
Steve Gantlett
@CleyBirds
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Cley-next-the-sea, Norfolk
Joined December 2013
The lovely Barred Warbler at Blakeney Friary Hills this morning – lovely, that is, when it deigned to show itself for a few seconds.
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I have e-mailed the attached to the CEO of the RSPB following the downgrading of both Radipole and Lodmoor RSPB sites. Please read and retweet if you agree.
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The Short-toed Lark is still along the beach at Snettisham today, though it's very mobile north and south of the beach carpark – and elusive if you're in the wrong place!
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The gorgeous Red-tailed Shrike at Dunwich Heath really is a super performer. I'm still going through my hundreds of pictures!
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Occasional leucistic Pink-footed Geese amongst the normal ones are not unusual, but this one at Cley NWT today is exceptionally pale and striking.
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My photographs of the lovely Lesser Yellowlegs at King's Lynn today were rather better than I expected, given the poor light, the distance and having to photograph through the tight mesh of a 6-foot high metal fence! (More pics as usual on https://t.co/Z1h7nSPBaQ.)
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A lovely Isabelline Shrike at Happisburgh this evening. My 7th in Norfolk but always great to see.
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Cor, what a bird! I didn't expect a male Pallid Harrier to be sitting behind Walsey Hills when I walked through this morning! I later saw it flying west along the beach past Cley Beach carpark but, with a sighting at nearby Morston this afternoon, it may still be in the area...
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This September has been disappointing for migrants locally so this juvenile Red-backed Shrike was nice to see at Morston yesterday. (More pics ocn https://t.co/Z1h7nSPBaQ.)
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A gorgeous Lesser Grey Shrike enjoying the wasps at Winterton yesterday. Another great find by BJ – only a day after the anniversary of the last Norfolk one, which was also found at Winterton by BJ! (More pics soon on https://t.co/Z1h7nSP3li.)
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The 2 Pectoral Sandpipers are still on the marshes today. Having been first a nice find from Cley East Bank by @norfolkbirdtour yesterday morning, they gave the rest of us the run-around for some hours before they finally showed nicely at Salthouse Iron Road Swan Pool.
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The Cley Glossy Ibis is still present today. It is very mobile about the marshes and elusive at times, but for a short time yesterday it was as close in front of Bishop's Hide as it could possibly be. (More pics as usual at https://t.co/Z1h7nSPBaQ.)
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Cley NWT got back in the Glossy Ibis influx again this morning, with this bird feeding on Whitwell Scrape for a while before it flew off east.
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Surely this Black-winged Kite has to be the 2023 returning? Lovely bird, though this was the best I could do in the bright sun at the 550 yards. Many thanks finder @AshBanwell and Hickling NWT staff.
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This juvenile Cuckoo has been frequenting Gramborough Hill for 8 days now, though it often wanders off for lengthy periods when disturbed. Very sadly, it is the only Cuckoo I have seen in the Cley square this year. (More pics at https://t.co/Z1h7nSP3li.)
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Odd Man Out....Curlew Sandpiper and Redshank outside the very water depleted Bowling Green Marsh. Stacks of birds just outside the hide as it's currently closed until Sept 1st. Make the most of it from the viewing screen before the windows are flung open again @RSPBExeEstuary
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After a little wait, the beautiful Dotterel at Ringstead gave surprisingly good views in the rain this morning.
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Along with an Icterine Warbler, this Western Bonelli's Warbler was a delightful bonus on our seabirding long weekend trip to Scilly - it showed a good deal better than the Eastern at Dungeness this spring did for most of us too! (More pics @ https://t.co/Z1h7nSP3li.)
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Despite being unlucky with a gale from the wrong direction for the whole of our four days, @Scillypelagics still provided an absolute fest of Storm and Wilson's Petrels. They were challenging to photograph in the 2.5m swell though! (More pics @ https://t.co/Z1h7nSP3li.)
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A record 3 #WhiteTailedEagle chicks have fledged in the wild in England this summer including the first in Dorset for over 240 years! The chicks were reared by eagles released by @ForestryEngland & @RoyDennisWF in our project to return this lost species🦅 https://t.co/UZROzzvre9
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