Faversham. Creek to Seasalter

 

Starling

Little Egret

Little Egret, Kingfisher behind if you look carefully!

Brent Goose, immature

Avocet

Seasalter

Bar-tailed Godwit

Brent Geese (Dark-bellied), Oystercatcher & Curlew

Curlew

Dunlin

Nell

Nell

Pied Wagtail

Pied Wagtail

Sanderling and Dunlin

Sanderling

Sanderling

Scene

Scene

Scene

Stonechat

Stonechat

Turnstone

Turnstone

Cley Marsh [West Bank]

Barn Owl

Barn Owl

Coot

Brent Goose

Black-headed Gull

Black-tailed Godwit

Lapwing

Lapwing

Flitcham Abbey, Titchwell and Wells (Norfolk): Popped into Flitcham Abbey, weather was overcast with light drizzle, birds of note included: Fieldfare (4), Stock Pigeon (4), Red-legged Partridge (2), Curlew (1), Teal and Gadwall. At Titchwell, the drizzle persisted for a short while and the visibility was quite poor. We enjoyed very close views of a feeding Water Rail near the main path and as we continued on: Marsh Harrier (1), Brent Geese (100), Spotted Redshank (1), Black-tailed Godwit (5), Avocet (10), Bar-tailed Godwit (5), Sanderling (5), Dunlins, Oystercatchers, Common Scoters (1000+) and Goldeneye (5). As we made our way back to the car, near the picnic sites, we enjoyed very close views of at least one Woodcock. After a spot of late lunch we continued along the coast to Wells to see the four reported Scaup (1 male, 1 first-winter male and 2 females), which we caught up with on the boating lake. On route, we managed to also see Pink-footed Geese (1000+) and six Barn Owls. On the way back to our Norfolk home, we made a short diversion to Choseley where we saw several thousand more Pink-footed Geese along with a single white-phase Snow Goose.

Woodcock

Woodcock
Water Rail

Goldfinch

Blackbird

Black-tailed Godwit

Brent Goose

Titchwell and Holme (Norfolk): We arrived at Titchwell shortly after 09:00 and walked first to Island Hide from where we saw: Bearded Tit, Water Rail (1+) and Cetti's Warbler (3 heard). We then walked to the coast and back: Bar-tailed Godwit (c20), Black-tailed Godwit (2), Snow Bunting (13), Ruff (12), Pink-footed Goose (13), Little Egret (3), Eider (5), Brent Goose (c100), Golden Plover (c200), Gannet (2) and an obvious movement of Fieldfare and Redwing. After 12:00 we moved west along the coast to Holme to see the Yellow-browed Warbler which showed well through the scope before driving down to Holme Dunes where we saw Barn Owls (4), Cetti's Warbler (2 heard) and we continued to enjoy the large numbers of Thrushes moving in (Blackbirds, Fieldfares and Redwings).

Yellow-browed Warbler

Teal
Shoveler

Little Grebe

Brent Goose