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Norfolk

Posted on November 14, 2020 by hootbot

As October came around, so did our annual trip to Norfolk. Day One We went up by train as usual, via Cambridge to Kings Lynn, and then got the bus across the coast to Wells. After settling in we went … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged avocet, Bar-tailed Godwit, bearded tit, birdtour, Black-tailed Godwit, blackbird, Blackcap, blakeney, blue tit, brambling, Brent Goose, buzzard, cattle egret, Cetti's Warbler, cettis warbler, chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Cley, Coal Tit, Curlew, Dunlin, Fieldfare, friary hills, Gannet, godwit, Goldcrest, Golden Plover, great egret, great tit, Great White Egret, Green Woodpecker, Greenshank, Grey Partridge, grey phalarope, Grey Plover, Guillemot, Holkham, hooded merganser, jack snipe, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Little Stint, long-tailed tit, Marsh Harrier, mediterranean gull, Norfolk, Oystercatcher, peregrine, pink-footed goose, Pintail, Razorbill, red kite, Red-breasted Merganser, red-throated diver, Redshank, Redwing, Ring Ouzel, ruff, Sanderling, sheringham, siskin, Song Thrush, Spoonbill, Stiffkey, stiffkey fen, stone curlew, Stone-curlew, Stonechat, thornham, Titchwell, Turnstone, walsey hills, warham greens, water rail, water shrew, wells woods, wells-next-the-sea, whinchat, yellow-browed warbler, yellowhammer | Leave a comment

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

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

Return to Finland

Posted on July 20, 2015 by hootbot

Yikes. I’ve neglected my blog, and now I’ve got loads of stuff stacked up. Time clear the backlog… In May of 2014 Jem and I went on Birdfinders’ 4-day owl tour to Finland. Overall it was a great birding tour, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barn Owl, Birdfinders, Black Grouse, Black Kite, black woodpecker, black-throated diver, bluethroat, bohemian waxwing, Bullfinch, capercaillie, Common Crane, eagle, Fieldfare, Finland, Finnature, garganey, goshawk, Great Grey Owl, Hawk Owl, hazel grouse, hazelhen, kuusamo, muskrat, Oulu, owls, Pied Flycatcher, Pygmy Owl, red-necked grebe, Redwing, ruff, rustic bunting, short-eared owl, siberian jay, siberian tit, siskin, Smew, Sparrowhawk, Tengmalm's Owl, three-toed woodpecker, Ural Owl, waxwing, whinchat, White-tailed Eagle, woodcock | 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

If the Holiday’s Cancelled…

Posted on October 24, 2014 by hootbot

…do it yourself. Jem and I had booked to return to Norfolk so that we could see the ‘Wader Spectacular’ at Snettisham for the first time. Sadly, I got a phone call from Marcus (he’s taken the tour company over … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aldershot, bearded tit, Birding, birds, Bramfield, buzzard, Cetti's Warbler, common sandpiper, cormorant, David Lindo, Dungeness, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great White Egret, Green Woodpecker, Grey Heron, Grey Wagtail, gulls, Hertford, Hertfordshire, Hobby, jay, kestrel, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit, Mistle Thrush, ornithology, peregrine, photo, photography, Pintail, red kite, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, RSPB, ruff, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, staines moor, Stonechat, Swallow, Tices Meadow, Walthamstow Reservoirs, whinchat, Wigeon, Wormwood Scrubs | Leave a comment

Finland (part 1 of 3)

Posted on June 18, 2014 by hootbot

The problem with moving flat is that it takes up valuable blogging time! Jem and I have just moved, and with all the kerfuffle that goes along with that my Finland report has had to be put on the back-burner. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arctic Hare, Arctic Tern, Birdfair, Birdfinders, Birding, birds, Black Grouse, Black-tailed Godwit, Brown Hare, Common Tern, Crested Tit, Dotterel, Finland, Finnature, Great Grey Owl, Helsinki, Little Tern, Marsh Harrier, ornithology, Ortolan Bunting, Osprey, Oulu, Owl, owls, photo, photography, Pied Flycatcher, ruff, short-eared owl, Slavonian Grebe, Tengmalm's Owl, Ural Owl, Water Vole, waxwing, Wood Sandpiper, Wryneck, Yellow Wagtail | Leave a comment

The New Forest

Posted on March 9, 2013 by hootbot

Jem and I decided to go for a three-day guided birding trip to the New Forest through Naturetrek. I’d used Naturetrek twice before – both for trips to Sweden – so I was confident it would be a good trip. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds, bittern, brockenhurst, buzzard, goshawk, green-winged teal, hampshire, hawfinch, lesser redpoll, lyndhurst, marsh tit, new forest, nuthatch, owls, photography, raven, Redshank, robin, romsey, ruff, Snipe, waxwing | Leave a comment

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