Thursday, 5 June 2014

Stone curlew

I tried for this bird last year and messed up my timings by a matter of days. This time I thought I'd catch it at the beginning of it's migration to this country. So about a month ago I made a very early start to get down to the Norfolk, Suffolk border to look for these very unusual looking birds. The Stone Curlew is one of our earliest returning migrants. Making it's nest on the ground, it scurries around in quite a comical fashion. Anyway, I manage to see one (actually 5) for the first time, and I enjoyed every minute of those two hours watching them.


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22 comments:

  1. Fun606 June 2014 at 11:20

    You obviously know the place to look. Great photos as usual.

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  2. eileeninmd7 June 2014 at 10:28

    Beautiful bird and awesome photos..Thanks for linking up with my critter party. Have a happy weekend!

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  3. Carole M.7 June 2014 at 11:02

    great to see and photograph Adam. I've yet to see them for myself...

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  4. FAB7 June 2014 at 11:50

    Nice one Adam. The landscape looks very much like Weeting Heath.

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  5. Phil Slade7 June 2014 at 12:10

    You got some good pictures Adam. It's a very shy species for sure.

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  6. TexWisGirl7 June 2014 at 13:37

    such neat looking birds!

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  7. Margaret Birding For Pleasure7 June 2014 at 15:47

    Hi Adam how wonderful for you to have seen 5 Stone Curlew. great shots. Have a marvelous weekend.

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  8. Karen7 June 2014 at 20:59

    Cool looking birds, and it's always so great to see birds for the first time. Terrific shots!

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  9. Black Jack's Carol7 June 2014 at 22:19

    Wow! Great timing and forethought to earn those photos and happy observations.

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  10. theconstantwalker7 June 2014 at 23:17

    Well done Adam ... it''s a species I have never seen.
    Superb images

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  11. Anonymous7 June 2014 at 23:39

    NIce captures!

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  12. A Colorful World8 June 2014 at 00:06

    How wonderful you got to see him! You got some great photos, too!

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  13. betty-NZ8 June 2014 at 00:36

    What a great thing to find so many of them. They are just gorgeous.

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  14. Ni de Aqui, Ni de Alla8 June 2014 at 02:49

    Great pictures! I never seen these birds before, glad you got to enjoy them.

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  15. Rajesh8 June 2014 at 06:05

    Beautiful shots of the birds.

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  16. Unknown8 June 2014 at 07:30

    How wonderful that you got to see these beautiful birds.

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  17. Anni 8 June 2014 at 11:08

    Congratulations!!! It's so awesome to get to view/watch/photograph a bird you've wanted to get record of...isn't it?

    GREAT photos.
    Thanks for linking up this weekend.

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  18. Kenneth Cole Schneider8 June 2014 at 12:35

    Very nice shots. This species defies my idea of the appearance of a curlew with the long decurved bill!

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  19. Bob Bushell8 June 2014 at 14:00

    I haven't seen a Stone Curlew, keep on birding. Wonderful pieces of camera work.

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  20. Lina Gustina8 June 2014 at 18:29

    Admire your bird shots here.
    Thanks for stopping by.

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  21. Betsy Brock8 June 2014 at 20:08

    This is a new bird to me! Beautiful! And your header photo is amazing! I've come from Anni's today...so great to meet you!

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  22. Liz18 June 2014 at 01:30

    They are very similar to the Australian Bush Stone Curlews.

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