Penny Clarke
Well-known member
Truly wicked:-C:C:-C:C
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Lightthiscandle
David Bryant
Thanks!
Yes: it was a great day out, Penny / Paul: given the weather forecast for the coming week, it was probably the last for a while! The highlight really was the DG Frit: almost a month earlier than my first last year!
As you'll know, Penny, the best days are those spent with friends when you look for / find your own birds: I used to be a bit of a twitching monster, but really enjoy the challenge of thoroughly exploring a local patch: luckily, mine's a cracker!
If we do have a pair of Turtles and they stay to breed, this would be the tenth consecutive year they've done so! (And the latest arrival date by three days!)
Yes: it was a great day out, Penny / Paul: given the weather forecast for the coming week, it was probably the last for a while! The highlight really was the DG Frit: almost a month earlier than my first last year!
As you'll know, Penny, the best days are those spent with friends when you look for / find your own birds: I used to be a bit of a twitching monster, but really enjoy the challenge of thoroughly exploring a local patch: luckily, mine's a cracker!
If we do have a pair of Turtles and they stay to breed, this would be the tenth consecutive year they've done so! (And the latest arrival date by three days!)
Lightthiscandle
David Bryant
Penny Clarke
Well-known member
I was the first one to walk Blakeney Point today in thunder, lightening and torrential rain, got soaked, dried out, got wet and so on! Not the expected migrants, but did have 3 Spotted Flycatchers
Nelson Frederick
Guest
Indeed Truly wicked Penny :C The other problem is that if anyone is arrested for this, the punishment won't in any way shape or form fit the crime! And therein lies a major problem in this country, there is nothing to deter people from doing things like this, if they get caught so what, bugger all happens to them. Our justice system (if you can call it that) is pathetic.
Stephen West
CambsBirding
Nice Adt Med Gull, Abbey farm, Flitcham. 15.00hrs
I took a walk at Holme this morning, and found myself a lovely Turtle Dove and a Cuckoo. Lots of Common Whitethroat and several Reed Warblers in a few places. Marsh Harrier hunting in the distance too.
Lovely morning.
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Lovely morning.
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A walk around Snettisham CP this afternoon looking for turtles (unsuccestful) i managed seven warblers. An 8th one remained uni'ded. A grey and white bird, long billed dark with maybe horn on lower part (not sure), dark legs and no super or eye strip. Most prob something common but may be worth keeping an eye out for it.
Lizzieliz87
Member
I had the opposite on Sunday morning at Snettisham CP, walking around there were 7 turtle doves and also flushed at least 3 Quail, but could have been up to 6.
Lightthiscandle
David Bryant
The joys of traffic jams! Booted!!!!
Stuck in a traffic jam on the A47 near Whitlingham Lane at midday, Linda & I were astonished to see a small eagle circling overhead! We watched it for around five minutes before it disappeared behind the trees, and conjectured that it could only have been a Booted Eagle. Imagine our pleasure when we arrived home to find that a BE had been reported by others at the same time!
Stuck in a traffic jam on the A47 near Whitlingham Lane at midday, Linda & I were astonished to see a small eagle circling overhead! We watched it for around five minutes before it disappeared behind the trees, and conjectured that it could only have been a Booted Eagle. Imagine our pleasure when we arrived home to find that a BE had been reported by others at the same time!
93Birder
Well-known member
Shoulda stuck this on twitter when you saw it! Great spot all the same
Lightthiscandle
David Bryant
Tweet!
Sadly, being an ancient old g*t, I don't 'do' Twitter! LOL! I did put it up on here within minutes of getting home.....
Sadly, being an ancient old g*t, I don't 'do' Twitter! LOL! I did put it up on here within minutes of getting home.....
Lightthiscandle
David Bryant
Jammy!
Everything you say is true, Ben! I was absolutely fuming at the time at the a*seholes who stayed in the outside lane all the way to the single file constriction: but in the event, that allowed us both crippling views! No camera, sadly....
Everything you say is true, Ben! I was absolutely fuming at the time at the a*seholes who stayed in the outside lane all the way to the single file constriction: but in the event, that allowed us both crippling views! No camera, sadly....
Very lucky indeed David! Ironic, considering the amount of time you put into your patch (going by your blog here) that you should connect with a mega whilst stuck in traffic!
Cheers,
Jim.
Typical, if it hadn't been a Bank Holiday I would have been working in those road works & all I've had there is a Nightingale & Lesser Whitethroat, back there tomorrow to supervise some Newt fencing going in & a nesting bird survey & I will be stuck in those road works as well on the way there & I can't find any way to avoid them.
Mike.
stuart white
Well-known member
Cromer - male Black-headed Bunting on a feeder in garden this evening as per RBA. Which garden ? Holy shit, first record since 1989 and I've got the day off work tomorrow!
Me too! Was expecting to give the patch a rest and try Titchwell, not so sure now! Norfolk thread very quiet considering the quality on offer today.
Lift offered to Cromer tomorrow if access is feasible.
Cheers,
Jim.
David Norgate
Well-known member
Key words there Jim are 'on offer'!
Booteds will be...
Slender-billed, could it have been Silver?
Black-headed Bunting on feeders ... not very wild (behaviour)
stuart white
Well-known member
Well there you go, if still present tomorrow there will be access to the garden after 1pm tomorrow. Black headed bunting at cromer. Per RBA
