Stephen West
CambsBirding
Managed some fairly good views of the snettisham coastal park Red backed shrike this evening,also 1 gropper reeling there.
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Norfolk birding (36 Viewers)
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Birding Bob
Robert Williamson
WOW what a weekend after seeing the Marmora’s and Great Reed Warbler I didn’t think it could get any better but it did when the pager went off with news of a male Red-backed Shrike at Snettisham. I went there straight after finishing work at Holme and with minutes of arriving I was soon onto the bird. What a cracker it was too in its full summer plumage, a very nice bird to bring me up to 200 for the year.
Tractorboy69
Well-known member
A Black Redstart at East Runton today was a very late bird, but just shows there are still things moving, so not quite time to give up looking yet!
Also managed to catch up with a local Hobby too today with one over Cromer sewage works.
Photos of the BR and other recent stuff round the patch on my blog.
Simon
Also managed to catch up with a local Hobby too today with one over Cromer sewage works.
Photos of the BR and other recent stuff round the patch on my blog.
Simon
Titchwell June 18th
Today's highlights
Spoonbill - 5 dropped onto fresh marsh @ 16:30
Spotted redshank - 2 on fresh marsh
Ruff - 1 on fresh marsh
Little gull - 4 on fresh marsh
Red crested pochard - 1 in reedbed
Knot - 1000+ roosting on fresh marsh
Bearded tit - birds showing well feeding on bloodworms on the mud from Island Hide
Paul
Today's highlights
Spoonbill - 5 dropped onto fresh marsh @ 16:30
Spotted redshank - 2 on fresh marsh
Ruff - 1 on fresh marsh
Little gull - 4 on fresh marsh
Red crested pochard - 1 in reedbed
Knot - 1000+ roosting on fresh marsh
Bearded tit - birds showing well feeding on bloodworms on the mud from Island Hide
Paul
Several reports of honey buzzards on RBA this week at the Wensum Valley watchpoint. I spent an hour there on Monday & Wenesday and 5 hours Thursday is good flying conditions and not a sniff of one. Despite many suposed sightings I think only 2 could be considered probable honey buzzards and both high overflyers probably on passage. I have been watching almost every day since mid May and have yet to see one , nor have any of the vol wardens seen any. Its too late for them to start breeding this year now though there is a fair chance some in late summer. Most years we get a couple of birds stopping over on their way south in July and August. Reports form the other regular watch points around the country are very sparce to say the least. Its a bit early yet to say for sure , but it is starting to look as though some disaster might have overtaken them on the wintering grounds or on migration.
petehasset
Well-known member
luck & being there at the right time helps , don't the flamingo's look grand at cley 2day
Penny Clarke
Well-known member
Wonderful views of the Chilean Flamingoes at Cley today along with 8 Spoonbills on Pat's Pool - best thing on offer!
Little Stint and 3 Spotted Redshanks from North Hide.
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
Little Stint and 3 Spotted Redshanks from North Hide.
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
James Emerson
Norwich Birder
One was seen on the 26th June 2007 at Hunstanton (2007 B&M Report). Birds of Norfolk says that there have been reports from all months of the year so presumably there are a few earlier June records. From glancing at the last 5 reports there seems to be a few May outlier records then a gap until late July.
Regards,
James
petehasset
Well-known member
The question is are the Flamingo's escapes or birds from the feral population in germany
Much quieter on the sea this morning with lesser numbers of Gannets & Auks & only a couple of Manxies. Whilst we are all still waiting for summer to arrive, a sure sign of things to come were 3 small flocks of Teal west along with 5 Barwits & 2 Curlew as well as 2 R.T.Divers & 2 Brents :eek!:
firstreesjohn
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Two Trumpeter Finches ? Aurochs ? Is this really Norfolk today ?
I drove into the car park at the Cley NWT VC with some surprise. Just before, two pink blobs had penetrated my consciousness. Had the Trumpeter returned and been joined by its twin. No ! The 2 Chilly Annes (yes, it was cold) were still present, although not announced pager-wise. (This, they shared with a Red-necked Phalarope, which recently had graced Holme for a couple days- the news remaining ‘private’. I also heard of TWO recent Rosefinches in the birding Bermuda Triangle around Kelling.)
Needless to say, by the time I arrived in Bishop Hide, they(the Flamingos)’d taken on the characteristics of large, rosaceous monopods and gone to sleep; having been sifting voraciously only just before. Their posture in-photo was a fitting comment on the performance against Algeria.
Another shift in the geographic continuum occurred on the drive to the ford at Glandford, when I was temporarily translocated to the Highlands.
