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Isabelline Wheatear

Upload a photo of the Isabelline Wheatear at Cley next the Sea (Norfolk)

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first-winter

Taken: Sun, 10 Nov 2019

Cley next the Sea (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 10 Nov 2019

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Isabelline Wheatear

first-winter

Taken: Sun, 10 Nov 2019

Cley next the Sea (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 10 Nov 2019

November is the new October.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Paddyfield Pipit

Upload a photo of the Paddyfield Pipit at Sennen (Cornwall)

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adult

Taken: Thu, 24 Oct 2019

Sennen (Cornwall)

Uploaded: Fri, 01 Nov 2019

Presumed Paddyfield Pipit. Photo taken on second day of stay when generally thought to be an odd Richard's Pipit with a strange call.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Paddyfield Pipit

adult

Taken: Thu, 24 Oct 2019

Sennen (Cornwall)

Uploaded: Fri, 01 Nov 2019

Presumed Paddyfield Pipit. Photo taken on second day of stay when generally thought to be an odd Richard's Pipit with a strange call.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Black Duck

Upload a photo of the Black Duck at Strontian (Highland and Caithness)

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adult, male

Taken: Fri, 28 Jun 2019

Strontian (Highland and Caithness)

Uploaded: Sun, 30 Jun 2019

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Serin

Upload a photo of the Serin at New Romney (Kent)

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adult, male

Taken: Thu, 06 Jun 2019

New Romney (Kent)

Uploaded: Tue, 11 Jun 2019

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Lesser Grey Shrike

Upload a photo of the Lesser Grey Shrike at Horsey (Norfolk)

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adult

Taken: Sat, 08 Jun 2019

Horsey (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 08 Jun 2019

In the gloom.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Black Tern

Upload a photo of the Black Tern at Whitlingham Country Park (Norfolk)

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adult

Taken: Wed, 08 May 2019

Whitlingham Country Park (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Fri, 10 May 2019

Flock of 22, the largest recorded at this site.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Common Rosefinch

Upload a photo of the Common Rosefinch at Cunningsburgh (Shetland)

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first-winter

Taken: Sat, 02 Mar 2019

Cunningsburgh (Shetland)

Uploaded: Tue, 05 Mar 2019

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Pied-billed Grebe

Upload a photo of the Pied-billed Grebe at Loch of Spiggie (Shetland)

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adult

Taken: Sat, 02 Mar 2019

Loch of Spiggie (Shetland)

Uploaded: Tue, 05 Mar 2019

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Tengmalm's Owl

Upload a photo of the Tengmalm's Owl at Tresta (Shetland)

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Taken: Sat, 02 Mar 2019

Tresta (Shetland)

Uploaded: Tue, 05 Mar 2019

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Red-rumped Swallow

Upload a photo of the Red-rumped Swallow at Cley next the Sea (Norfolk)

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adult

Taken: Fri, 07 Dec 2018

Cley next the Sea (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Fri, 07 Dec 2018

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Stejneger's Stonechat

Upload a photo of the Stejneger's Stonechat at Salthouse (Norfolk)

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first-winter, male

Taken: Thu, 25 Oct 2018

Salthouse (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 25 Oct 2018

Probable (to say the least..) Stejneger's.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Stejneger's Stonechat

first-winter, male

Taken: Thu, 25 Oct 2018

Salthouse (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 25 Oct 2018

Probable (to say the least..) Stejneger's.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Todd's Canada Goose

Upload a photo of the Todd's Canada Goose at Cley next the Sea (Norfolk)

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Taken: Sun, 21 Oct 2018

Cley next the Sea (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 22 Oct 2018

Most observers consider this to be a Todd's.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Grey Catbird

Upload a photo of the Grey Catbird at Land's End (Cornwall)

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Taken: Fri, 19 Oct 2018

Land's End (Cornwall)

Uploaded: Mon, 22 Oct 2018

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Brown Shrike

Upload a photo of the Brown Shrike at Weybourne (Norfolk)

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Taken: Sun, 21 Oct 2018

Weybourne (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 22 Oct 2018

Distant and into the sun

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Stejneger's Stonechat

first-winter, male

Taken: Sun, 21 Oct 2018

Salthouse (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 22 Oct 2018

Probable

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Stejneger's Stonechat

first-winter, male

Taken: Sun, 21 Oct 2018

Salthouse (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 22 Oct 2018

Probable.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

White-rumped Swift

Upload a photo of the White-rumped Swift at Hornsea (Yorkshire)

