Juvenile Avocet ( Avocet recurvirostra )



Dunlin ( Calidris alpina )





Juvenile Ruff ( Philomachus pugnax )





Young Shelduck ( Tadorna tadorna )





Coot ( Fulica atra )



Hobby ( Falco subbuteo )



Blue Tit ( Cyanistes caerulius )





C0rn Sowthistle ( Sonchus arvensis )









Wild Celery ( Apium graveolens )





Hemp Agrimony ( Eupatorium cannabinum )



Gypsywort ( Licopus europaeus )

and
an
Adult Yellow Legged Gull very early on.

Tag CloudAvocet, Dunlin, Coot, Shelduck, Hobby, CornSowthistle, Landscape, Ruff, Fool'sWaterCress, HempAgrimony, BlueTit

Mixed Flock of Avocet (Avocetta recurvirostra ) & Black Tailed Godwits ( Limosa limosa )













Avocet ( Avocetta recurvirostra ) aerobatics







Ruff ( Calidris pugnax ) & Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa )



Black Tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa )







Caspian Gull - Adult









Caspian Gull - Juvenile ( Larus cachinnans )

Avocets at Cley 03/08/17 from Mike Ball on Vimeo.

Tag CloudBlacktailedGodwit, Ruff, Avocet, CaspianGull

And the sun came out after a very grey early morning.






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Scything the mud.

Avocet ( Avocetta recurvirostra )





Black Tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa )







Ruff (



Growing up is hard to do.

Mum! Where's my food??



Come on mum.
Get it yourself.



And the temper tantrum ensued.













Black Headed Gull ( Larus ridibundus )



Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo )



Ringed Plover ( Charadrius hiaticula )



Walking down the beach towards Thornham a creek stops one going all the way.
But following the edge of the creek as it turns back towards Titchwell; this wonderful sight appeared in front of me.
Immediately they began to scamper back towards the water.
Thankfully, all it took was to stop and kneel down.
Still visible to them as you can see from the photograph above but enough for them to hold fast.
Gradually they calmed, realising I was going to go any further towards them.
Well, only a little after about fifteen minutes of stillness so I could get clearer pictures.

They continued in their sunbathing and gradually made their way back up the bank to lie on the vegetation.

One or two kept a watchful eye
but sunbathing was the order of day.
Except for one younger one who preferred to splash about in the shallows.

Managed to retire after about an hour without further disturbance.























After about an hour, retired to leave them to their day.

Common Seal ( Phoca vitulina )













Insignificant little plant on the side of the track, but so beautiful.





Hedge Parsley ( Torilis arvensis )





The vertebrae of a dead ?

Avocet280717-10 from Mike Ball on Vimeo.

Tag CloudLandscape, CommonSeal, Avocet, Ruff, BlacktailedGodwit, BlackHeadedGull

Avocet ( Avoceta recurvirostra )



Black Headed Gull ( Larus ridibundus )



Shelduck ( Tadorna tadorna )



Greylag ( Anser anser )



Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis )



Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa )

Caspian Gull
Little Ringed Plover
Yellow Legged Gull
Spotted Redshank
Bittern
Marsh Harrier

Tag CloudShelduck, BlacktailedGodwit, BlackHeadedGull, Avocet, Greylag, Goldfinch

Avocet ( Recurvirostra avocetta )





Marmalade Hoverfly ( Episyrphus balteatus )









Chicory ( Cichorium intybus )






Field Bindweed ( Convolvulus arvensis )



Meadow Pipit ( Anthus pratensis )







Grass Leaved Orache ( Atriplex littoralis )









Common Orache ( Atriplex patula )





Redshank ( Tringa totanus )



Salt Marsh Rush ( Juncus gerardii )



Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia )









Common Sea Lavender ( Limonium vulgare )



Sea Milkwort ( Glaux marítima )





Sea Purslane ( Halimione portulacoides )







Greater Sea Spurrey ( Spergularia media )









White Mellilot ( Melilotus albus )



Ribbed Mellilot ( Melilotus officinalis )

Tag CloudAvocet, MeadowPipit, SeaPurslane, Chicory, FieldBindweed, Redshank, SandMartin, SeaLavender, SeaMilkwort

Just breathtaking today.



















Redshank ( Tringa totanus ) piping in the flooded creeks near the fishing boats at high tide.



Shoveller ( Anas clypeata )





One bird moved from the nest.









The partner settled on the nest.



But something wasn't quite right.







Settling down but is still wasn't quite right.









Aah. Now we're there.









Avocet ( recurvirostra avocetta )









Sea Campion ( Silene uniflora )









Sea Kale ( Crambe marítima )







Horned Poppy in bud ( Glaucium flavum )



























Mating Oystercatchers







Oystercatcher ( Haematopus longirostris )





Ringed Plover ( Charadrius hiatacula )









Thrift ( Armeria marítima )








The Bouy at the point.



Shellduck ( Tadorna tadorna )



Desiccated Hare











The tide line














Sea Spurge ( Euphorbia paralias )



Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus )

Tag CloudLandscape, Avocet, Oystercatcher, SeaKale, Redshank, Shoveller, SeaCampion, RingedPlover, Thrift , SeaSandwort, Shellduck, Kestrel, SeaSpurge, Tideline, HornedPoppy

Preening in the early morning sunlight.



Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola )



Avocet ( Recurvirostra avosetta )











Sand Martins ( Riparia riparia )

Cleaning out the nests ready for laying.









Sea Milkwort ( Glaux maritima )





Meadow Pipit ( Anthus pratensis )

Tag CloudStonechat, SandMartin, Avocet, MeadowPipit