David Norgate
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:-O:-O:-OJohn!
Have you submitted your Redpolls?
Have you submitted your Redpolls?
Quite possibly one of the coolest looking birds Ive ever seen, It was uniform silver all over, looking more like a ghost of a Gannet, Giles said he'd never seen anything like it ... in all his years. Anyway clearly was a Light-mantled Sooty Albatross, Sooty Albatross is a browny colour
All I know is that it was there back in July, if not earlier, hanging out with Greylags and Egyptian Geese.
On another Buckenham goose note, the odd hybrid that hangs around with the Barnacle flock that looks vaguely like a Blue Snow Goose, was in the 2008 Bird and Mammal report twice; once as a Blue Snow Goose, and then at the back as a hybrid resembling a Blue Snow Goose. I assume the former was a mistake...
Not a brown morph Red-footed Booby then?
There have been some big seabirds about...
Probably not Dave, just means they don`t believe you!!
8 hours at Sheringham and still no Little Auk
There was a claim of a distant one early on and myself and will tried to tick a small auk around 1.30 but the consensus was puffin ! I only got the back end of it. Sea watching was excellent though with the following seen from 7.30am. Divers dominated early on mostly heading east also a tricky Leach's. Kittiwakes were a constant feature until lunchtime. One of the highlights was the leucistic type Gannet which some 'joker' called as a sooty albatross !! It was a lovely silvery grey colour all over and probably a juv.
Leach's Petrel
45 Great Skuas
5 Arctic Skuas
3+ Pomarine Skuas
c10 Great Northern Divers (I saw 5 east and 2 west)
4 Black Throated Divers
c40 Red Throated Divers
Manx Shearwater
c5 Red Necked Grebes
2 Velvet Scoter
2 Puffin
Shag
Goosander
Sandwich Tern
50+ Little Gulls
20+ Gannets
300+ Kittiwakes (estimate)
3 Fulmar including a 'Blue'
James, according to RBA a white morph Snow Goose flew over the Yare at Surlingham at 10.45 with Pink-feet (no direction). It was also seen over Harford Bridge (??SSW of Norwich) at 11.10, flew east with 55 Pink-ffoted Geese (both times reported as Greater - must have been good flight views!!!)
Since it has been previously mentioned that Pink-feet haven't been seen around Buckenham this year, combined with the fact I have not heard of (or ever seen) a white morph Snow Goose in the area. I would personally take it very seriously (unless someone can shed different light)!!!
James, according to RBA a white morph Snow Goose flew over the Yare at Surlingham at 10.45 with Pink-feet (no direction). It was also seen over Harford Bridge (??SSW of Norwich) at 11.10, flew east with 55 Pink-ffoted Geese (both times reported as Greater - must have been good flight views!!!)
Since it has been previously mentioned that Pink-feet haven't been seen around Buckenham this year, combined with the fact I have not heard of (or ever seen) a white morph Snow Goose in the area. I would personally take it very seriously (unless someone can shed different light)!!!