, Dartford Warbler, Dunlin, grayling, holt, honey buzzard, kelling heath, kestrel, Kingfisher, lakenheath, Linnet, Marsh Harrier, mediterranean gull, nightjar, Norfolk, painted lady, red kite, Reed Warbler, RSPB, ruff, sandwich tern, Sedge Warbler, Stone-curlew, Stonechat, Titchwell, Tree Pipit, Turnstone, weeting heath, wells-next-the-sea, whitethroat, wildlife trusts, yellowhammer | Leave a comment

Review of the Year – 2014

Posted on January 7, 2015 by hootbot

A few days late, but it’s time for my review of 2014. During the year there was one trip abroad – finally getting to Finland after several years of trying to get out there – and three in the UK: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amwell, ashdown forest, Birding, birds, Bramfield, Broxbourne, Devon, Dungeness, Finland, London Wetland Centre, Norfolk, Pagham Harbour, Rainham Marshes, richmond park, Rye Meads, staines moor, Thurrock Thameside, Tices Meadow, Walthamstow Marshes, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Wanstead Flats, Waterworks Reserve, Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Norfolk

Posted on December 4, 2014 by hootbot

Well, we got there eventually! We arrived in Wells on the Thursday afternoon in the gloom, but after we’d settled into our room at the guesthouse Jem and I decided to go for a walk down by the harbour. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged avocet, Bar-tailed Godwit, Barn Owl, bearded tit, Birding, birds, Black-tailed Godwit, blackbird, Brent Goose, buzzard, Cley, Common Scoter, Curlew, Dunlin, Fieldfare, Goldcrest, Golden Plover, Hen Harrier, Holkham, kestrel, Kingfisher, Knot, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Norfolk, ornithology, peregrine, photo, photography, pink-footed goose, Pintail, red kite, red-crested pochard, Red-legged Partridge, Redshank, Redwing, Reed Bunting, rough-legged buzzard, RSPB, ruff, salthouse, Sanderling, Scoter, skylark, Slavonian Grebe, Snipe, snow bunting, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Stiffkey, surf scoter, teal, thornham, Titchwell, Treecreeper, Turnstone, twite, Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, wells, wells-next-the-sea, Wigeon, woodcock | Leave a comment

Mayday Weekend

Posted on May 28, 2014 by hootbot

Before I talk about our long-awaited trip to Finland, I’ll post about a great little weekend we had right at the beginning of the month. May began with the decision to get up early on a Saturday morning and go … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Birding, birds, Blackcap, Bullfinch, buzzard, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Common Tern, cuckoo, Damselfly, Garden Warbler, Great Ouse, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Grey Heron, gulls, Hobby, kestrel, King's Lynn, Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit, Nor, Norfolk, ornithology, photo, photography, Point Green, Red-legged Partridge, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, skylark, Staines, staines moor, Swallow, whitethroat | Leave a comment

Review of the Year – 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by hootbot

Well, 2013 has been quite a year! Two main birding holidays, plus four smaller weekend trips in the UK, and Jem and I have also managed to find some interesting species and some spectacular sights on various day-trips around and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andalucia, Birding, birds, David Lindo, Eagles, london, London Wetland Centre, naturetrek, new forest, Norfolk, ornithology, owls, Rainham Marshes, raptors, RSPB, Rye Meads, Serbia, somerset levels, Spain, sparrowhawks, urban birder, Vultures, warblers | Leave a comment

Autumn Birding and a Norfolk Weekend.

Posted on November 8, 2013 by hootbot

Since the Andalucia trip, Jem and I have done a lot of local birding in and around London, and then we returned to Norfolk for our second visit of the year with the Bird ID Company. The Autumn migration hasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds, blue tit, Brown Hare, buzzard, Cley, Common Scoter, Gannet, Golden Plover, Grey Partridge, gulls, Holkham, kensington gardens, kestrel, Little Stint, Marsh Harrier, Med Gull, Norfolk, Norwich, Norwich Cathedral, ornithology, photo, photography, Rainham Marshes, Regent's Canal, RSPB, Rye Meads, Sanderling, Shorelark, Sparrowhawk, Titchwell, Waders, Wimbledon Common | Leave a comment

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The Missing Year

Review of the Year – 2016

Norfolk

Norfolk in July

Review of the Year – 2014

Norfolk

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Review of the Year – 2013

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