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Snow Bunting (Plectro[henax pluvialis)

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A lone branch stranded on the shingle.

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Sheringham getting the rain.

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A snaking red sea weed line on the pebbles.

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Just further along a Blakeney

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Beautiful squat little things but sadly the Latin name comes from

Sgatorola - a Venetian name for some kind of Plover (according to Wikipedia)

But a search for Sgatoral garnered zilch.

Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatorola)


Grey

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Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

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Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

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Wigeon (Anas penelope)

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Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

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The light changed so quickly this morning. From very dark to this last photo when the sun came out and bathed Salthouse.

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The Wheatear liked this area this mronig.
Perching on the pole tops and eyeing the flies.
Dashing off, up and around - putting on a superb display.

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A little bit of preening.

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Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)

Managed to get a little bit closer today hence the number of photos.
he just wouldn't trun and look at us all standing on the shingle. He just focussed on the flies.

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Sea Aster seed heads (Tripolium pannonicum)

The whole marsh resplendent in these fluffy seed heads at the moment.

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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) caught with its mouth full.

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Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)

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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

Almost falling apart from the rigours of the year.

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Comma (Polygonia c-album)

and
a

Long -tailed Duck
from the
Babcock Hide

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Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

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Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe derserti)

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Horned Poppy (Glaucium flavum)

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Mallard - Anas platyrynchos
Totally resplendent in his fresh autumn plumage.

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Teal - Anas crécca
Such a delicate variety of feather patterning.

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Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficolis
So handsome and delicate.
Cute in fact.

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Wigeon - Anas penelope
Unmistakable white wing flashes of the males against the grey sky.

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