RAF Marham 9th Bomber Squadron Home Coming.

Downham Market, Norfolk.I couldent miss this,  It was important.

This is the Home coming parade and ceremony of the 9th Bomber Squadron which has just done 4 months duties in Afganistan and they are to receive the Operational Medal.   They have a long and close relationship with Downham Market and the people who live there,  in fact the pupils of Hilcrest Primary School wrote to each one of them at Christmas and was well appreciated by the men and women of the Squadron,   my granddaughter Katie was one of those pupils.

The band of the Royal Air force College leads the Parade to the Town Hall.

"allo"!  How did Herman get in there,   perhaps they just captured him,  don't look happy.        I'm sure he played his part.

At ease.

Lining up to receive their medals.

Families and friends mingle after the ceremony

Nasty piece of work!

Nice piece of work.  hmmm ,      "What you got in that bag"?   I think it was the medals.

RAF veterans.

'Laddie'  who helps with recuperation round the hospitals.

The clock,  Downham Market.

Ferry Lane monday 25th march

Very cold again today,  therefore plenty of activity down on the riverside in the shelter of the seawall.     Some splended birds finding what food they could,  and on the menu again today was the precious Sea Slater,   and searching for these were,  2 female Black Redstarts,  1 male Black Redstart,  2 male Wheatears,  one is a 1st summer bird, female Stonechat, Grey Wagtail,  Common Sandpiper and a good number of Wildfowl and Waders.

Wheatear on the foreshore Friday 22nd March

This 1st summer male Wheatear has now took to the foreshore at Rainham to find food.     After walking Bonnets Hill and giving up through the cold I took a trip to Rainham where it was colder.  Nice to be home!

Rainham Weds 20th march

This beautiful male Wheatear was with the Black Redstart on the waste ground at Coldharbour Lane today,  our first one of the spring.

2 of these together. 

Sadly not an uncommon sight.

Russ Sherriffs Garden today tues 19-3-13

Photos by Russ Sherriff.    These birds all turned up in Russ's garden this morning

Monday 18th march Rainham RSPB

SEO Serin field 3.37pm

Waxwing Update monday 18th march

7.30 am,   not a berry left on the bushes,   not a Waxwing left to be seen,  bon voyage!