A Brief Visit to Suffolk

I haven't been to Suffolk for a while, so it was nice to squeeze in a couple of days in mid April.  It was relatively quiet, a week or so too early for most migrants.  However, it was nice to watch the Marsh Harriers at Minsmere:

A Great-spotted Woodpecker on lookout:

A nice male Garganey:

No visit to Minsmere is complete without a Bittern!

Marsh Harriers, East Yorkshire

A few images of Marsh Harriers, taken at Blacktoft Sands, East Yorkshire, on a very cold March day:

Norfolk Coast

Below are some recent shots taken in Norfolk in February.

Shore Lark on the beach at Salthouse - a beautiful and unusual bird I haven't seen for a number of years.  This took some locating as it was almost invisible on the shingle:

 

 

Barn Owl at dawn near Cley:

 

 

Turnstone on the beach at Cley:

 

 

 

 

One of my favourite images for some time - a trio of waders (Turnstone, Knot and Sanderling) at Titchwell.

 

 

 

The next frame:

A lone Sanderling, and shadow:

 

 

 

 

A Knot: