Another Great Week part two

Popped down to Shingle Street for SEO's but not sign.

But in the mist spotted a BARN OWL perch on the hay bales

 

 

The decided to check out the beach for birds, got half way to East Lane when I spotted two late WHEATEAR's

 

 

Then I made my way back to my car and started to rain when I spotted a STONECHAT a hard to find bird in Suffolk this year.

 

Now lets see what the Strong winds forecasted for Sunday night brings in !!

 

 

 

Another Great Week part one

I could not believe my luck popped to Shingle Street on Thursday morning two

 SHORT EARED OWLS hunting together.

Also a female BLACKCAP feeding on blackberries

 

Also a WHEATEAR  on beach

 

 

 

 

On Friday went again to Lynford for

TWO BARRED CROSSBILLS

Record shot only

 

 

Fantastic Saturday at Bawdsey and Shingle Street

Last Saturday turned out to be a fantastic day for me first at Bawdsey with Mark Cornish.

 20+ Ring Ouzel's, 40+ Redwing, 2 Fieldfare and too many Song Thrushes to count!!

Only managed to get a few pics of RING OUZEL's

 

these two hiding

 

Then Suffolk Bins texted that a

 GREAT GREY SHRIKE had been found at Shingle Street so off I went and found it

 

 

 

 

RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL, PALLAS WARBLER and SHORE LARK

Well this week turned up three life ticks for me!!

 

First at Sizewell a RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL which was very hard to photograph, never staying still the main reason for this was 2 Robin's giving him a hard time.

 

Then at Landguard a SHORE LARK

 

 

 

 

Went back today and in the rain his horns were showing

 

Before rain

 

 

Then on Friday Eddie and I were on the way to Sizewell when Suffolk Bins texted about a

 PALLAS WARBLER at Minsmere just past the Sluice bushes, so we diverted there were we found it with the help of John Grant