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Stephen Howell @StrattonOuzel

Bleedin' Londoner! Love birding, Tottenham Hotspur FC, cinema. Favourite film - Alien.

Joined April 2019
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Six White-fronted Geese (3 ad, 3 juv) best sighting at Ranworth Broad NWT this evening and some excellent counts inc 205 Shoveler, 110 Tufted Duck and roost gatherings of 335 Cormorants, 1500 Common Gull and 5000 Black-headed Gull. Also 2 Kingfisher, 4 Grey Heron, Barnacle Goose.
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Rather surprisingly, I haven’t seen a single photo of the recent comet on X yet so here’s one of mine taken this evening. Amazing what these phones can do nowadays!
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Many thanks to everyone from the @WaveneyBirdClub who attended my Winterton to Horsey walk today. Highlights inc 160 Meadow Pipits, 17 Stonechat, 8 Reed Bunting, 7 Snipe, 2 Cranes, Bittern and GW Egret. Three notable flocks of Chaffinch flew in off the sea totalling 190 birds.
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Pleased to see Wasp Spiders again in south Norfolk at Dunston Common today. This one obviously went large!
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Having never had a good view of an Oak Eggar before, I was very pleased to find this obliging individual near Blaxhall Heath in Suffolk this afternoon.
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Lovely Old Lady spotted along Long Stratton high street this afternoon. Always impressed with how big these are!
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A couple of insect rescues and great photo opportunities, both today. The Lesser Stag Beetle was wandering around on Long Stratton high street and the Elephant Hawkmoth was picked up from the side of the road in Swardeston.
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Male Lesser Emperor whizzing around briefly at the A149 Rollesby Bridge on the Ormesby Broad (north) side this afternoon. First UK record for me. Also Tawny Owl flew over the road, Hobby, a few Garden Warblers - lovely! This beautiful Mother Shipton was from a couple of days ago.
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A rainy afternoon at Strumpshaw but I still managed to record 63 species of bird, virtually all of them from the dry comfort of the wonderful reception centre viewpoint. Highlights inc Bittern, Tawny Owl, Grey Wagtail, Bearded Tit, 2 Common Terns, Treecreeper and Grass Snake.
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Great thing about insects is that no matter how long you’ve been observing them, quite regularly and without even trying, you get to see something you’ve never seen before, as was the case with this pair of Brassica Bugs at Kelling Water Meadow yesterday.
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Very nice White Stork at Rush Meadow near E Dereham this morning before it took to flight. Unringed and immaculate wings on this bird. Managed to scope a distant Osprey from south of Titchwell late morning and a pair of Raven flew west. Please, is this moth Common or Wood Carpet?
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Found this Tawny Owl injured on the side of the road a couple of weeks ago near Corpusty. Took at to PACT wildlife rescue who very kindly nursed it back to full health and took these two quick photos before it was released where we found it. Delighted to see it fly off strongly.
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Several newly-emerged Green Hairstreaks were reported in Suffolk today, so it was nice to find one in Norfolk along the Wensum Valley at Billingford Lakes. My earliest by at least ten days. Also my first Green Carpet of the year.
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Excellent habitat at the Fornhams north of Bury St Edmunds produced 47 bird sp inc Grey Wagtail, 3 Cetti’s Warb, 50 Siskin, Nuthatch, Treecreeper and fab views of Water Rail. An accidental walk kick-started by finding a pair of RN Parakeet and a Green Sand at the B1106 roundabout
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A pleasant walk along the River Wensum through Norwich this morning produced Peregrine, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail and two city centre firsts for me with a Marsh Harrier over and this Goosander. I did manage to get a few poor record shots before it swam up river. Nice Snowdrops too
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Redhead Goosander, Norwich city centre on River Wensum from St George’s / Blackfriars Bridge briefly before swimming up river at 10.40 this morning.
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Northern Waterthrush now showing Heybridge Hall Sluice 11.40.
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A varied day started with 110 PF Geese over Geoff’s house in Poringland. Instant, superb views of Winterton’s Pallid Swift. SEO, 5 Water Rail, 4 Redpoll and 10 Bearded Tit at How Hill, 30-40 Crossbill at Broadland CP, Horsford and a kronking Raven to finish, back in Poringland!
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Some good sightings on my monthly farm survey at Lessingham today inc Kingfisher, Water Rail, two Grey Partridge, Lesser Redpoll, 90 Chaffinch, 165 Linnet and a Stoat. A fairly slow afternoon at Happisburgh finished well with Little Gull, SE Owl and Ring Ouzel in quick succession
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Hobby, a few Siskins over, four Blackcaps the best birds at Winterton this morning. Better for butterflies with a Wall, two Brown Argus, Small Copper, Brimstone and two Comma. Nice to catch up with Mick and Tim. c 85 Med Gulls along the Nelson Track this afternoon and two Hobby.
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