Cley

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Avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) and Black Tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa) spooked by a Sparrowhawk.

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Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) landing manoeuvres.

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Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta)

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Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

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Clearly shows the state of the bird's moult. Five old outer primaries. One missing or in pin and four new feathers at different stages.

Doesn't seem to have dropped any secondaries yet only the greater coverts.

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Green Sandpiper (Trinag ochropus)

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Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

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Pied Wagtail - (Motacilla alba yarelli)

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Titchwell

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Not a swan but a rather beautiful young Avocet.

Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta)

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Wonderful wing contortions of the Juvenile Black headed Gull

Black Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

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Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

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Glorious wing markings of the Juvenile Med Gulls

Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)

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Ruff (Philomacus pugnax)

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Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)

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Leighton Moss - Lancashire

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Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta)

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Black Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

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Cley - Avocet Ablutions

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Lovely bath

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Avocet Ablutions

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Cley - The second nest

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Hello World

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Freshly hatched chicks. You can just see the fourth egg.

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Quietly hatching as we watched



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Cley- Avocet Disputations

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Avocet Ballet

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Taking stock

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We''l take the high road, if you'll …………..

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And by a beak and an arch.

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Left over right

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Push me - Pull you

Just tremendous - Avocet disputations.

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Cley - Avocet The first nest

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Little beauties

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So delightful. But just look at those leg trunks.

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Cley

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Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)

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Gadwall (Anas strepera)

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Redshank (Tringa totanus)

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Play fighting godwits

Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa mimosa)

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I want to grow up

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Avocet ( Recurvirostra avocetta)

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The Gadwall won this battle.

Greenshank, Knot, Little Ringed Plover, Superb Ruffled Ruff

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Shoveller (Anas clypeata)

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Avocet settling down on her four eggs (Recurvirostra avosetta)

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