North Norfolk - September 2011
11th October 2011
Once more, I made a return to North Norfolk.
This time in September with the hope of a finding a few rarities during my stay.
Unfortunately, with the winds coming from the west throughout my stay, there were no such "treats" to be found, so I made the most of my time there enjoying watching both the migrating and the resident species.
Whilst hoping that a rarity or two still might turn up if the winds changed, this visit I also decided to spend some time in trying for more Barn Owl images and also some of the Swallows.
Barn Owl numbers seemed to be quite good.
After a rough winter, it may well be that the last breeding season was a decent one, successfully providing a number of thriving young which are starting to forage for themselves.
The Swallows were as entertaining as ever with their fantastic flying abilities to twist and turn rapidly to catch flies and other insects in the sky.
One aspect of the Swallows that particularly surprised me and that was that the adults were still feeding their young. After chatting with some local birders it appears that the conditions had been good enough for some Swallow pairs to raise a third brood.
A selection of my images can be found here North Norfolk (September 2011)
I wonder what I'll see when I return for my October trip ....
This time in September with the hope of a finding a few rarities during my stay.
Unfortunately, with the winds coming from the west throughout my stay, there were no such "treats" to be found, so I made the most of my time there enjoying watching both the migrating and the resident species.
Whilst hoping that a rarity or two still might turn up if the winds changed, this visit I also decided to spend some time in trying for more Barn Owl images and also some of the Swallows.
Barn Owl numbers seemed to be quite good.
After a rough winter, it may well be that the last breeding season was a decent one, successfully providing a number of thriving young which are starting to forage for themselves.
The Swallows were as entertaining as ever with their fantastic flying abilities to twist and turn rapidly to catch flies and other insects in the sky.
One aspect of the Swallows that particularly surprised me and that was that the adults were still feeding their young. After chatting with some local birders it appears that the conditions had been good enough for some Swallow pairs to raise a third brood.
A selection of my images can be found here North Norfolk (September 2011)
I wonder what I'll see when I return for my October trip ....
