Spoonbills, Blacktoft Sands

 

20 Spoonbills this morning infront of Marshland Hide 

Spotted Redshank, RSPB Blacktoft Sands

 

A couple of hours at Blacktoft which is very near to home, and a single spotted redshank was infront of Marshland Hide. It spent most of the time fast asleep so it was a welcome fly over of a marsh harrier that woke everything up !

A few bits from last week

 

Common Blue

Chicken of the Woods

Poppy meadow

Marsh Harrier

A garden frittata made with new potatoes, spinach, spring onions and herbs.....all from our garden that morning. Made by Simon for a late breakfast and it was delicious !!

A beautiful rainbow over Blacktoft Sands

Common Lizard

Common Tern

Four-spotted Chaser

A garden frog......we have many !

The Major Oak looking very say indeed, infact almost dead. I used to play inside that tree as a kid and that was many years ago !

Muntjac

Nightjar

Common Spotted Orchid

Painted Lady, hundreds about just lately, we see them everywhere !

Small Copper

and a yellowhammer in the sun

Garganey, Blacktoft Sands

 

For once, it gave us good views from Ousefleet Hide

A few from Blacktoft Sands and our local patch

 

Avocets at Blacktoft getting on with things !

Common Sandpiper on our evening stroll

Garganey at Blacktoft, we were there for a couple of hours and it never stopped feeding ! Afraid never close and with a biting northerly I felt near hypothermic ! Home for hot soup !

Lots of Godwits from Ousefleet Hide

and a very distant wood sandpiper