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Friday 4th October - North Norfolk

Monday 7th October 2024

Tanzania Day 8 - The Serengeti

Saturday 5th October 2024

Two trips out with little to show.

Wednesday 25th September 2024

Tanzania Day 7 - The Serengeti

Monday 23rd September 2024

Abberton Reservoir - again

Thursday 19th September 2024

Abberton Essex

Wednesday 11th September 2024

A morning at Grafham Water

Thursday 29th August 2024

After holiday blues

Thursday 22nd August 2024

Trying out a new lens

Monday 5th August 2024

Tanzania Day 5 - Ngorogoro Crater

Saturday 27th July 2024

Kevin Robson's Tawny Owl hide

Thursday 25th July 2024

Local stuff

Saturday 20th July 2024

More local stuff

Saturday 29th June 2024

Catching up with a local rarity

Friday 14th June 2024

Tanzania - Day 1 - Arusha

Monday 13th May 2024

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Tuesday 16th June 2015

My recent local visits have been quite productive - just shows what can be achieved by keeping one's ear to the ground. I have the greatest respect for the 'patch birders' that work their patch day after day with the hope of finding something different or interesting. I do not have the patience to do that but there is no doubt that local 'finds' are almost always reported by the patch birders.

Over the weekend, I heard of a location for Spotted Flycatcher so yesterday afternoon, rolex replica I went to investigate. I parked the car and walked a few minutes to the site with the binoculars, just to check it out. No point in carrying all the gear if there was nothing there - and, of course, as soon as I turned the corner to the site, there was a Spotted Flycatcher sitting out in the open, just waiting for me.

By the time I had returned with the camera, it had disappeared so I waited.

First to appear was a Grey Wagtail

and then the Spotted Flycatcher appeared and started to feed

In fact there was a pair that showed infrequently together but there was one or tag-heuer replica other around for most of the afternoon. With patience, I managed some decent shots on different perches.

Another successful local trip - this is getting to be a habit!!!