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Chaffinch on the Lichen @ Titchwell RSPB Norfolk.. by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The Chaffinch is the most widespread and common finch in the UK, often seen in gardens, woodlands, and farmland. These sparrow-sized birds are known for feeding on the ground under bird tables rather than on feeders. Males have a pink breast and blue-grey crown, while females are yellowish-brown

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Ten of my favourite fauna, flora and fungi photos to take in February 2023 and month summary 

The photos are of; Whooper Swan at RSPB Lakenheath Fen, Curlew at RSPB Titchwell in Norfolk, Teal also at Titchwell, Buzzard at Lakeside Country Park in Hampshire, Roe Deer at Lakeside, Muntjac Deer at Holkham in Norfolk, daffodil at Winchester Cathedral, crocuses at Lakeside, snowdrops at Titchwell and scarlet elf cup at Titchwell. 

I have had such a fun and amazing February, and it has been one of my most fantastic second months of the year for birdwatching ever. Headlined by the sensational trip to Norfolk where I saw so many species for the first time this year, ever and generally; I have seen so many species this month with so many incredible ones. It has been joyful and thrilling experience after experience for seeing birds, with species seen gearing up for their breeding season too and ones synonymous with spring seen. I am ending the month with my bird year list again in an extremely pleasing place compared to my previous years due to getting the second highest amount of year ticks I’ve ever got in a February. What a start to the year I’ve had. Hen Harrier, Grey Partridge, Whooper Swan and Skylark proved consistent star birds of my month with them seen and/or heard multiple times, with my first ever Long-eared Owl and Twite, Long-billed Dowitcher, Merlin, Fieldfare, Yellowhammer, Shore lark a star bird for a second month running, Snow Bunting, Goshawk in a solid month for seeing raptors and Black-necked Grebe other highlights. The visit of a male Sparrowhawk to the roof visible from my room headlined another good month of enjoying birds from home. 

It was a brilliant month of mammals mostly thanks to deers and hares with lots of Brown Hares seen and especially the mesmerizing Muntjac experience seeing so many in Norfolk. It was good to see bees on unseasonably warm days this month, and spiders from home well. It was an exciting floral month with daffodils, snowdrops and crocuses and others emerging bringing that promise of spring, and there were some nice fungi moments too. A slight variation on my usual post bringing together an amount of my favourite pictures taken that month corresponding to the number of the month in that I’m posting twenty of my favourites from February, my next post has ten of my favourite landscape photos from the month. 

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A Marsh Harrier flies low over Titchwells reed bed in the dawn light. #bird #raptor #marshharrier #titchwell #norfolk #eastanglia #wildlife #rspb #rspb_love_nature #dawn #reeds #reedbed #hunting #quartering (at Titchwell RSPB Reserve)

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Mallard @ Titchwell marshes - Golden Hour by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The light was just stunning cold but beautiful against the reed beds on the North Norfolk coast.

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North Norfolk Curlew on Coast.. by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: A breeding bird of wet grasslands and moorlands in northern England, Wales and Scotland. Common on migration at wetlands throughout the country. Winters around the coast.

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Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta @Titchwell RSPB Norfolk by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: A key species in the story of conservation, the avocet represents an amazing recovery of a bird once extinct in the UK. This pied bird, with its distinctive upturned bill, can now be seen on marshes and estuaries in the East and South West.

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Hedgerow Wildlife - Dunnock @ Rspb Titchwell Norfolk by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: This is a land of wild saltmarsh, fed by natural springs and fronting a vast, sandy beach. Take a seat among wildflowers, and watch the comings and goings of thousands of wild birds.Tucked on the north coast of Norfolk, between the villages of Titchwell and Thornham, Titchwell Marsh is blessed with diverse habitats. Explore reedbeds, saltmarsh and freshwater lagoons where Avocets, Bearded Tits and Marsh Harriers nest. There's also a wide sandy beach here.

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Avocet @ Titchwell RSPB Norfolk Coast by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta The avocet is one of the most readily identified shorebirds in the UK. Its return to East Anglia as a breeding bird in the years after the Second World War was one of the great avian success stories of the twentieth century. Today the species is common in coastal wetlands in East Anglia and increasingly further afield.