Paul Eele
@pauleele.bsky.social
Somerset birder but stationed in Norfolk, 'A' ringer, amateur photographer, Somerset cricket
June 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Such great birds to see up close
June 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Such great birds to see up close
Quiet for moths as expected but did get peppered moth, figure of 80, miller + an, as yet, unidentified pug
June 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Quiet for moths as expected but did get peppered moth, figure of 80, miller + an, as yet, unidentified pug
Double whammy of mothing and nocmig (recorder hanging in bag above) tonight in Northumberland.
Not great conditions with a strong wind and clear skies but I brought it all the way here so I may as well give it a try 🤞
Not great conditions with a strong wind and clear skies but I brought it all the way here so I may as well give it a try 🤞
June 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Double whammy of mothing and nocmig (recorder hanging in bag above) tonight in Northumberland.
Not great conditions with a strong wind and clear skies but I brought it all the way here so I may as well give it a try 🤞
Not great conditions with a strong wind and clear skies but I brought it all the way here so I may as well give it a try 🤞
Superb visit to the Farnes as always.
Arctic terns are always the highlight on Inner Farne but the sheer variety of seabirds is so special.
Even managed to catch up with the now famous Maleider (mallard x eider hybrid) in Seahouses Harbour 🤣
Arctic terns are always the highlight on Inner Farne but the sheer variety of seabirds is so special.
Even managed to catch up with the now famous Maleider (mallard x eider hybrid) in Seahouses Harbour 🤣
May 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Superb visit to the Farnes as always.
Arctic terns are always the highlight on Inner Farne but the sheer variety of seabirds is so special.
Even managed to catch up with the now famous Maleider (mallard x eider hybrid) in Seahouses Harbour 🤣
Arctic terns are always the highlight on Inner Farne but the sheer variety of seabirds is so special.
Even managed to catch up with the now famous Maleider (mallard x eider hybrid) in Seahouses Harbour 🤣
Very cool to see all the emerging dragonflies through the thermal imager.
All the bright dots perched and flying are dragonflies
All the bright dots perched and flying are dragonflies
May 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Very cool to see all the emerging dragonflies through the thermal imager.
All the bright dots perched and flying are dragonflies
All the bright dots perched and flying are dragonflies
Really cool afternoon at North Warren yesterday.
2 bittern, cuckoo, garden warbler, Dartford warbler & woodlark on the heath.
Amazing to see a massive emergence of 4-spot chaser dragonflies & at least 4 hobbies hunting them at close range. Bit too fast for decent pics though
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2 bittern, cuckoo, garden warbler, Dartford warbler & woodlark on the heath.
Amazing to see a massive emergence of 4-spot chaser dragonflies & at least 4 hobbies hunting them at close range. Bit too fast for decent pics though
#birds
May 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Really cool afternoon at North Warren yesterday.
2 bittern, cuckoo, garden warbler, Dartford warbler & woodlark on the heath.
Amazing to see a massive emergence of 4-spot chaser dragonflies & at least 4 hobbies hunting them at close range. Bit too fast for decent pics though
#birds
2 bittern, cuckoo, garden warbler, Dartford warbler & woodlark on the heath.
Amazing to see a massive emergence of 4-spot chaser dragonflies & at least 4 hobbies hunting them at close range. Bit too fast for decent pics though
#birds
Halloween Wonderland at the coast currently with all the ermine moth webs covering everything!!
Pretty spectacular
#norfolkmoths
Pretty spectacular
#norfolkmoths
May 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Halloween Wonderland at the coast currently with all the ermine moth webs covering everything!!
Pretty spectacular
#norfolkmoths
Pretty spectacular
#norfolkmoths
Been checking all the likely looking spots across the marsh for temmincks stints, following the recent influx locally, but with no luck
It was a surprise then to find one this morning in the unlikely location of an inland plastic-lined irrigation resevoir!
3 common sand present too
#norfolkbirding
It was a surprise then to find one this morning in the unlikely location of an inland plastic-lined irrigation resevoir!
3 common sand present too
#norfolkbirding
May 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Been checking all the likely looking spots across the marsh for temmincks stints, following the recent influx locally, but with no luck
It was a surprise then to find one this morning in the unlikely location of an inland plastic-lined irrigation resevoir!
3 common sand present too
#norfolkbirding
It was a surprise then to find one this morning in the unlikely location of an inland plastic-lined irrigation resevoir!
3 common sand present too
#norfolkbirding
For the 3rd year running the same pair of mute swans have produced a 'Polish' morph youngster.
This year, 2 of the 9 cygnets are buff coloured instead of the 'normal' grey
#birds
This year, 2 of the 9 cygnets are buff coloured instead of the 'normal' grey
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May 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
For the 3rd year running the same pair of mute swans have produced a 'Polish' morph youngster.
This year, 2 of the 9 cygnets are buff coloured instead of the 'normal' grey
#birds
This year, 2 of the 9 cygnets are buff coloured instead of the 'normal' grey
#birds
May 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
An excellent day of wader productivity monitoring on the marsh.
