Strumpshaw Fen RSPB

I Went to Fen hide for a few hours as rain stopped
was hopping for a water pipit but strimming was going on around the area
3 marsh harriers a kingfisher came through cetti's stonechat reed bunting
3 Chinese water deer feeding.

R9 on this marsh Harrier

Chinese water deer

 Kingfisher

 reed bunting & stonechat

Winterton North Dunes

I had a hour and a half before Hospital
walked the North dunes to the east pool.
Walking the Dunes looking at the sea with not
a lot moving a short eared Owl came out of the long
grass in front of me as I moved to where it landed
I could see a Buzzard in a died tree so went that way
instead. As I lay down then moved to it slowly snapping away.
 The short-eared owl came along chasing it away
over the next dune. The Great grey Shrike was still
in that area time short went home.

Juv Rough-legged Buzzard

 Short-eared Owl

 Great grey Shrike

Caister Siberian Stonechat

After the Seal count this morning and a Rough-legged Buzzard
 in off the sea.
I headed to Caister on sea to try and see the Siberian Stonechat
seeing if favour the edge of the golf course getting good views
most of the time I sat down in the end and let it come to me
witch it did in the end down to 30ft by sitting and waiting it feed
with 2 common stonechats moving the hole length of the area
from life boat station to Caravan park.

Siberian Stonechat

 Peach rump

 Black under wing

 White on tip of tail

Winterton North Dunes 20/10/15

first thing to see at the totem pole
was a Great Grey shrike then a text from Barry
to let me now a Rough-legged Buzzard went over his head
watched one from a high dune over the estate Barry got on a second one
as they drifted in land 5 Common Buzzards came out the wood.
Kestrel Sparrow hawk Merlin in the area a quick sea watch
saw 3 Goosanders go north Wigeon and a great crested grebe.

Rough-legged Buzzard

 Great Grey Shrike

 Common Buzzard

 Goosander

Well's next the sea

This was my 5th time trying for the Blyth Reed Warbler
over 10 hours looking Yes what a good filling to watch it creep
through the bushes in front of a small crowd then 20 min's later.
I relocated it just wouldn't poss for a photo.
saw the Hume's and a Firecrest more chiff chaff's around today
nice Treecreeper.

Weybourne Olive-backed Pipit

headed to Weybourne for 11.30am
watching the pipit feeding for over 2 hours
in the same area even at 15ft away you can still
lose sight of it Camo was so good.

 

 

 

 

Beeston morning then Winterton Valley

Me & Tim went to see the Isabelline Shrike at Beeston common
as we arrived it was on show for all to see.
Early afternoon I went to Winterton Valley south Dunes loads of Goldcrests
and robins saw 2 Ring Ouzels 7 Redwings dropped in.

 Isabelline Shrike

Ring Ouzel

Goldcrest

Great Grey Shrike

Saw the Horsey Great Grey Shrike
200m in to Horsey at Winterton side
this meant I can see it from Winterton moving along the fence line
eating from the ground then back on the posts

Trip to Spurn today

Spurn point

With some of the Next G birders
The walking is hard can't keep up with these young ones.
first new bird is the Citrine wagtail show so well on second go
as it flow off before I got their then came back to in front of the hide
walk the triangle saw some Yellow -Browed warblers with one in the hand
at Spurn bird Ops.
In the afternoon a Arctic Warbler was ringed and Released got to see it shown
to all their. Then a Little Bunting was found then court and ringed shown at all
their again back to the church looking at YBW and Goldcrest & chiff chaffs then Home.

 Citrine Wagtail

 Arctic Warbler

 Little Bunting

 Yellow-browed Warbler

Lapland Bunting north Dunes Winterton

Started late
6 pheasants moving out of the Dunes small group of 4 Goldcrest
2 Lapland buntings near totem pole marsh harrier over wood
kestrel & Buzzard about meadow pipits an Wheatear in dunes
east pool 7 Lesser redpoll reed bunting 3 stonechat with a redstart more
pipits 2 more Lapland bunting feeding north of highest Dunes..

Pheasant

 Wheatear

 Lapland Bunting

Redstart