Siberian Visitors, Gannets in Action and a few Bugs.

Shore Lark, Blyth 

 

The past few weeks have been exceptionally busy, bird wise. I've added so many new birds to my year list. White-winged Tern, Yellow-browed Warblers, Pallas' Warbler(s), Raddes Warbler, Dusky Warbler, Olive-backed Pipit, Richard's Pipit(s), Red-flanked Bluetail(s), Little Bunting, Shore Lark, Bluethroat, Wryneck, White-rumped Sandpiper (also a Northumbrian tick), Siberian Stonechat, Isabelline Shrike, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Hume's Leaf Warbler and the odd Great Grey Shrike. No wonder I feel tired! Loads of great birds but hardly a photograph worth a damn.

 

Here are some of them, plus a "few" videos. There are also some bugs & Gannet in Action pics.

 

Let's start in Norfolk

 female Redstart, Great Yarmouth Cemetery

Goldcrests, Titchwell. How many have you seen???

Isabelline Shrike, Beeston Common

Yellow-browed Warbler, Gypsy Lane

 

Next, a weekend in Northumberland

 

Shorelark, Blyth

 Velvet Scoter (male) and two Common Scoter (female), Newbiggin

Mediterranean Gull, Newbiggin

White-rumped Sandpiper, Stag Rock

 

White-rumped Sandpiper, Stag Rock

Purple Sandpipers, Stag Rock.

Grey Heron, Stag Rock

 

Juvenile Gannet, Stag Rock

 

Back to Norfolk...

Red-flanked Bluetail, Wells Woods (sorry about LGRE's back)

 

Now there's just time for a few other beasts.

 Pygmy Shrew climbing a tree, Titchwell

 Red-legged Shield-bug, King's Lynn

 Hawthorn Shield-bug, King's Lynn

Pine Hawk-moth, Holkham