Teal, Cley, 7th November 2015.

 
 
 

Marsh Harrier, Cley, 6th November 2015.

 
 

Short-eared Owl, Cley, 3rd November 2015.

 
 

Golden Plovers, Eye Field, Cley, 3rd November 2015.

 
 

Hen Harrier, Cley, 1st November 2015.

 
 

Red Kite, Cley, 1st November 2015. This was one of three Red Kites over the Eye Field together at about 1.00pm.

 
 

Gannet, Cley, 1st November 2015.

 
 

Black Brant, Cley, 1st November 2015.

 
 

Merlin, Warham Greens, Norfolk, 31st October 2015. One of three Merlins present this evening.

 
 
 

Hen Harriers, Warham Greens, Norfolk, 31st October 2015. Two males and a female came in to roost this evening.

 
 

Starlings, Cley, 30th October 2015.

 
 

Short-eared Owl, Cley, 29th October 2015. At about 11.00am, this Shorty battled its way in off the sea at Coastguards' into a strong southerly wind and was then greeted briefly by a party of Rooks.

 
 

Grey Seal, Cley, 29th October 2015.

 
 

Beaters, Cley, 29th October 2015. Why do these appalling morons think it is acceptable to shoot right next to Cley nature reserve? Indeed, in this day and age, why is it acceptable to release vast numbers of alien species and shoot them for 'fun', all the while slaughtering our foxes, stoats, weasels and other wildlife on an industrial scale? Grow up, throw your gun away and buy a camera instead!

 
 

Bearded Tits, Cley, 29th October 2015. Four or five were on view from Bishop Hide, but then 13 flew out when the pheasant shooters began banging!

 
 

Hedgehogs, Cley, 28th October 2015. Mother and one baby in the garden this evening. Is the other baby lost already? The wooden tunnel in the background is their anti-cat feeding station.

 
 

Hedgehog, Cley, 28th October 2015. This little fellow is one of two baby hedgehogs living with their mother in our garden woodpile. They weigh only 100g each so need to do some serious eating before winter.

 
 

Hen Harrier, Cley, 27th October 2015. This bird has been around for a week or so.

 
 

Common Frog, Cley, 27th October 2015.

 
 

Earthstar, Cley, 27th October 2015.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Chestnut Bunting, Papa Westray, Orkney, 25th October 2015. A nice day out, and an island tick too!

 
 

Tree Sparrows, Cley, 24th October 2015. Surprise one-day visitors to the garden feeder.

 
 

Black Brant with Dark-bellied Brent Geese, Eye Field, Cley, 24th October 2015.

 
 

Rook, Cley, 24th October 2015.

 
 

Common Snipe, Bishop Hide, Cley, 24th October 2015.

 
 
 

Short-eared Owl, Morston, 23rd October 2015.

 
 

Siberian Stonechat, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, 22nd October 2015.

 
 

Rough-legged Buzzard, Horsey, Norfolk, 22nd October 2015.

 
 

Black Redstart, Cley, 21st October 2015. One of two female type Black Redstarts on the church roof this afternoon.

 
 

Chiffchaff, Cley, 20th October 2015.

 
 
 

Great Grey Shrike, Kelling Water Meadow, 19th October 2015.

 
 

Small Copper, Walsey Hills, Cley, 19th October 2015.

 
 

Little Bunting, Burnham Overy, Norfolk, 18th October 2015.

 
 

Olive-backed Pipit, Muckleburgh Hill, Weybourne, Norfolk, 18th October 2015.

 
 
 

Isabelline Shrike, Holkham Pines, Norfolk, 17th October 2015.

 
 

Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 17th October 2015.

 
 
 

Red-flanked Bluetail, the Drinking Pool, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 17th October 2015.

 
 
 
 
 

Olive-backed Pipit, Muckleburgh Hill, Weybourne, Norfolk, 16th October 2015.

 
 
 

Pallas's Warbler, the Dell, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 15th October 2015.

 
 
 

Goldcrests, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 15th October 2015.

 
 
 

Isabelline Shrike, Beeston Common, Norfolk, 14th October 2015.

 
 

Jack Snipe, Garden Drove, Warham Greens, Norfolk, 14th October 2015.

 
 

Little Grebe, Salts Hole, Holkham Pines, Norfolk, 13th October 2015. Birding has been so good at Holkham Pines this last week that I have got behind with my photographs, but I hope to get up-to-date now. This, however, was my photographic highlight of 13th (as I only secured the flittingest of glimpses of the Blyth's Reed Warbler).

 
 

Radde's Warbler, Holkham Pines, Norfolk, 12th October 2015.

