Penny Clarke
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King's Lynn Docks - 10.30am
Saw some fabulous birds here in the sunshine this morning. Loads of turnstones, redshanks, mallards and common, black headed and herring gulls all in a feeding frenzie in the muddy banks at the end of the wall of the docks. A kingfisher suprised me and shot across me and landed on a mooring rope for a few seconds! Back further alng the road I spent a couple of hours with my camera photographing a very obliging kingfisher sitting on slimy green timbers, fishing!!! Also a lovely grey wagtail was flitting about. Small flocks of goldfinches in the bushes by the riverside and lots of cormorants fishing near the tower.
Little Thornage Ford 1.45pm
No sign of the dipper but 3 Siskins hanging from alders above my head above the bridge! Had a quick look at the bridge by Letheringsett but no sign of dipper there, then drove down 'Green Lane' and ended up at Glandford Ford - have never been here, very pretty. Gave up half of my jam roll to VERY hungry ducks and 2 mute swans - took lots of pictures!
Moved onto Cley to dip the Glaucous gull again!!!
Dipped the Waxwings at North Walsham and also dipped the Cranes at Waxham!!!!! and then a very long snowy/rainy drive home! So glad I decided not to bother for the Penduline Tit at Strumpshaw as this would have been added to the rest of the 'dip' list this afternoon!!!
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
Saw some fabulous birds here in the sunshine this morning. Loads of turnstones, redshanks, mallards and common, black headed and herring gulls all in a feeding frenzie in the muddy banks at the end of the wall of the docks. A kingfisher suprised me and shot across me and landed on a mooring rope for a few seconds! Back further alng the road I spent a couple of hours with my camera photographing a very obliging kingfisher sitting on slimy green timbers, fishing!!! Also a lovely grey wagtail was flitting about. Small flocks of goldfinches in the bushes by the riverside and lots of cormorants fishing near the tower.
Little Thornage Ford 1.45pm
No sign of the dipper but 3 Siskins hanging from alders above my head above the bridge! Had a quick look at the bridge by Letheringsett but no sign of dipper there, then drove down 'Green Lane' and ended up at Glandford Ford - have never been here, very pretty. Gave up half of my jam roll to VERY hungry ducks and 2 mute swans - took lots of pictures!
Moved onto Cley to dip the Glaucous gull again!!!
Dipped the Waxwings at North Walsham and also dipped the Cranes at Waxham!!!!! and then a very long snowy/rainy drive home! So glad I decided not to bother for the Penduline Tit at Strumpshaw as this would have been added to the rest of the 'dip' list this afternoon!!!
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
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