I drove into the car park at the Cley NWT VC with some surprise. Just before, two pink blobs had penetrated my consciousness. Had the Trumpeter returned and been joined by its twin. No ! The 2 Chilly Annes (yes, it was cold) were still present, although not announced pager-wise. (This, they shared with a Red-necked Phalarope, which recently had graced Holme for a couple days- the news remaining ‘private’. I also heard of TWO recent Rosefinches in the birding Bermuda Triangle around Kelling.)
Needless to say, by the time I arrived in Bishop Hide, they(the Flamingos)’d taken on the characteristics of large, rosaceous monopods and gone to sleep; having been sifting voraciously only just before. Their posture in-photo was a fitting comment on the performance against Algeria.
Another shift in the geographic continuum occurred on the drive to the ford at Glandford, when I was temporarily translocated to the Highlands.
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David Norgate
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May I, herewith, apologise if a recent 'unsavory' conversation that I, ashamedly, was party to had any bearing or influence on decisions made in the reasoning behind this news not being widely available. I apologise to anyone who witnessed this (although not for the hitherto content) and here abide to keep my mouth shut (as if) and not give suppressors any more reason than they already have. Thus end-th my self flagellation.o
john miller
Well-known member
May I, herewith, apologise if a recent 'unsavory' conversation that I, ashamedly, was party to had any bearing or influence on decisions made in the reasoning behind this news not being widely available. I apologise to anyone who witnessed this (although not for the hitherto content) and here abide to keep my mouth shut (as if) and not give suppressors any more reason than they already have. Thus end-th my self flagellation.o
Sorry to disappoint those who like to jump to conclusions, but the details are. A bird thought to be rosefinch was heard distantly from Weybourne car park about 10 days ago, it only called twice. The following day there was a Rosefinch around Moss`s ringing area on weybourne camp, briefly. The second record I can only think was of a claim of Rosefinch calling, by persons unknown near Kelling Hard last week. We heard about it the following day, but could not find anything. As the Kelling weather station emits a strange noise that has in the past been attributed to Rosefinch, I would not put too much credance on the claim. Would have loved a viewable bird to have been there for my Kelling list.
John
ps nice pics on Surfbirds of a bird near Eccles.
After many weeks of watching at last I saw a honey buzzard at Swanton Novers this afternoon. At 2.00 pm an intermediate phase bird ( pale under parts with heavy black barring ) flew north low overhead along the woodland to the west of the watch point as I was driving through the wood from my office. It may have been present all day as one of the vol wardens had a suspected sighting in the morning while I was at the Wensum Valley watch point.
This bird was not one of the pair that was present last year. It remains to be seen if it settles down or was just a passage bird ? Interestingly One was also reported from Wykham Woods in Yorkshire today only I think the third or forth report this year. Are these late birds struggling in against adverse winds ?
Sighting this weekend at the raptor watch points
Swanton Novers
Common Buzzard 10 +
Kestrel 2
Sparrowhawk 4
Honey Buzzard 1
Hobby 2
Goshawk 1 male + 2 birds calling at dusk
Wensum valley
Common Buzzard lots
Kestrel several
Sparrowhawk 3
Marsh harrier 2+
Hobby 2
Harris hawk 1
Little Egret 2
Med gull 4
Curlew 4
Barn owl 1
Little owl 1
This bird was not one of the pair that was present last year. It remains to be seen if it settles down or was just a passage bird ? Interestingly One was also reported from Wykham Woods in Yorkshire today only I think the third or forth report this year. Are these late birds struggling in against adverse winds ?
Sighting this weekend at the raptor watch points
Swanton Novers
Common Buzzard 10 +
Kestrel 2
Sparrowhawk 4
Honey Buzzard 1
Hobby 2
Goshawk 1 male + 2 birds calling at dusk
Wensum valley
Common Buzzard lots
Kestrel several
Sparrowhawk 3
Marsh harrier 2+
Hobby 2
Harris hawk 1
Little Egret 2
Med gull 4
Curlew 4
Barn owl 1
Little owl 1
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David Norgate
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Thanks for explaining that, John.
I was walking in the area a couple of months a go with another birder who heard the noise emitted by the weather stations and even he enquired whether it was being made by something living, until I expalined it to him!
Nice pics from Eccles:eek!:, but not exactly a nice plumage! Oh for another one like the Weybourne 'car park' bird, now that was a sight to see! And another occasion where a second good bird was found, as I was part of the id'ing of the Marsh Warbler there at the time.:t:
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