A visit to Rutland Water for Long-billed Dowitcher and Red-necked Grebe. Both were seen as well as a couple of Smew.
Long-billed Dowitcher
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Norfolk 27/2/2016
A nice day out in Norfolk. Started the day in Thetford Forest where I saw Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and 2 Goshawk at one site and then a Great Grey Shrike at Grimes Graves. I then went up to the coast and saw Lapland Buntings at Blakeney and Snow Buntings at Cley.
Hawfinch & Green-winged Teal
Started the day at Bramfield a nice little village in Hertfordshire where I saw a Hawfinch in the churchyard. It was then of to Daventry Country Park for a Green-winged Teal which was in the Grit Trap area.
Norfolk
Great day in Norfolk. Best bird was the Pallid Harrier seen at Roydon Common late afternoon, my 4th attempt to see this bird. Also saw the Golden Pheasant at Wolferton, Water Rail and 3 Shorelark at Titchwell and the Ferruginous Duck at Holkham. The dead Sperm Whale was still at Old Hunstanton.
Penduline Tits & Slimbridge WWT
First stop was Brockworth near Gloucester where I saw the two Penduline Tits at the Horsbere Flood Alleviation Pool. Slimbridge WWT was the next stop where there were 1000’s of birds including Bewick Swans, White-fronted Geese, 100’s of Pintail, 2 Scaup and many other wintering wildfowl.
Jupiter
A crap photo of Jupiter and 3 of its Moons which was easily visible near our Moon in the night sky this week.
Black-necked Grebe
A quick visit to Scarborough to see the 2 Black-necked Grebes. There was also a Shag here and a nice sunset.
Danny’s Masters Graduation
23/1/2016 Danny’s Graduation Day at the University of York.
Fen Drayton & Welney
I went to Fen Drayton hoping to see the Serin’s that have been there recently but unfortunately did not see them. There was a Short-eared Owl there however which was nice to see. I also managed to photograph a Goldcrest. I then went to Welney and saw both Whooper and Bewick Swans.
David Bowie
David Bowie RIP
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