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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

Back in the Game…

Posted on June 4, 2018 by hootbot

The relative failure of last year’s home birding meant I was pretty upset that I’d only managed to get 163 species onto my UK yearlist. My target every year is to at least beat my worst ever total – that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #my200birdyear, Amwell, avocet, birds, Birdwatching, bittern, box hill, Bramfield, Brent Goose, Bullfinch, connaught water, Dartford Warbler, Dunlin, eagle pond, epping forest, Essex, fairlop, Goldcrest, goldeneye, goosander, green sandpiper, Grey Partridge, Hertfordshire, horned lark, jack snipe, lesser redpoll, little bunting, Little Egret, Little Owl, london, London Wetland Centre, marsh tit, newlands corner, ornithology, peregrine, photography, Rainham Marshes, regents park, Sanderling, serin, shoeburyness, Shorelark, Smew, snaresbrook, staines reservoir, Stonechat, Surrey, thursley common, Turnstone, two tree island, Walthamstow, Walthamstow Reservoirs, walthamstow wetlands, water rail, woking | 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

Spring Update

Posted on June 4, 2016 by hootbot

Spring has been very rewarding this year. After we returned from Wales the birds started to arrive, and we’ve even got ourselves a life tick – and one from this year’s list of five targets, no less. Firstly, it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arctic Tern, Birding, birds, Blackcap, Bramfield, buzzard, Chiffchaff, claybury, common sandpiper, Common Tern, common whitethroat, fairlop, Fox, garganey, Green Woodpecker, Hobby, lesser whitethroat, little gull, Little Ringed Plover, lockwood reservoir, Marsh Harrier, ornithology, owls, peregrine, photo, photography, Pied Flycatcher, Rainham Marshes, red fox, red-crested pochard, Redshank, redstart, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, regents park, RSPB, russia dock, Sanderling, Sedge Warbler, short-eared owl, Sparrowhawk, staines moor, stave hill, Stock Dove, stocker's lake, Stonechat, tottenham, tottenham marshes, Waders, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Wheatear, whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Wren | 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

Time for a Birding Post…

Posted on March 4, 2014 by hootbot

I started the year talking about the photography equipment I take birding, so it’s about time I went over the various days out Jem and I have had during the last two months. It started with a sunny day out … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged avocet, Aylesbeare Common, Bar-tailed Godwit, Birding, birds, Black-tailed Godwit, blue tit, Bowling Green Marsh, Brent Goose, buzzard, Bystock, Chiffchaff, Cirl Bunting, Coal Tit, Coromorant, Dartford Warbler, Dawlish, Dawlish Warren, Devon, Dunlin, Exe Estuary, Exeter, Exminster Marshes, Exmouth, Fieldfare, Gitzo, Goldcrest, Golden Plover, Goldfinch, Great Northern Diver, Great Spotted Woodpecker, great tit, Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Greenshank, Grey Plover, Grey Wagtail, gulls, kestrel, Knot, Labrador Bay, lesser redpoll, Linnet, Mistle Thrush, mute swan, naturetrek, ornithology, Oystercatcher, photo, photography, Pied Wagtail, Rainham Marshes, raven, Red-breasted Merganser, Redshank, Redwing, Reed Bunting, robin, RSPB, Sanderling, Scoter, Shag, skylark, Slavonian Grebe, Snipe, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Spotted Redshank, staines moor, Stock Dove, Stonechat, Turnstone, Waders, Water Pipit | 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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Back in the Game…

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