Redshank - Tringa tetanus



Two Red Kites ( Milvus milvus ) over the harbour.



Black Headed Gull - Larus ridibundus





Herring Gull - Larus argentatus











Curlew ( Numenius arcuata ) dabbling about in the mud.

Tag CloudCurlew, RedShank, HerringGull, BlackHeadedGull, RedKite

Great black - backed Gull - Larus marinus



Herring Gull - Larus argentatus

Tag CloudHerringGull, GreatBlackBackedGull

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Herring Gull - Larus argenteus

Tag CloudHerringGull

The last crab boat off the beach this morning.









Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo



Herring Gull - Larus argentatus argenteus







Cromer Ripples



























Turnstone - Arenaria interpres

Still here this morning.
Still routing
But a little sleepier
with a bit more preening
in the morning sunshine.

Tag CloudCormorant, HerringGull, Turnstone, Landscape, FieldRecording

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo















Turnstone - Arenaria interpres.
Routing (flicking, bulldozing and pecking)
through the seaweed on the beach for small
crustaceans,gastropod molluscs and
in one of the pictures the odd fly.
Adults returning from - hopefully
a successful breeding season.
The last remnants of their summer plumage
showing dusky orange red in the sunlight.
Young ones less brilliant with small
dusky buff fringes on lower wing feathers.

The big questions

Where did they breed?
and
Where to now?





Herring Gull - Larus argentatus

Tag CloudTurnstone, HerringGull

Herring Gull - Larus argentatus argenteus







Starling - Sternus vulgaris

Tag CloudStarling, HerringGull

On the way to Cromer



Eye gone over to pale yellow.



Herring Gull - Larus argenteus
2nd Summer/3rd Winter?



House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
Down at the Rocket House Cafe´
Although perhaps a little more passe´
and certainly less domesticus

Tag CloudHerringGull, HouseSparrow, FieldRecording, Landscape

Great Black Backed Gull - Larus marines





































Herring Gull - Larus argenteus

Tag CloudHerringGull, GreatBlackBackedGull