Norfolk birding (102 Viewers)

[Penny Clarke]

I'm hoping to be staying with a prominent BF member

Jane - sorry didn't put that very well - what I mean't was, if you saw all those fantastic birds last time you were here, you must be very lucky to be with, and therefore I want to be in the same area at the same time if you are going to see loads of good birds this time!!!!!! Have a great time.

Best Wishes Penny

 

[Penny Clarke]

Looking forward to meeting you on Saturday evening Tim at NB's Party B (after a spectacular day's birding I hope!!!
Best Wishes Penny

 

[deboo]

I shall be making my once every 15 year trip to Norfolk on Friday..... so watch out!

weather looks promising...
planning a little sojourn there with Pete this weekend. mebbe see you around?
you can find us some good birds....(please).

dave..

:girl:

 

[Norfolkbirder]

Weather forecast & birds

Looks like the high pressure over Scandinavia and NW Europe is going to push a few birds our way, expect to see a good arrival of thrushes, finches & Brambling in Norfolk over the next few days, hopefully along with a few goodies.

Heres hoping!!!!!

 

[J Moss]

Wish I was there still. Am back at uni in Portsmouth right now, but cant wait to be back for Christmas

 

[r2didi2]

I shall be making my once every 15 year trip to Norfolk on Friday..... so watch out!

Hi Jane

Frank and I will be at Titchwell on the Saturday - I think we are doing their guided walk. If you see a very tall, long haired, bearded geezer and me (a shorter, non-bearded but long-haired female<g>) both carrying white L series lenses, that's us! It would be great to meet you and anyone else on BF who happens to be about ) Have fun!

Didi

 

[Karl J]

Redwings coming in off the sea last night, first i've heard so far (caister)

 

[Happisbirder]

Took a walk from my home to Cart Gap yesterday afternoon and saw a few Redwings, Song Thrushes & Blackbirds in the hedgerows along the way. Skylarks were quite numerous too and a Snipe flushed from barley stubble may have been a migrant.

James

 

[Penny Clarke]

On my way to work there is an area called Millfleet, near the quayside in King's Lynn, where the river runs through the town, there is lots of bushes there and a small reed bed, the banks of the river are very very steep and a kingfisher is resident here. I regularly look in here on way to work and had fantastic views of two grey wagtails bounded up and down after flies in early morning sun yesterday. Several records of Yellow Browed Warblers I notice on Birdline last night.

 

[Tranquility Base]

My last visit coincided with the arrival of the Cley Pacific Swift, a Desert Warbler, Oriental Pratincole and Sociable Plover. My target bird is Gray's Gropper!

Well I was at all those! Don't remember you there, though.....
Have a good one!

I've had two large (200+) flocks of Redwings over the house today! Stuff is obviously moving! Mind you, I saw a larger flock at Banham last Sunday.....

 

[Tranquility Base]

NEW GARDEN TICK!!!!!!!!!!
(Albeit probably plastic!)
Just had 3 Ruddy Shelduck over, flying W - E.
Pretty birds.........

 

[davebenj]

Plastic = escaped

Am I right?
(Not up on a lot of the jargon...)

Dave

 

[Tranquility Base]

Plastic = escaped

Am I right?
(Not up on a lot of the jargon...)

Dave

Quite right, Dave! Escaped (or otherwise 'dodgy'!)
I've always enjoyed the jargon of twitching: there are lots of threads on here about it!
My favourites have to be : unblocker, grip (off) and string!

 

[Ilya Maclean]

OK I'm an optimist, but for what it’s worth, this is the weekends predictions of rare birds in Norfolk:

American Golden Plover - moving between fields in the Glaven Valley, Cley and Stiffkey.

Radde’s Warbler - either on Blakeney Point or Winterton Dunes

Common Rosefinch - on Blakeney Point

Yellow-browed Warbler -and/or Pallas’s Warbler - Holkham Pines

Pallid Swift - flyover somewhere along the North Norfolk Coast

Anyone agree / disagree?

 

[dbradnum]

OK I'm an optimist, but for what it’s worth, this is the weekends predictions of rare birds in Norfolk:

American Golden Plover - moving between fields in the Glaven Valley, Cley and Stiffkey.

Radde’s Warbler - either on Blakeney Point or Winterton Dunes

Common Rosefinch - on Blakeney Point

Yellow-browed Warbler -and/or Pallas’s Warbler - Holkham Pines

Pallid Swift - flyover somewhere along the North Norfolk Coast

Anyone agree / disagree?

Broadly agree - I was reading up on Pallid Swift for exactly this reason last night! I'm struggling to visualise Radde's at Winterton though - Wells Woods, more likely.

I'd add Pallas's Warbler in Trimingham cliff-top wood as a likely (though perhaps underwatched) spot as well.

Plus a few flyover Richards Pipits... Blyth's would go down well.

This would all be very nice, especially if it's me that finds any of it.... but I'd really like one top-notch thrush. Eye-browed, Dusky, Whites... don't mind, I'm not choosy!

 

[Ilya Maclean]

rare bird predictions in Norfolk

Broadly agree - I was reading up on Pallid Swift for exactly this reason last night! I'm struggling to visualise Radde's at Winterton though - Wells Woods, more likely.

I'd add Pallas's Warbler in Trimingham cliff-top wood as a likely (though perhaps underwatched) spot as well.

Plus a few flyover Richards Pipits... Blyth's would go down well.

This would all be very nice, especially if it's me that finds any of it.... but I'd really like one top-notch thrush. Eye-browed, Dusky, Whites... don't mind, I'm not choosy!

Agree totally with pipits. Blakeney the obvious place, but if not Skolt Head or East Hills if anybody checks them and if not, then somewhere between Sheringham and Kelling. Probably Richard’s, but Blyth's or Red-throated possible (mates just found Blyth's on Shetland). Can't see the thrush happening, but fingers crossed. Sib Thrush at Wareham Green if anything anywhere.

 

[Collster]

is this fantasy birding;-)

 

[dbradnum]

Quite probably... but I need to build up a certain amount of enthusiasm to face the M11 on a Friday night! We'll have to wait until Sunday night to assess how much is fantasy and how much reality.

Having said that, it's more than just having a laugh - if you know what's realistically likely to turn up, read up on the ID, listen to the calls on CD and so on, then you're considerably more likely to find that bird than the next guy!

 

[Happisbirder]

Got back a short while ago from a saunter around Happisburgh village and unfortunately things were very quiet. There was more about yesterday afternoon. Hopefully some stuff will make it's way in over the weekend - I'm sure a light rain would work wonders.

James

 

[David Norgate]

Another question (although I never got an answe to my last one!)
I am intrigued that a (the) juv Whiskered Tern has spent the afternoon at Titchwell after the 'erroneous' report from Brancaster Y'day! Anybody know any details as to the original sighting and why it was then reported as erroneous?

PS Tranquility Base: what are you suggesting when you said that you didn't see Jane at the Swift - nothing Contentious I hope!?