#Far_from_the_madding_crowd Shopping completed early, 9am at #Titchwell Siberian Chiffchaff on start of main path to the sea. Then LTD, Slav Grebe, GND,RTD. Sib Chiff again on return and water rail,tried for an hour for Firecrest, no luck. #RICHIEGANNON

#Earlham_Cemetery @vannabartlett.bsky.social Hi Vanna, a silver-washed fritillary record to add to others for the year.

#Snettisham Good day out with @richiegannon.bsky.social Eventually clear but distant views of White-rumped Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Spoonbill x25, Turtle Dove heard and seen, Clouded Yellow. Bonus Turtle Dove o.w.

#Warham_Hill_Fort Chalk Hill Blue x30 (lifer), Hummingbird Hawk Moth x3. @richiegannon.bsky.social

#Garden My wife called me to the pond, she had found our first smooth newt. We live near the city centre so it was a very pleasant surprise. It's life may be short as the two cats next door have cleared out most of the frogs. 😬 @richiegannon.bsky.social

#Minsmere Roseate Tern, Tawny Owl, LRP, Bittern in flight,a Hobby hide height and a wasp crabro peltarius. @richiegannon.bsky.social

Excellent day out with @richiegannon.bsky.social at Devil's Dyke and Magog Common for Adonis Blue (lifer) and Small Blue. OWH stopped off for Redstart and Raven. Yes that is my boot!

Good day out with @richiegannon.bsky.social & @macrolunchtimes.bsky.social at Strumpshaw. Cranes circling overhead x2, Spotted flycatcher year tick x3+, 1st Green-eyed Hawker of the year, great diving beetle and some nest maintenance for a sedge warbler.

Sat #Minsmere ares with @richiegannon.bsky.social Mon #Carlton 19 year ticks. Yes the highlight was RF Falcons x5, backup by RN Phalarope, singing Nightingales x10, Little gull, wood sand, cuckoo.

#Sotterley First visit, noted permissive path to church starts just after the village sign. Hawfinches. Group of four at church and a single bird in the grounds. Group of four on way back and later a single bird in flight across the public road @richiegannon.bsky.social

Friday #Abberton Excellent day out with @richiegannon.bsky.social Hen Harrier ♂️, Smewx3, BTD, Slav and BNG, Spoonbill, Merlin (10m), Caspian Gull, GG Shrike. Sunday #Whitlingham RNG, #Cantley Eventually Taiga Beanx3.

#Cley #St_Benets cattle egret×9, h harrier, peregrine, merlin( landed 20m away), water rail,crane x48, seo,barn owl,kingfisherx4, w piptx2, bearded reedling 4+9, raven kronking, bewick and whooper. @richiegannon.bsky.social

#Garden #Birds #City_living Good spot by the wife continental style male blackbird in the garden. Actually at least two and a female with them. Also a winter blackcap. Over thirty goldfinches in a tree at the back and this beast of a greenfinch. Superzoom shot through glass and early light.

#nature #dragonflies I visited my brother in Sussex July 2023 with Southern Damselflies and Common Hawker in mind. Both seen. I liked the mark variation of the Southerns.

#Birds Many years ago I used my father's place in Somerset for two days of twitching. I picked up Rock Thrush, Two Barred Warbler, Spotted Sandpiper and Cirl Bunting. All new to me.

#nature #garden During lockdown over a few weeks period, I had three clearwing types in the garden. I did not use pheromone attractors and I did not know what they were. I also found 37 different bee types. Keep checking the garden.

#Nature When in the garden or out birding you notice weather features. Here is a sun halo and from Minsmere a few year back a sun dog as I was leaving the carpark.

#Nature #Dragonflies This year at long last Southern Emerald Damselfies pics and even better in Norfolk. I have had near misses in Essex and Kent in recent years.

Day release from symbol. No! No, it's X. Recent outs included to Trimley for the Amur Stonechat and out with WBC which picked up this sparrowhawk. I read the marking are a male plumage variation. #Birds