Juvenile Redshank ( Tringa totanus )



Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia )





Black Tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa )











Lapwing ( Vanellus vanellus )

and
a
Curlew Sandpiper
Dunlin
Knot

Tag CloudLapwing, BlacktailedGodwit, Greenshank, RedShank

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.






Avocet-280717

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

Juvenile Shelduck ( Tadorna tadorna )



Freshly minted young Sedge Warbler







Adult Sedge Warbler still feeding young ( Acrocephalus schoenobaenus )



Marsh Harrier - Juvenile ( Circus aeruginosus )







Black Tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa )







Pernnial Sow Thistle ( Sonchus arvensis )





Mugwort ( Artemesia vulgaris )









Gypsywort ( Lycopus europaeus )





Common Orache ( Atriplex patula )












Parsley Water Dropwort ? ( Oenanthe lachenallii )

Little Stint
Common Sandpiper
Dunlin
Spotted Redshank
Yellow Legged Gull
Green Sandpiper
Oystercatcher
Mediterranean Gull

Tag CloudBlacktailedGodwit, Shelduck, MarshHarrier, PerennialSowThistle, CommonOrache, SedgeWarbler, Landscape

Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta )



Black Tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa )

















Amazing. All that effort for a tiddler.






Heron ( Ardea cinerea )

Caspian Gull
Yellow Legged Gulls
Mediterranean Gulls

Tag CloudLittleEgret, Landscape, GreyHeron, BlacktailedGodwit

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

Whinchat on the telephone wires













Not the best photographs but an Elk nonetheless. Just pleased to see one. Brilliant. ( Cervus canadensis )











Scot's Pine - cones ( Pinus sylvestris )



Ling on a cold and frosty morning. ( Calluna vulgaris )



?



Bog Rosemary ( Andromeda polifolia )





Great Grey Shrike ( Lanius excubitor )

also

Tree Pipit
Redshank
Snipe
Black Tailed Godwit





Much more moist at this end of the mire.



Fantastic breeding Black Tailed Godwit.

Flying overhead calling.



and
a

Two syllable burst

BTG-1305171


Just down the road out of the park in a glade





Pied Flycatcher ( Ficedula hypoleuca )

also

Redstart

Tag CloudLandscape, BlacktailedGodwit, GreatGreyShrike, Scot'sPine, LingHeather, Elk