Notes on birds/wildlife from a nature enthusiast & photographer (copyright Peter Ransome)
Monday, 5 May 2025
Red- footed Falcons again
On Sunday 4th May, I walked down early morning and saw the 5 Red- footed Falcons perched up in trees on Jensons's Island, just at the western edge of the Whitecast Marsh path, this time there were 2 female Red- footed Falcons and Chris D pointed out there was an adult male Red- foot perched up too, so personally another 2 different Falcons, totalling a personal tally of 7 RFFS! Tried some pics but the diostance was a slight too far for me. A shou went up and wheeling round 4 Spoonbills were seen flying eastwards in the sky over the far southern part of the reserve. As it was mostly cloudy with occasional breaks of sunshine, the group of 5 spent a long time perched up, but 2 males broke cover and flew off. later along the western bank, I spotted Chris D by the bench and I had already spotted the 2 males perched up in trees along the Norfolk side of the river bank. Sadly these were flushed by a big river cruiser that chugged past. Hereafter, the male Red- foots were seen hunting over Peto's. Also by Turnpike scrape by the 3rd pool back, a circular one I finally saw one of Jake G's birds (all the previous ones of his I had twitched I missed) a fine Greenshank stood in the middle of the pool. I walked back to the Whitecast marsh track where 3 Falcons were stood perched in trees, 2 female and the adult male, the adult male flew and flew close by us where Chris D took his incredible pic, 'I have nailed the shot', he said sadly for me my big lens was on oits tripod and I missed it. Not being able to carry an additional bag as I have tennis elbow on my left arm, the only spare one I could use carring all the other optical aids.
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