Salthouse
A lone branch stranded on the shingle.
Sheringham getting the rain.
A snaking red sea weed line on the pebbles.
and
Just further along a Blakeney
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
Salthouse
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Salthouse
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
The light changed so quickly this morning. From very dark to this last photo when the sun came out and bathed Salthouse.
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.
A little bit of preening.
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.
Sea Aster seed heads (Tripolium pannonicum)
The whole marsh resplendent in these fluffy seed heads at the moment.
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) caught with its mouth full.
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Almost falling apart from the rigours of the year.
Comma (Polygonia c-album)
and
a
Long -tailed Duck
from the
Babcock Hide
Salthouse
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe derserti)
Horned Poppy (Glaucium flavum)
Salthouse
Mallard - Anas platyrynchos
Totally resplendent in his fresh autumn plumage.
Teal - Anas crécca
Such a delicate variety of feather patterning.
Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficolis
So handsome and delicate.
Cute in fact.
Wigeon - Anas penelope
Unmistakable white wing flashes of the males against the grey sky.