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ClarkWGriswold said:
Hi CB. I was lucky enough to be in the hide when it flew over Cley. For once we were in the right place at the right time. A birder from Suffolk (with quite frankly amazing ID skills) got photos of the rings at the Iron Road? He also thought it was a Polish bird that had been transported to the UK following some injuries, and then released. Is this consistent with your information?

Rich
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Again I had to be told as I deserve my title, that the following appeared on RBA today - " green ring Z9404; presumed to be free-flying bird from group of White Storks ringed in Poland taken into care at Shorelands Wildlife Gardens, Langmere”
 
Despite far fewer gulls this evening on Simmond's Scrape, there were 3 Caspian Gulls (the juvenile and two new second-summers) and 12 Yellow-legged Gulls (six juveniles) by dusk. Other birds at Cley today included adult Curlew Sandpiper, several Green Sandps and Greenshanks, 2 Whimbrels, LRPlover and the usual geot'd female limosa Black-t Godwit. Also Hobby, Med Gull, several Spoonbills and a Bittern seen again today. Plus, of course, the aforementioned White Stork nearby at Salthouse this morning (it or another was in Norwich later, on a school playing field I'm told).
 
Titchwell July 25th

Today's highlights

Pec sand – adult present all day feeding by main path
Curlew sandpiper – adult on fresh marsh
Arctic tern – 2 on tidal pool
Spoonbill – 10 on fresh marsh
Great white egret – 1 around reserve but mobile
Spotted redshank – 3 on fresh marsh
Black tailed godwit – 153 on fresh marsh
Avocet – 337 on fresh marsh
Turtle dove – 1 in carpark
Grasshopper warbler – male singing on grazing meadow
Wigeon - 1 on fresh marsh
Green sandpiper - 1 on fresh marsh
Golden plover - 11 on fresh marsh

Paul
 
Titchwell July 25th

Today's highlights

Spoonbill – 14 on fresh marsh
Arctic tern – 1 juv on fresh marsh this morning
Black tailed godwit – 247 on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank – 6 on fresh marsh
Ruff – 41 on fresh marsh
Greenshank – 1 on tidal pool
Turtle dove – 1 feeding on grazing meadow
Grasshopper – 1 singing on grazing meadow

Paul
 
Titchwell July 27th

Today's highlights

Spoonbill – 18 on fresh marsh this morning
Spotted redshank – 5 on fresh marsh
Curlew sandpiper – 1 on fresh marsh
Greenshank – 6 on fresh marsh
Med gull – 16 on fresh marsh
Turtle dove – 1 on East Trail
Grasshopper warbler – 1 singing from bushes on the grazing meadow
Great skua – 1 offshore

Paul
 
The last few days or so have produced some birds in the Cley area, including Cory's Shearwater, well over 300 Manx Shearwaters, two Long-tailed Skuas, a few Arctic Skuas, a couple of Scaup, several Bonxies, juvenile Caspian Gull, a selection of waders (inc Little Stint), some Spoonbills and Med Gulls, Bittern, Hobby etc. Probably some other stuff too...
 
Titchwell July 28th

Today's highlights

Short eared owl – 1 hunting over Thornham saltmarsh
Avocet – 540 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill – 11 on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank – 6 on fresh marsh
Little gull – 2 on fresh marsh
Grey wagtail – 1 on fresh marsh this morning

Paul
 
Cley birds today included Curlew Sandpiper and Wood Sandpiper plus a selection of other passage waders, first-summer Caspian Gull, several Yellow-legged Gulls, up to 4 limosa Black-t Godwits, Yellow Wagtail, Hobby etc
 
Still an adult Curlew Sandpiper, and Wood Sandpiper, at Cley. Three Caspian Gulls this evening (adult & 2 juvs), and at least 10 Y-l Gulls (6 ad, sec-s, 3 juvs), Med Gull and geot'd limosa Black-t Godwit. Also S-e Owl and Otter at Cley.
 
Several Caspian Gulls at Cley tonight (bringing the month's total to eight birds), plus a dozen Yellow-legged Gulls. Also Wood, Green and Common Sandpipers, Greenshank, geot'd limosa Black-t Godwit, Med Gull, Wheatear etc
 
Titchwell July 31st

Today's highlights

Little gull - 2 (1st summer) on fresh marsh + 1 (moulting adult) south over the reedbed
Spoonbill - 5 including a French ringed adult on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank - 3 on fresh marsh
Turtle dove - 1 on carpark
Green woodpecker - 1 in trees behind Fen Hide

Paul
 
One juvenile Caspian Gull (bird A) again on Simmond's Scrape this evening, 10+ Yellow-legged Gulls and Hobby hunting. Also three limosa Black-t Godwits today, plus Wood Sandpiper and 4 Garganeys reported at Cley.
 
Titchwell August 1st

Today's highlights

Great white egret – 1 on reserve this morning
Spoonbill – 12 on fresh marsh
Curlew sandpiper – 1 on fresh marsh
Short eared owl – 1 hunting over tidal pool this morning
Little gull – 1 on fresh marsh
Ruff – 40 on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank – 3 on fresh marsh
Turtle dove - 1 flying over Autumn Trail this morning
Hobby - 1 west over reedbed
Peregrine - 1 hunting over fresh marsh this morning
Kingfisher - 1 over main path
Dunlin - 20 on fresh marsh

Paul
 
Over 500 lwhg on the scrapes this evening included 25 Yellow-legged Gulls (all ages) and 3 Caspian Gulls (2 sec-summers, probably birds first seen mid July, and a new juvenile - the third juv of the autumn and 9th Caspian of the season). Also in the mix, a probable 4th-winter atlantis Y-l Gull, an adult argentatus H Gull, two presumed Lesser Black-backed X Yellow-legged Gull hybrids and two Med Gulls. Also at Cley today were two Spoonbills, a Wood Sandpiper, two colour-ringed limosa Black-t Godwits (one English, one Dutch), Barn Owl, Hobby and Otter. Also good numbers of Ruff and various other waders, including the first? juvenile islandica Black-t Godwit of the autumn.
 
Titchwell August 2nd

Today's highlights

Spotted redshank – 7 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill – 12 on fresh marsh
Little gull – 2 on fresh marsh
Ruff – 35 on fresh marsh
Avocet – 308 on fresh marsh
Barn owl - 2 hunting along East Trail this morning
Turtle dove - 2 mating in carpark
Black tailed godwit - 287 on fresh marsh
Dunlin - 30 on fresh marsh

Paul
 
A Great White Egret at Cley this evening, and a Hobby hunting Swifts. But only half the number of lwhg compared to last night, with fewer interesting birds mixed in and no Caspians; just 15 Yellow-legged Gulls and one f-s Little Gull. Also the Dutch-flagged limosa Black-t Godwit, 10 Whimbrels and Barn Owl (& Otter earlier by E Bank)
 
richardm said:
A Great White Egret at Cley this evening, and a Hobby hunting Swifts. But only half the number of lwhg compared to last night, with fewer interesting birds mixed in and no Caspians; just 15 Yellow-legged Gulls and one f-s Little Gull. Also the Dutch-flagged limosa Black-t Godwit, 10 Whimbrels and Barn Owl (& Otter earlier by E Bank)
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Hesitate to intrude into the Paul and Richard show but am I alone in not knowing what a lwhg is. If the answer lies here; https://jagodibuja.wordpress.com/living-with-hipstergirl-and-gamergirl-english-version/ then I might be persuaded to pay an evening visit to Cley.
 

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