What have you seen

Thanks GL, They are about 30 miles from us, but noted on our local bird blog last night that 2 have turned up at Aust on the Severn Estuary which is about 6 miles away.

The ones at Uphill are very reliable so always worth a trip.

Great pics, Blue.

GL - There are SEO at Oulton Marshes, Carlton Marshes, Haddiscoe Island, Burgh Castle, Breydon Water and Halvergate.  Guess a lot of them will be moving on shortly.

When visiting daughter I always wander down to Oulton Marshes about 3.3opm, never been disappointed yet.

Op 

How close do they come at Oulton Marsh?

Just had an email from Stephen Mace the Mink co-ordinator to say the trap put out by the gamekeeper caught a Mink this morning!  I have asked if trap will stay in place....nice when a plan comes together.

If you park by the church on Church lane and walk down the track (with the church on your right) you come to a T-Junction turn right and in approx. 200 yards turn left and walk along the track, when you come to the sheep pen on the right you will often see the Owls around that area on both sides of the track.  You can walk up to the rail tracks  which overlook the river and Carlton marshes.  In all about half a mile.  Hope this helps. 

OP...thanks for that...bright afternoon and I may give it a go.

Hopefully get a day of bird watching tomorrow.  Might go to Carlton Marshes to see if Red Throated Diver still there then onto Strumpshaw as there are lots of migrants arriving at the moment 

Just back from Monaco, a football watching trip, but managed to see a few birds. Lots of crag martins flying around the Rock, swallows moving through. Blackcaps and chiffchaffs everywhere. Indian silverbills in the parks, assume originally escaped cagebirds. Yellow legged gulls very tame! Good trip, shame about the football though!

OP

Have the SEO's at Oulton been seen during the morning?  I have a couple of hours to kill tomorrow while wife has her hair done, again weather permitting.

Good day today, went to Carlton Marshes and saw Red throated diver but too far to photo, also godwits, stonechat etc.  Went to daughters so about 4pm wandered down to Oulton Marsh and saw 2 x SEO. 

GL - don't know about mornings I've only been a couple of hours before light starts to fade.  One of the owls sat for quite a while on a piece of broken fence by the railway tracks.  I will post photo's later

After a wet morning the sun came out in the afternoon and I rode down to Alkborough Flats. On the pool by the first bird hide there were a few Shelduck, some Teal, about 50 Avocets and roughly 100 Black-tailed Godwits and then a Marsh Harrier flew over the reeds. Back at the CL I spotted a Waxwing high on an oak tree at the back of the site. Managed a photo but too far away to be of good quality. A good day all round.