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

 

 

 

Case of Hind Red Deer shows Stag how to do it better!!

Friday morning as driving into Minsmere decided to see if the Big Stag was in same field as the day before.

Well he was not, but a young Stag was trying his luck with the ladies

These next shots show him mounting a Hind, afterwards she mounted him very unusual!!

" NOW THATS THE WAY I LIKE IT TRY A BIT HARDER NEXT TIME !!!"

NOW IS THATS BETTER !!!!
 

Windy Day in Suffolk

Decided to go to Minsmere today as it forecasted rain, I was the only person in the Island Mere hide at first, I could not believe my luck when a OTTER popped right out of the water in front of the hide.

Spotted one of the GREAT WHITE EGRET in the distance, then a couple came into the hide saying that they had been watching a large stag in the field right beside the road, so I rushed to the spot and there he was in the corner of the field so I set myself up at the gate and managed to get a few photos.

Look away Children!!!

 

He mated with 2 more after this

 

Then popped to Bawdsey and you could hardly stand against the wind, but managed to get some photos of some LONG TAILED TIT's at East Lane.

 

 

 

 

On the way home spotted this TURTLE DOVE drinking out of a puddle

 

 

 

 

That ended a Great Day!!!

 

SIBERIAN STONECHAT at Trimley Marshes

Well Trimley Marshes has come up trumps yet again, this time a SIBERIAN STONECHAT. As you all know it's a very very long walk to get to Trimley Marshes, well it was well worth it!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supporting cast

Record shot of a Great looking

PECTORAL SANDPIPER