What have you seen
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The vole didn't take much notice of us and was happy to continue feeding, that is until, the big lens brigade came crashing in, but as I'd already got nearly 30 pics we just left them to it. Think they are are group of tick box birders
. Glad you have got out and about in our area Blue. We are off to Barleywood next week so a couple of strong easterly winds would bring some rarities to our shores.
I see someone got pics of a spotted Crake in Hornchurch, Essex but I can't find a precise location.
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We missed Strumpshaw this time around, but on the list fornext year. Hoping for a trip in October if weather is good, so might make the east coast one more time this year.
we did see a vole ar Slimbridge earlier this year but no pics.
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OP
Looks like the Crake is at Hornchurch Country Park
When we were at Titchwell earlier this summer, there was not a lot about. When do the winter birds start to arrive, would there be more around in October?
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Agree that it's a great photo,OP. We've only ever seen one Water Vole and that was on one of the weirs on Lathkil Dale, below Monyash, many years ago.
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BM there is a caravan site at Strumpshaw, don't know anything about it except its a few minutes stroll to the RSPB site
http://www.strumpshawsteammuseum.co.uk/camping
Off to Minsmere again today with BIL (in wheelchair)
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6 large birds of prey circling at different altitudes. Think kites as they're meowling.
Loads more geese - easy to identify by noise and formation 😉. Actual variety unknown.
Loving being a Burnham Wick but sad not seen any owls and only seen the hares once 😔
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Thanks OP
Van in for service 2nd Oct and remains of hurricane due 1st week of Oct so second week is looking favourable.
We stayed at Cakes and Ale last time which is near Titchwell. Looked at Sycamore which is just up the road, so another option is welcome if we make it over.
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I thought that the Cake and Ale campsite was close to Minsmere, unless there is another one. I stay at a CL called Fishers Field which is really good and gas 2 hard standings, 2 wet rooms, pub a short stroll away. I will hopefully be staying there sometime in October.
Good trip to Minsmere today, plenty of bearded tit activity and a bittern in flight. Limited where we could go due to a lot of areas not wheelchair friendly.
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How re-assuring that one of us knows what he is talking about,
you are correct, just visited so much to remember it all
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Weather's keeping up to it's usual....rain & rain and more rain!!
Only managed a few hours out on the last couple of days. Have seen the odd Red Kite each day and a Peregrine yesterday. Glad that you're having good viewing conditions.0 -
Decided on a walk from Minsmere and over Dunwich Heath to the Eels Foot pub and back via the sluices, for those that know it. It's a shortish circular walk of about 5 miles.
We popped into a couple of the more accessible hides at Minsmere and were rewarded with sightings of a Juvenile Red Phalarope. This is quite a dizzying spectacle as those that have seen one would agree. The bird keeps going around in circles picking flies off the surface of the water, a bit like watching a dog chasing its tail.
Also saw wonderful Bearded Tits right in front of the Island Hide, and a Cettis Warbler, so a good day was had.
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Some birds joined us for afternoon tea today....
David
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Had a nice day at Minsmere today. Saw a couple of Curlew Sandpipers, a couple of Little Stints, Hobbies catching dragonflies and a beautiful Small Copper butterfly, no bigger then my thumb nail.
The Phalarope seems to have headed on south.
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Walked along the Pembroke Coastal Path eastwards from Martin's Haven. Lots of seals with their pups in the coves, still some skylarks about, and Stonechats calling from the gorse. No Choughs though, unfortunately.
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Can anyone identify which bird these may have come from? They were close together but not necessarily from the same bird. I picked them up whilst we were at Burnham Wick Farm CL which is opposite Wallasey Island if that's any help.
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It seems to be a fabulous year for autumn fruits. These look beautiful.
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