StuartReeves
Local rarity
I saw it today, and waited in vain for it to cross into Suffolk. It is unringed and full-winged so in my view its as good as they get.
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Norfolk birding (36 Viewers)
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I saw it today, and waited in vain for it to cross into Suffolk. It is unringed and full-winged so in my view its as good as they get.
Penny Clarke
Well-known member
Just started raining here at Titchwell at 5.50pm. Going to be awesome tomorrow according to several birders I chatted to.
Penny
Penny
mr.sim
Honourable founding member of the "day late" gang
A few more birds around though. Here inland I've had a Spotted Flycatcher in the garden, and up to at least 6 Swifts now. Just starting to drizzle again...
black kite 1964
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Have the birds been informed of this!!! Latest chart http://magicseaweed.com/msw-surf-charts2.php?chart=1&res=750&type=wind&starttime=1304726400
Rain is required!!!
Paul Woolnough
Well-known member
White stork
Birders present consider the bird to be a good candidate for a wild individual. It was suggested that the Thrigby birds do not venture to this area.
I checked the RBA website for stork sightings this month. There is a strong case to suggest a bird seen at various places in Suffolk and beyond, during the week, which has settled at Aldeby, is a vagrant.
I started to head back to my car at Aldeby around 130. I realised the stork was not roosting, as it had been for some time but had disappeared. For some minutes I had no idea where the bird was. In fact it was circling over my head!
The bird then flew downriver and over the poplars into Castle Marshes Suffolk at 1.45pm. Suffolk and "Lizardland" tick for me. My patience was rewarded, I was on site soon after 9am!
Other sightings
Presumed yellow-legged gull, grey plover and five hobbies at the shooting pools. When the stork briefly flew out of sight, late am, I walked back up East End Lane and joined two birders watching the gulls in the ploughed field. Jammed a first summer Caspian Gull: my first in Norfolk for a few years. It soon flew off and did not return.
Cannot see them all or be lucky all the time
Justin Lansdell and Andy Wilkinson joined me at the stork am. They told me where the bar-tailed godwits had been at Buckenham. Birds I missed!
I dipped the barwit flock from the access track. Did not fancy the trek in the wind to the Mill. Flock only viewable from the Mill. I don't normally walk that far. Barwit still needed for Mid Yare Valley after more years than I can remember!
Birders present consider the bird to be a good candidate for a wild individual. It was suggested that the Thrigby birds do not venture to this area.
I checked the RBA website for stork sightings this month. There is a strong case to suggest a bird seen at various places in Suffolk and beyond, during the week, which has settled at Aldeby, is a vagrant.
I started to head back to my car at Aldeby around 130. I realised the stork was not roosting, as it had been for some time but had disappeared. For some minutes I had no idea where the bird was. In fact it was circling over my head!
The bird then flew downriver and over the poplars into Castle Marshes Suffolk at 1.45pm. Suffolk and "Lizardland" tick for me. My patience was rewarded, I was on site soon after 9am!
Other sightings
Presumed yellow-legged gull, grey plover and five hobbies at the shooting pools. When the stork briefly flew out of sight, late am, I walked back up East End Lane and joined two birders watching the gulls in the ploughed field. Jammed a first summer Caspian Gull: my first in Norfolk for a few years. It soon flew off and did not return.
Cannot see them all or be lucky all the time
Justin Lansdell and Andy Wilkinson joined me at the stork am. They told me where the bar-tailed godwits had been at Buckenham. Birds I missed!
I dipped the barwit flock from the access track. Did not fancy the trek in the wind to the Mill. Flock only viewable from the Mill. I don't normally walk that far. Barwit still needed for Mid Yare Valley after more years than I can remember!
stuart white
Well-known member
The falcon flew east over the lifeboat station, it was then picked up from the west bank at cley about 30 minutes later, circled high over the beach road and then flew back out to the point. No further reports
Dave Appleton
Well-known member
Birders not present consider the bird to be a good candidate for an escaped indivdiual. It has been suggested that the Thrigby birds do indeed venture all over the place including locations much further away than this - as do various other escaped or free-flying White Storks.
I didn't check any website for stork sightings this month but I think there is only a strong case to suggest a bird has been seen at several places in Suffolk and beyond, not that it is a vagrant.
All that said, I actually think it might be wild. It's a good time of year for vagrants to turn up and the conditions are suitable. If you're going to tick any White Stork that doesn't have some real proof of wild origin like an appropriately-traced ring (as I have) then you might as well tick this one. But don't be surprised if it flies north for a few miles and then drops down in the Thrigby area.
Penny Clarke
Well-known member
Scope and Tripod left in Abbey Farm Hide, Flitcham
this evening when I arrived at around 6.45pm. Please PM with description/to arrange collection/OR read my blog....
Penny:girl:
this evening when I arrived at around 6.45pm. Please PM with description/to arrange collection/OR read my blog....
Penny:girl:
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Stratton Birder
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Had a White Stork over my house at Long Stratton today. Know it must have been one coz only something that big could deposit so much bird-crap onto my bedroom window!! :C 
Penny Clarke
Well-known member
Started off at Hunstanton Lighthouse at 6.30am and found a Whinchat and my first swifts of the year.
