Headed up to Holme NOA today in the hope of seeing the Arctic Warbler which was caught and ringed on Monday, but had been a real nut to crack for the rest of the week, only showing once or twice a day. I arrived at 7.30 and spent the first 90 minutes trying to get to grips with the tit flock in the NWT car park, but the bird departed so I joined the small throng of birders in the pines, where after chasing around for 5 minutes I finally saw the bird low down in a pine tree. The Arctic Warbler remained very difficult to see, spending all of its time near the top of pines and never showing for more than 10 seconds.
Redwell Marsh was not quite so frustrating, with a lovely juvenile Red-necked Pharalope feeding on the marsh, along with a nice apricot-coloured Ruff and a couple of Green Sandpipers.
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| Red-necked Phalarope, juvenile, Redwell Marsh, Holme NOA, Norfolk |
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| Red-necked Phalarope, juvenile, Redwell Marsh, Holme NOA, Norfolk |
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| Red-necked Phalarope, juvenile, Redwell Marsh, Holme NOA, Norfolk |
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| Green Sandpiper, Redwell Marsh, Holme NOA, Norfolk |
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| Green Sandpiper, Redwell Marsh, Holme NOA, Norfolk | |
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| Green Sandpiper, Redwell Marsh, Holme NOA, Norfolk |
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| Ruff, juvenile, Redwell Marsh, Holme NOA, Norfolk |
Headed up to Holme NOA today in the hope of seeing the Arctic Warbler which was caught and ringed on Monday, but had been a real nut to crack for the rest of the week, only showing once or twice a day. I arrived at 7.30 and spent the first 90 minutes trying to get to grips with the tit flock in the NWT car park, but the bird departed so I joined the small throng of birders in the pines, where after chasing around for 5 minutes I finally saw the bird low down in a pine tree. The Arctic Warbler remained very difficult to see, spending all of its time near the top of pines and never showing for more than 10 seconds.
Redwell Marsh was not quite so frustrating, with a lovely juvenile Red-necked Pharalope feeding on the marsh, along with a nice apricot-coloured Ruff and a couple of Green Sandpipers.
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| Red-necked Phalarope, juvenile, Redwell Marsh, Holme NOA, Norfolk |
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| Red-necked Phalarope, juvenile, Redwell Marsh, Holme NOA, Norfolk |
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| Red-necked Phalarope, juvenile, Redwell Marsh, Holme NOA, Norfolk |
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| Green Sandpiper, Redwell Marsh, Holme NOA, Norfolk |
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| Green Sandpiper, Redwell Marsh, Holme NOA, Norfolk | |
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| Green Sandpiper, Redwell Marsh, Holme NOA, Norfolk |
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| Ruff, juvenile, Redwell Marsh, Holme NOA, Norfolk |
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