Very Confiding Hoopoe at Kessingland

The draw of the Hoopoe at Kessingland was too much for me today, so popped there this afternoon, well worth it, it was so confiding, pity about the light.

 

 

Cracking Bird !!!!

More of the Lowestoft Red Backed Shrike

I took so many photo's of the Red Backed Shrike at Ness Point still processing them.

 

 

Three Shrikes and not out !!!

3 Shrikes and I'm not out!

 

I decided to give the very confiding 1st winter Red Backed Shrike at Ness Point a look, I had heard how easy it was the photograph, it certainly was, it's the most obliging bird since the Horny Artic Redpoll at Slaughden.

 

 

I checked my phone to see if the Steppe Grey Shrike was still at Burnham Norton, it was so decided to go for it, another confiding bird. All the perching sticks other photographers put in place close had just been removed by the Ranger, on the instruction's of the Land owner, so we all had to rely on natural perches, it still performed fairly well.

We just lucky as that was the last day it was seen in that area.

 

 

Then on Friday a Great Grey Shrike was found at LBO, so popped down to see it, It was a very flighty bird, but after a couple of hours it showed up quite close to me.

 

 

THREE SHRIKES AND STILL IN !!!!

 

Supporting Bird's

couple of Wheatear showing well at LBO

 

 

On Saturday popped down to give Hollesley Marshes RSPB a look, stood on the mound scanning the Scrape (which is looking great, well done Dave!!)

 when this cracking male Stonechat popped up on a bramble very close.

 

 

 

Just to end here is a very distant pic of the very pale headed common Buzzard that was first thought to be a Rough Legged Buzzard at Shingle Street on Friday morning, it was still there on Saturday.

 

 

 

Shingle Street and East Lane Firiday and Saturday

Decided to stay local for Friday, so parked the car at Shingle Street and walked to East Lane, it was a bit windy but sunny, spotted a female Redstart first at Shingle St.

 

 

Also nearby a very confiding Wheatear (of the Greenland race) which at one time used my car as a perch.

 

 

 

 

 

Then on to East Lane on the way found a pair of Stonechats and a Kestrel flew quite close.

 

 

 

At East Lane found another two Wheatear one of the a nice male.

Also at East Lane on Saturday re-found the Male Ring Ouzel, but no pics as it was very flighty and always hiding !