@norfolknats.bsky.social Glossy ibis keeping company with the spoonbills at Cley marshes yesterday good days birding saw a Hobby and a wood sandpiper and a Hummingbird hawkmoth

Swallow at Cley marshes Norfolk

Swallow, picture taken yesterday at Cley marshes nature reserve Norfolk

The Feathers hotel one of the most haunted hotels in the uk wouldn’t want to book a room in there

Stratford upon Avon standing next to the statue of William Shakespeare the famous bard

Been on holiday in the Cotswolds this is the village of Broadway

@norfolknats.bsky.social Shellduck Cley marshes nature reserve Norfolk

Swallows pictures taken at Cley marshes nature reserve today

Good days birding at Cley marshes nature reserve yesterday 42 spieces seen health wasn’t good on the day woke up with a splitting headache which later developed into vile migraine

Heard a Bittern booming at Cley marshes nature reserve yesterday, best bird seen was a late Jack snipe which according to the volunteer guide should have left , nice view of a male bearded tit from the east bank

Nice surprise in the garden this evening 2 adult hedgehogs

Pair of Gadwall Cley marshes nature reserve Norfolk

Robin sing in his usual spot this morning in the top of the greengauge tree

@hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social first birds of the day goldfinches on the nyger feeder, noisy House sparrows chattering in the hedge

Toad in the hole for evening meal sausages were very nice the carrots were tender and sweet

Peacock butterfly basking in the sunshine on the fence in the garden

Long tailed tits nesting in the garden nest nearing completion watching them taking nesting material to the nest

She’ll duck at Cley marshes nature reserve Norfolk

Pair of Widgeon at Cley marshes yesterday

Marsh harrier at Cley marshes yesterday saw them collecting nesting material, 40 species seen yesterday best bird was a water pipit near Bishops hide

Went to Cley marshes nature reserve today 40 spieces seen best bird a Water pipit

Decided to do some traditional baking today made some rock cakes

Having a vile weekend ear infection and light headed and a vile migraine on a course of antibiotics for the infection

Spring is definitely here saw a bumblebee couple of days ago and a butterfly which I failed to I’d at Cley marshes yesterday big numbers of avocets at Cley no doubt back for the nesting season

Great day at Cley marshes nature reserve yesterday 39 spieces seen, saw a Bittern and 3 common cranes which flew over the east bank big numbers of Avocets a voulenteer guide counted 180 birds

Isle of Siel Scotland

Pink footed geese fly over at Cley marshes nature reserve Norfolk

Juvenile Grey Heron Cley marshes nature reserve Norfolk

The Kyles of Bute. Scotland

Juvenile grey Heron, Cley marshes Norfolk

Had a visit to Bury St Edmunds today visited the Cathedral impressive architecture inside

Busy day on market day in Bury ST Edmunds very cold day

Market day in Bury st Edmunds

Juvenile Little grebes Cley marshes nature reserve Norfolk

Snowing in Stowmarket

Shoveler female and ducklings

The Blackbirds have stripped the cotoneaster clean of berries no fieldfares or Redwings in the garden this year

@hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social first bird of the day 3 collard doves Magpie in the tree at the top of the garden lots of house sparrows on the feeders

@norfolknats.bsky.social what was your best bird sighting of 2025 ? Mine was a Marsh warbler at Cley marshes that was my best birding trip to Norfolk last year

Toad in the hole for evening meal and very nice it was too. Unfortunately not onion gravy no onions nice quality sausages from m&S

Male blackbird feeding on ivy berries

Grey heron being dive bombed by avocet at Cley marshes Norfolk

Redshank Cley marshes nature reserve Norfolk

Song thrush

Hunting tapestry in Mountain Stuart house Stuart the guide at the bottom of the picture pointed out one unusual thing about this tapestry can you find it ?

Pats pool Cley marshes nature reserve Norfolk UK

@ronmac11.bsky.social Reflections Avocet Cley marshes nature reserve Norfolk UK

Spoonbills, Cley marshes nature reserve Norfolk

Pink footed geese feeding in a meadow at Cley marshes Norfolk