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Gavin Durrant

@gavindurrant1.bsky.social
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Retired from working in conservation and at my happiest surrounded by nature. Rarely without a camera and often use trail cams

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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Barn owl transferring it's prey from beak to talon in the murk of the sea mist covered marshes yesterday evening
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
More Short eared owl shots taken this week
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Male and female Bearded tits from Carlton marshes this week
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Kingfisher shots from this morning (27/9/26)
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Short eared owl flying towards me then choosing the one post in front of me obstructed by a reed with me unable to move without disturbing the bird
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
4 shots from a sequence showing a Short eared owl unsuccessfully trying to rob a Barn owl of its prey #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Another evening session at Carlton marshes with both Barn and Short eared owls with great views although the light was not so obliging tonight
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Stunning Short eared owl in the evening sunlight at Carlton marshes yesterday (8/9/26) #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Kingfisher coming in to land on the perch
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Some ground level shots of Wheatear from Kessingland today (26/8/26)
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Kingfisher beats a Three spined Stickleback against the perch so hard it leaves the fish impaled by it's spines. #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Kingfisher emerging from the water after a successful dive #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Kingfisher shots from the last few days looking into the light and overexposing to keep the detail on the birds. #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Recently fledged Barn owls exploring their surroundings in the Waveney valley #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Amazing display of Bladderwort in a dyke at Carlton marshes
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Pantaloon bee at Carlton marshes where it was excavating it's nesting burrow in the sandy soil
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Leafcutter bee bringing leaves into a hole in a log creating egg laying chambers at Carlton marshes
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Barn owl hunting in the glow of the setting sun in the Waveney valley #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Barn owl taking off from its perch in the Waveney valley #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Some of the butterflies seen in north Suffolk today: White Letter Hairstreak, Silver washed Fritillary, White Admiral and Purple Hairstreak
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Another Barn owl from yesterday in Suffolk #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Barn owl with prey from Suffolk yesterday #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Also seen today in Suffolk were Heath Spotted and Bee Orchids @ukorchids.bsky.social
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Orchids seen today on a drive around Suffolk. Common spotted, Common Twayblade, Pyramidal and Frog orchid. @ukorchids.bsky.social
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Barn owls have been coming out early to hunt for their growing young in the Waveney valley #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Some Swallowtail images from last week at RSPB Strumpshaw fen
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Great to see my first Lesser Emperor of the year at Carlton marshes yesterday (28/5/26)
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Can't escape the Brown Hare wherever I go
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Charismatic Red Squirrels from Yorkshire
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Grey Wagtails from the fast flowing rivers of Yorkshire #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Dippers from Yorkshire last week #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Black Grouse from a few days in Yorkshire
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Fly orchids just starting to come into flower in Cumbria today
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Water violet growing and flowering well in a reed filled turf pond at Carlton marshes #wildflowerhour
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Swallows coming down to collect mud to build their nests on a Norfolk farm yesterday #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Some of the 15 Green Hairstreak seen at Lound lakes last week
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Great to watch and listen to this lovely Hoopoe in Lowestoft this morning despite the urban background #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Heavily cropped record shots of the Red footed falcon at Carlton marshes today #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
A smart Spoonbill that dropped in briefly at Carlton marshes yesterday evening (3/5/26). #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Two of the four Black winged Stilts present at Carlton marshes yesterday (3/5/26). #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Beautiful Suffolk orchid meadow this morning in the sunshine with Green winged orchid everywhere
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Satellite tagged Cuckoo seen at Worlingham marshes yesterday (27/4/26). Could be Arthur or Ashok who are both back in the area. Rubbish photo taken into the light and at distance #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Stunning male Ring Ouzel from Benacre sluice today. Very difficult to get decent shots with the heat haze and distance to the subject #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Beautiful fogbow over the visitor centre at Carlton marshes this morning
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Fallow deer halfway through the process of losing it's antlers
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Early purple orchids taken at the weekend in Suffolk
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Water rail on Worlingham marshes half swimming and half climbing over vegetation to cross the dyke
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Some Brown Hare shots from yesterday in Norfolk
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Kingfisher male passing a Stickleback to a female at Worlingham marshes last weekend #ukbirding
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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
A few Kingfisher shots from SWT Worlingham marshes last week #ukbirding
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