I haven’t posted on here in a while, oops! Here are some photos of a showy Lapland Bunting on Iron Road in Salthouse from last week :)
Sophie (she/her)
@sophgoesbirding.bsky.social
29-year-old birder living in Broadland, Norfolk 😗✌️ cat-sitter and youth worker professionally, twitcher leisurely
Since he’s been cheerleading US & Israeli bombing in Iran (which resulted in 150 dead at a girls primary school today), I thought now would be a good time to out @zootherabirding.bsky.social as the virulent racist that he is. Wouldn’t be caught in a million miles of a Zoothera birding tour!
Top afternoon's birding in east Norfolk with @sophgoesbirding.bsky.social. The Iceland Gull was showing well at Sea Palling where Sophie also picked out a Purple Sandpiper on the beach. Afterwards at Great Yarmouth North Denes, we bumped into a trio of SEO and 7 Snow Bunting. 😄 #NorfolkBirding
Saw my first Jack Snipe today!! Wanted to yoink him so bad. Thx for coming with me @jakegearty.bsky.social
Three eider were quite the inland surprise on Filby broad today! Found by @djlbirding.bsky.social when they drifted into view outta nowhere on the piece of broad I had just checked 😌🤨 (not that I’m salty)
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
Few images of the Happisburgh Isabelline/Red-tailed Shrike from this afternoon. V cool bird!
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After missing the Black-Winged Kite two years ago I was happy to connect this time 🙂 was busy doing Run Norwich in the morning so I was pleased it stuck around all day. #NorfolkBirding
As always, RSPB Minsmere was quality for @sophgoesbirding.bsky.social and I yesterday where we were treated to not one, not two, but three (!) Roseate Tern, a couple of which displayed high over our heads and out to sea. Also 9 Spotshank and an adorable Green-eyed Flower Bee! #SuffolkBirding 😎
Cracking find today by Drew @djlbirding.bsky.social at Buckenham Marshes - a red-head Smew! Very random but very cool to see on a sweltering June day
Birthday birding with my love! There is a purple heron in amongst the reeds, I promise 😂
Purple Heron still showing at Island Mere Hide at RSPB Minsmere (3.55pm). Also Crane, while a drake Garganey on East Scrape and a Little Gull at South Scrape this morning. #SuffolkBirding @birdguides.bsky.social 😄
Ventured over the border into Suffolk today for some Red-footed Falcon action. V cute
✨ bad ✨ mental health day today so I took myself out to go and have a gander at this American Wigeon at the latest location on his North Norfolk coast tour. He tried his best to fit in but stuck out like a sore thumb 🤕 #norfolkbirds
Thrilled to see one of these yesterday in Thailand. The critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper. I’m unfortunately not here for birding but managed to get out for one day! #birdingthailand #birding #birdsofthailand
Last night I was thinking about the grey wag I saw from my house last year and decided it was probably actually a pied wag that I’d wrongly ID’d since there’s no water near me, but lo and behold, (after checking the date) a year and a day later it’s back!
A lovely day for a WeBS count at RSPB Strumpshaw Fen with @sophgoesbirding.bsky.social. A good variety of birds across the reserve including a couple of showy Treecreeper and a flyover Yellowhammer, which is a surprisingly good record for the site. #NorfolkBirding 😄
Digiscoped photo of the Black Brant at Thornham #NorfolkBirds
Hard work in the icy wind in Northwest Norfolk today, but @sophgoesbirding.bsky.social and I were eventually rewarded with lovely views of Shorelark at Hunstanton and the Black Brant at Thornham, where we also relocated the Glaucous Gull. #NorfolkBirding 😄
Hard work in the icy wind in Northwest Norfolk today, but @sophgoesbirding.bsky.social and I were eventually rewarded with lovely views of Shorelark at Hunstanton and the Black Brant at Thornham, where we also relocated the Glaucous Gull. #NorfolkBirding 😄
Dipped Glaucous Gull this afternoon at Old Hunstanton but the ridiculously confiding Shore Lark were a suitable compromise. Also both LWFG (not pictured) and GWFG at Snettisham. #norfolkbirds