 
 

Red-flanked Bluetail, Holkham Pines, Norfolk, 12th October 2015.

 
 
 

Pallas's Warbler, Sheringham Golf Course, Norfolk, 11th October 2015.

 
 
 

Isabelline Shrike, Beeston Common, Norfolk, 11th October 2015.

 
 
 

Red-flanked Bluetail, Weybourne, Norfolk, 11th October 2015. With many thanks to Martin Preston.

 
 
 

White-rumped Sandpiper with Dunlin, East Bank, Cley, 10th October 2015.

 
 

Wheatear, Cley, 10th October 2015.

 
 

Pink-footed Geese, Pat's Pool, Cley, 9th October 2015.

 
 

Harbour Porpoise, Cley, 9th October 2015. About half-a-dozen passed east about 800 yards offshore late morning.

 
 

Great Spotted Woodpedcker, Walsey Hills, Cley, 9th October 2015.

 
 

Peregrine, Cantley Beet Factory, Norfolk, 8th October 2015.

 
 
 
 

White-winged Black Tern, Cantley Beet Factory Lagoons, Norfolk, 8th October 2015.

 
 

Yellow-browed Warbler, Gramborough Hill, Salthouse, 7th October 2015. Also two Goldcrests present this afternoon.

 
 

Greenshanks, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley, 7th October 2015. These five were roosting at high tide.

 
 

Hen Harrier, Stiffkey Saltmarsh, Norfolk, 6th October 2015. Also a Merlin present this afternoon.

 
 
 

Goldfinches, Cley, 5th October 2015. Part of the 300-strong flock feeding on the beach weeds.

 
 

Yellow-browed Warbler, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 4th October 2015. One of three we saw this morning.

 
 

Snaketongue Truffleclub, Walsey Hills, Cley, 4th October 2015. A scarce fungus.

 
 

Snow Bunting, Cley, 1st October 2015. The first of the autumn.

 
 

Egyptian Geese, Cley, 1st October 2015.

 
 

Migrant Hawker, Cley, 1st October 2015.

 
 

Garden Warbler, Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, 30th September 2015.

 
 

Spotted Redshanks, Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, 30th September 2015.

 
 
 

Juvenile Red-footed Falcon, Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, 30th September 2015.

 
 
 
 

Juvenile Red-footed Falcon, Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, 29th September 2015.

 
 

Chiffchaff, Warham Greens, Norfolk, 28th September 2015.

 
 

Lapwings, Golden Plover, Wigeon and more, Pat's Pool, Cley, 26th September 2015.

 
 

Common Buzzards, Kelling, 26th September 2015. A kettle of a dozen passed west.

 
 

Barred Warbler, Kelling, 26th September 2015.

 
 

Great White Egrets, Little Egret and Grey Heron, Abberton Reservoir, Essex, 24th September 2015.

 
 
 

Wilson's Phalarope, Vange Marsh, Essex, 24th September 2015.

 
 

Cattle Egret, Dungeness, Kent, 23rd September 2015.

 
 

Great White Egret, Dungeness, Kent, 23rd September 2015.

 
 
 
 

Acadian Flycatcher, Dungeness, Kent, 22nd September 2015.

 
 

Water Vole, Cley, 22nd September 2015.

 
 

Siskin, Cley, 21st September 2015. Siskins have been on the move for the past few days, but they are rare visitors to our garden feeders, with two gracing us today. The peanut feeder has now been cleaned and refreshed!

 
 

Stonechat, Gramborough Hill, Salthouse, 20th September 2015.

 
 
 

Jay, Holkham Pines, Norfolk, 19th September 2015.

 
 
 
 

Yellow-browed Warbler, Gramborough Hill, Salthouse, 18th September 2015.

 
 
 
 
 

Black Tern, Holkham Park Lake, Norfolk, 17th September 2015.

 
 

Osprey, Thornham Harbour, Norfolk, 15th September 2015. Viewed from Titchwell bank.

 
 

Weasel, Cley, 15th September 2015. Watching some people and a dog passing on the west bank.

 
 

Weasel, Cley, 15th September 2015.

 
 

Golden Plover, Cley, 15th September 2015.

 
 

Common Buzzard, Walsey Hills, Cley, 15th September 2015.

 
 

Juvenile White-winged Black Tern, Filby Broad, Norfolk, 13th September 2015. The same individual as at Ormesby Broad on 5th September (below), but a little closer.

 
 

Peregrine, Cley, 10th September 2015. This ringed juvenile took its time to devour its Lapwing prey in front of Daukes' Hide this evening.

 
 
 
 
 

Juvenile Long-tailed Skua, Salthouse, 10th September 2015.

 
 
 

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