Other highlights, nightingale at Holme, new butterflies for the year, turtle dove purring, garden warbler, lesser whitethroat, black tailed skimmers and little owl and kingfisher at Flitcham.
Congratulations to MG for finding a Citrine Wagtail at Cley this evening! Too late for me though!
See blog for full update.
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
Other highlights, nightingale at Holme, new butterflies for the year, turtle dove purring, garden warbler, lesser whitethroat, black tailed skimmers and little owl and kingfisher at Flitcham.
Congratulations to MG for finding a Citrine Wagtail at Cley this evening! Too late for me though!
See blog for full update.
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
Songkhran
Well-known member
yeah you got it Stuey, soon as the man and the dog and the man in car started rumming salt into the wound, I doubted them not one iota, yet I knew there was no chance whatsoever I was going to connect with a bird that was apparently flying right past my eyes. As a result i can blame no other apart from myself for the pure birding ineptitude i was displaying at the time. Yet I am still revelling in the bizarre chain of circumstances that lead to this event...!!
Having slept on this, (well 4 hours at least and here I am rubbing sand out of my ears), I would like to recide the above statement and I still can only conclude I willingly chose not to see this bird an approach that is surely more reassuring than choosing to believe in external reality!
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Locostella
Guest
hitch hiking and tagged Greylag
hey guys,
I noticed a Greylag on the north scrape at Cley yesterday, it had a green neck tag -from what I could read it said Y 64?- I was wondering if anyone could give me any information on this?
Also for tails of hitch hiking and not many birds click below.
http://apprenticebirdersdiary.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/6972097-cley-and-walsey-hills-07-05-11
hey guys,
I noticed a Greylag on the north scrape at Cley yesterday, it had a green neck tag -from what I could read it said Y 64?- I was wondering if anyone could give me any information on this?
Also for tails of hitch hiking and not many birds click below.
http://apprenticebirdersdiary.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/6972097-cley-and-walsey-hills-07-05-11
Happisbirder
Always looking, seldom finding...
Apparently a White Stork was seen over Hickling NWT late morning today, presumably the same one which flew north from Aldeby at 10am...
James
EDIT - the Aldeby Stork still present at 3pm (per RBA)
James
EDIT - the Aldeby Stork still present at 3pm (per RBA)
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A very pleasant visit to Titchwell yesterday. Enjoyable morning on the reserve then the afternoon on the photoraphy workshop.
For fellow Luddites I would recommend these sessions - they are advertised on their website.
Paul was superb taking us throught the basics, then after a welcome cuppa. a trip onto the reserve.
Thanks to Paul and to the RSPB for this initiative.
Hugh
For fellow Luddites I would recommend these sessions - they are advertised on their website.
Paul was superb taking us throught the basics, then after a welcome cuppa. a trip onto the reserve.
Thanks to Paul and to the RSPB for this initiative.
Hugh
Locostella
Guest
Lift To Collared Flycatcher?
Hey guys,
As my bike is off the road for the nexr few days I have no way of getting to the Flycatcher at Holme.
I was wondering if anyone was going past or anywhere near Swaffham tomorrow in an attempt to view the bird? and wanted to share fuel?
Please inbox me or reply on here.
Thanks guys
Hey guys,
As my bike is off the road for the nexr few days I have no way of getting to the Flycatcher at Holme.
I was wondering if anyone was going past or anywhere near Swaffham tomorrow in an attempt to view the bird? and wanted to share fuel?
Please inbox me or reply on here.
Thanks guys
stuart white
Well-known member
I was watching people on the west bank from the visitor centre at Cley who could see it !!
there was nothing external about it, I made a massive miscalculation as to where to stand !!!
Robert S J Smith
Well-known member
So close but yet so far!
Almost got this bird on the hut list which is no more than 50 metres away from the tree the bird is in.
You'd be amazed in how many people this morning were coming up to me while I was on the hut telling me there was a Pied Fly by the caravan.
Big thanks to the finder and to the guy/s who let me look at the little gem in the scope and for putting me onto the bird!!!
Almost got this bird on the hut list which is no more than 50 metres away from the tree the bird is in.
You'd be amazed in how many people this morning were coming up to me while I was on the hut telling me there was a Pied Fly by the caravan.
Big thanks to the finder and to the guy/s who let me look at the little gem in the scope and for putting me onto the bird!!!
davethebird
Well-known member
Collared Flycatcher
I was working in the garden when Alison came out to tell me that the mega alert had just gone off. A quick check of the message and we grabbed our stuff and set off for Holme and the Collared Flycatcher.
We had a brief side view of the bird on its 'usual' perch before it decided to desert this. The next view was from almost vertically below it. Still, it was great to get another lifer. :t:
I was working in the garden when Alison came out to tell me that the mega alert had just gone off. A quick check of the message and we grabbed our stuff and set off for Holme and the Collared Flycatcher.
We had a brief side view of the bird on its 'usual' perch before it decided to desert this. The next view was from almost vertically below it. Still, it was great to get another lifer. :t:
