Breydon Water, Norfolk

[Karl J]

Living so close to Breydon Water i often get a good idea of whats going on by what i can hear, and this last week - 10 days it's been an increase in the noise made by the terns, Common Terns breed on man made platforms and so this 'extra' noise meant things must be starting to move south.

So with this in mind i took a wander down for this mornings incoming tide. Birding in the sun, always nice, plus a fair bit of activity including some of the returning terns & nice summer plumage waders (aren't they cracking !) to keep the interest level up.

Noted these :


House Sparrow
Linnets
Starling, couple of good size flocks
Magpie
Blackbirds
Meadow Pipit
Woodpigeon
Stock Dove
Collared dove
Swifts
Swallows
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Common Gull
Cormorant

Sandwich Tern
Common Tern
Little Tern
Arctic Tern

Oystercatcher
Avocet c270
Black-tailed Godwit c350
Golden Plover c90 maybe more, partly hidden from view
Curlew c.loads, gave up trying to count them.
Whimbrel c10
Redshank
Greenshank c7
Dunlin c25
Ringed Plover c8
Lapwing c100
Curlew Sandpiper x 1 .... my first one this year :king:

Shelduck
Little Grebe, 2 adult and 2 young
Little Egret x 8, that's the most i've seen up there all at once :bounce:
Grey Heron x 1

[Andrew]

I am expecting my first Curlew Sand any time now!

[gary jb]

HI CARLOS,sounds like a great morning birding.it must be nice to walk round the corner and see all those birds,im envious.

Gary.......

[Karl J]

Cheers Gary, yes not bad at all


I am expecting my first Curlew Sand any time now!
.... Ok, keep a lookout Andrew I'm sending it on it's way down to you ;)


Just realised the Sandwich Terns were also yer ticks :king:

[Nina P]

Carlos Perhaps You have our Little Egrets as they decided to pull down the trees where they usually roost and build a block of flats or two or three, so we have swapped Hobbies for Egrets, I have seriously missed them this year, as I drive over Canford Bridge all there is is this huge gap where they used to be. Look after them for me eh? Bless you!

[keithyed]

hy carlos,i too live just round the corner to breydon water but like burgh castle area better at low tide.
great list tho we have probably met a few times on the path.

keith

[Karl J]

Yes keith I actually prefer Burgh Castle as well, though it seems to get a bit busy this time of year. Don't know if we've met ... quite possibly