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Taken: Sun, 14 Oct 2018

Hornsea (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 14 Oct 2018

Showing white trailing edge to secondaries

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

White-rumped Swift

Taken: Sun, 14 Oct 2018

Hornsea (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 14 Oct 2018

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

White-rumped Swift

Taken: Sun, 14 Oct 2018

Hornsea (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 14 Oct 2018

Ooof.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Rose-coloured Starling

Upload a photo of the Rose-coloured Starling at New Costessey (Norfolk)

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adult

Taken: Thu, 11 Oct 2018

New Costessey (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 11 Oct 2018

With thanks to house owner who invited us in.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Rose-coloured Starling

adult

Taken: Thu, 11 Oct 2018

New Costessey (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 11 Oct 2018

With thanks to house owner who invited us in.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Barred Warbler

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first-winter

Taken: Sun, 07 Oct 2018

Burnham Overy Staithe (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 08 Oct 2018

Bird on seawall

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Yellow-browed Warbler

Upload a photo of the Yellow-browed Warbler at Stiffkey (Norfolk)

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first-winter

Taken: Sun, 07 Oct 2018

Stiffkey (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 08 Oct 2018

Stiffkey Binks: Knackered, out in weeds on saltmarsh migration in action.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Great White Egret

Upload a photo of the Great White Egret at Dungeness (Kent)

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adult

Taken: Tue, 18 Sep 2018

Dungeness (Kent)

Uploaded: Wed, 19 Sep 2018

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Cattle Egret

Upload a photo of the Cattle Egret at Dungeness (Kent)

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Taken: Tue, 18 Sep 2018

Dungeness (Kent)

Uploaded: Wed, 19 Sep 2018

Three of the flock of Bovine Egrets.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

American Black Tern

Upload a photo of the American Black Tern at Dungeness (Kent)

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juvenile

Taken: Mon, 27 Aug 2018

Dungeness (Kent)

Uploaded: Wed, 29 Aug 2018

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

American Black Tern

juvenile

Taken: Mon, 27 Aug 2018

Dungeness (Kent)

Uploaded: Wed, 29 Aug 2018

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

American Royal Tern

Upload a photo of the American Royal Tern at Church Norton (Sussex)

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second-summer

Taken: Wed, 20 Jun 2018

Church Norton (Sussex)

Uploaded: Wed, 20 Jun 2018

The now-familiar dawn record shot.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

White-winged Black Tern

Upload a photo of the White-winged Black Tern at Burnham Overy Staithe (Norfolk)

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second-summer

Taken: Fri, 25 May 2018

Burnham Overy Staithe (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Fri, 25 May 2018

Photo: James Lowen

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Green Heron

Upload a photo of the Green Heron at Narberth (Pembrokeshire)

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first-winter

Taken: Thu, 03 May 2018

Narberth (Pembrokeshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 06 May 2018

Emerging after an unsuccessful underwater fishing trip

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Coues's Arctic Redpoll

Upload a photo of the Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Felthorpe (Norfolk)

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Taken: Thu, 05 Apr 2018

Felthorpe (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Fri, 06 Apr 2018

Two Coues's - both different to an individual photographed earlier in the morning (also on this gallery).

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Coues's Arctic Redpoll

Taken: Thu, 05 Apr 2018

Felthorpe (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 05 Apr 2018

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Glaucous Gull

Upload a photo of the Glaucous Gull at Earlham (Norfolk)

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first-winter

Taken: Wed, 21 Mar 2018

Earlham (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 21 Mar 2018

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Parrot Crossbill

Upload a photo of the Parrot Crossbill at Horsford (Norfolk)

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female

Taken: Wed, 21 Feb 2018

Horsford (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Fri, 23 Feb 2018

Presumed Parrot, but not the most distinctive.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Parrot Crossbill

male

Taken: Wed, 21 Feb 2018

Horsford (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Fri, 23 Feb 2018

Presumed Parrot, but not the most distinctive.

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Glaucous Gull

Upload a photo of the Glaucous Gull at Norwich (Norfolk)

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first-winter

Taken: Thu, 22 Feb 2018

Norwich (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 22 Feb 2018

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Coues's Arctic Redpoll

Upload a photo of the Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Hazlewood Common (Suffolk)

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Taken: Thu, 08 Feb 2018

Hazlewood Common (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 08 Feb 2018

Photo: James Lowen

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

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