Despite the rapidly drying conditions, where there is still some water and cover, it was good to see lapwing and redshank young appearing.
Hopefully we'll get some rain soon to top everything up 🙏
#birds #Norfolkbirding
Despite the rapidly drying conditions, where there is still some water and cover, it was good to see lapwing and redshank young appearing.
Hopefully we'll get some rain soon to top everything up 🙏
#birds #Norfolkbirding
May 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
An excellent day of wader productivity monitoring on the marsh.
Despite the rapidly drying conditions, where there is still some water and cover, it was good to see lapwing and redshank young appearing.
Hopefully we'll get some rain soon to top everything up 🙏
#birds #Norfolkbirding
Despite the rapidly drying conditions, where there is still some water and cover, it was good to see lapwing and redshank young appearing.
Hopefully we'll get some rain soon to top everything up 🙏
#birds #Norfolkbirding
If you hadn't already guessed the mystery chicks are stone curlews 🙂
May 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
If you hadn't already guessed the mystery chicks are stone curlews 🙂
Farmland bird monitoring this afternoon. Great to find the 1st successful scarce farmland bird nest of the season.
2 day-old chicks in the pic, just shows how vulnerable they are!!
Nest has been monitored throughout the season to prevent disturbance and damage
Can you find & identify...
#birds
2 day-old chicks in the pic, just shows how vulnerable they are!!
Nest has been monitored throughout the season to prevent disturbance and damage
Can you find & identify...
#birds
May 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Farmland bird monitoring this afternoon. Great to find the 1st successful scarce farmland bird nest of the season.
2 day-old chicks in the pic, just shows how vulnerable they are!!
Nest has been monitored throughout the season to prevent disturbance and damage
Can you find & identify...
#birds
2 day-old chicks in the pic, just shows how vulnerable they are!!
Nest has been monitored throughout the season to prevent disturbance and damage
Can you find & identify...
#birds
Nosey buggers!!
They have a massive area to graze but oh no, let's spent our days messing with their cameras 🤣🤣🤣
They have a massive area to graze but oh no, let's spent our days messing with their cameras 🤣🤣🤣
May 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Nosey buggers!!
They have a massive area to graze but oh no, let's spent our days messing with their cameras 🤣🤣🤣
They have a massive area to graze but oh no, let's spent our days messing with their cameras 🤣🤣🤣
Just incase you wondered what cows get up to at night 🐄🐄🐄🤣🤣🤣
May 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Just incase you wondered what cows get up to at night 🐄🐄🐄🤣🤣🤣
April 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Lovely to watch these migrant whimbrel feeding up on their way north at Burnham Overy this morning
#birds #Norfolkbirding
#birds #Norfolkbirding
April 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Lovely to watch these migrant whimbrel feeding up on their way north at Burnham Overy this morning
#birds #Norfolkbirding
#birds #Norfolkbirding
Some superb looking habitat on the reserve this afternoon.
The skies the limit but crakes, rails & stilts immediately spring to mind 🙏
The skies the limit but crakes, rails & stilts immediately spring to mind 🙏
April 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Some superb looking habitat on the reserve this afternoon.
The skies the limit but crakes, rails & stilts immediately spring to mind 🙏
The skies the limit but crakes, rails & stilts immediately spring to mind 🙏
I love this one as you can see some cool behaviour.
The female removes the hatched eggshell and takes it away from the nest to distract potential predators
The female removes the hatched eggshell and takes it away from the nest to distract potential predators
April 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I love this one as you can see some cool behaviour.
The female removes the hatched eggshell and takes it away from the nest to distract potential predators
The female removes the hatched eggshell and takes it away from the nest to distract potential predators
We use remote cameras for many different uses across the reserve with nest monitoring one of the key ones in the spring.
This brood of lapwings hatched out yesterday morning, the first of the season 🐣
#birds #birdinggear
This brood of lapwings hatched out yesterday morning, the first of the season 🐣
#birds #birdinggear
April 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We use remote cameras for many different uses across the reserve with nest monitoring one of the key ones in the spring.
This brood of lapwings hatched out yesterday morning, the first of the season 🐣
#birds #birdinggear
This brood of lapwings hatched out yesterday morning, the first of the season 🐣
#birds #birdinggear
Black winged still at Dungeness RSPB showing off its long pink legs
April 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Black winged still at Dungeness RSPB showing off its long pink legs
Then onto the RSPB reserve which was just as quiet.
The mobile black winged still appeared in front of us and performed well 🙂
1st reed warblers of the year + bittern, yellow wag, cattle egret and my first marsh frogs.
#birds
The mobile black winged still appeared in front of us and performed well 🙂
1st reed warblers of the year + bittern, yellow wag, cattle egret and my first marsh frogs.
#birds
April 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Then onto the RSPB reserve which was just as quiet.
The mobile black winged still appeared in front of us and performed well 🙂
1st reed warblers of the year + bittern, yellow wag, cattle egret and my first marsh frogs.
#birds
The mobile black winged still appeared in front of us and performed well 🙂
1st reed warblers of the year + bittern, yellow wag, cattle egret and my first marsh frogs.
#birds