Snettisham Flight Fest

Female Ring Ouzel
 
Snettisham Coastal Park has seen a fair bit of migration over recent weeks. The ringers in particular have noted a good passage of Garden Warblers, Lesser Whitethroats and other migrants. Some decent birds too, in the form of Purple Heron, Great White Egret and Blue-headed Wagtails.
The female Ring Ouzel spent quite a few days here.


Female Ring Ouzel
 
The "escaped Polish ringed" White Stork has been on a lazy tour of West Norfolk.
White Stork
 
At Snettisham a lot of the resident warblers are now on territory and the place is a cacophony of warbler song - Reed, Sedge, Cetti's, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiff Chaff and Willow Warbler. 
 Blackcap
Grasshopper Warbler
Common Whitethroat
Hirundines have also increased in numbers.

House Martins collecting nesting material
Sand Martin
Barn Swallow
The parks resident birds have also been gearing up for breeding. Linnets and Bullfinches everywhere, Lapwings, Thrushes and wildfowl are all either on nests or have chicks.
Blackbird
Goldfinch

Lapwings displaying
Male Linnet
Song Thrush
One of the special birds here are the Turtle Doves that are eagerly awaited each Spring.


Turtle Doves







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