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Headline: Photographer Captures Stunning Norfolk Birds Pictures - Including Bird-Shaped Flock

Caption: BIRD SHAPED FLOCK Photographer Paul Goldstein has captured jaw-dropping pictures of knots, dunlins, redshanks birds in Norfolk – including a flock shaped like a bird and a snail. At this time of year the photographer and guide would normally be photographing big cats in Kenya, but he is now discovering amazing scenes at RSPB Snettisham. "I would stop to photograph this anywhere in the world," the photographer says as he watches thousands of knots, dunlins, redshanks and oystercatchers perform their acrobatics forming mysterious patterns above the tidal flats. "Sometimes they look like a whole weather front coming in and they get really lively if a raptor like a harrier or particularly a peregrine falcon joins them.” “The recent spring tides have been a bonus as the flocks are pushed onto the small islands in the nearby lagoon, where they congregate in vast numbers but in seemingly strict order.” "This is a worthy RSPB flagship venue, well managed and a lifesaver for many wilderness fans this summer.” Paul is a photographer and guide who normally guides in Kenya, Alaska, Canada, Antarctica, Namibia and Brazil.

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