Norfolk birding (108 Viewers)

[richardm]

Cley beginning to perk up, with 3 Curlew Sandpipers this evening, a handful of Knot, 1 Wood and 15 Green Sandpipers, plenty of Black-t Godwits and Ruff, plus a few wisps of Snipe. There were 14 Common Sandpipers last night, with Spotted Redshank, Greenshank and Med Gull in the area too. Also today, 8 Spoonbills, the two juvenile Water Rails continue to show occasionally on Whitwell Scrape, and four adult Yellow-legged Gulls pre-roosted on Pats Pool (tho last night's adult Caspian Gull didn't come in tonight)

 

[Paul Eele]

Today's highlights

Spotted redshank - 14 on fresh marsh
Ruff - 16 on fresh marsh
Black tailed godwit - 281 on fresh marsh
Avocet - 350 on fresh marsh
Little stint - 1 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 8 roosting this morning then on saltmarsh this afternoon
Red kite - 1 over East Trail this afternoon

Paul

 

[richardm]

Cley continued to host a Wood Sandpiper today, along with 7 Green Sandpipers, 40 Ruff, a dozen Snipe and 200 Black-tailed Godwits (including a limosa). Still a juvenile Water Rail on Whitwell Scrape, while six Yellow-legged Gulls (5 adults and a juvenile), six Lesser Black-backed Gulls and an adult Med Gull were on Pats Pool this evening. Other birds reported today included Spoonbill, Hobby, Peregrine and three Barn Owls. Oh, and a Hummingbird (... Hawk Moth).

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 23rd

Today's highlights

Black tailed godwit - 463 on fresh marsh
Arctic tern with 51 common terns on fresh marsh
Green sandpiper - 1 on Patsy's reedbed
Avocet - 357 on fresh marsh
Little stint - 1 on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank - 3 on fresh marsh
Turtle dove - 1 singing in carpark this morning
Greenshank - 1 on fresh marsh
Arctic skua - dark phase bird offshore
Eider - 2 offshore

Paul

 

[richardm]

Juvenile Garganey at Cley this evening, and five adult Yellow-legged Gulls, in addition to the more usual species.

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 25th

Today's highlights

Spoonbill - 21 roosting on fresh marsh this morning
Curlew sandpiper - 5 on fresh marsh
Avocet - 484 on fresh marsh
Little ringed plover - 4 on fresh marsh
Lapwing - 155 on fresh marsh
Dunlin - 71 on fresh marsh
Ruff - 34 on fresh marsh
Black tailed godwit - 347 on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank - 16 on fresh marsh
Common sandpiper - 4 on fresh marsh
Turtle dove - singing male in carpark

Paul

 

[Tim P]

Titchwell 26/07/16 an illustrated account with added turtle dove.

https://hethersettbirdingblog.wordpress.com/2016/07/26/jewel-of-titchwell/

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 27th

Today's highlights

Curlew sandpiper - 5 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 12 roosting on fresh marsh
Common sandpiper - 6 on fresh marsh
Turtle dove - male still present in carpark throughout the day

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 28th

Today's highlights

Spoonbill - 19 on fresh marsh
Curlew sandpiper - 2 on fresh marsh
Avocet - 440 on fresh marsh
Black tailed godwit - 362 on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank - 1 on fresh marsh
Green sandpiper - 2 on fresh marsh
Ruff - 28 on fresh marsh

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 29th

Today's highlights

Curlew sandpiper - 2 on fresh marsh
Dunlin - 82 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 19 on fresh marsh late afternoon
Greenshank - 2 on fresh marsh
Hobby - 1 over reserve

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell August 1st

Today's highlights

Black tailed godwit - 445 on fresh marsh
Avocet - 383 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 22 roosting on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank - 18 on fresh marsh
Great white egret - 1 briefly @ 13:30 before flying back east
Red kite - 1 over east end of reserve
Yellow legged gull - adult on fresh marsh this afternoon

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell August 4th

Today's highlights

Wood sandpiper - 1 on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank - 15 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 18 roosting on fresh marsh
Ruff - 11 on fresh marsh
Greenshank - 1 on saltmarsh
Med gull - 1 juvenile at Thornham Point
Yellow legged gull - adult on fresh marsh

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell August 5th

Today's highlights

Spoonbill - 17 on fresh marsh
Ruff - 25 on fresh marsh
Arctic skua - 2 offshore
Greenshank - 15 on fresh marsh this morning
Common sandpiper - 4 on fresh marsh

Paul

 

[Ed Woods]

Driving past RSPB Lakenheath Fens - about 30+ Little Egrets in a pool seen from a bridge (B1112) over the River Little Ouse - never seen so many egrets together in one place before. On the Norfolk side.

 

[Paul Eele]

Adult long tailed skua photographed flying west close inshore past Titchwell at 07:40 this morning. Worth checking the local tern flocks in case it hangs around

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell August 8th

Today's highlights

Spotted redshank - 8 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 18 on fresh marsh. Best viewed from Autumn Trail
Yellow legged gull - adult on fresh marsh
Little stint - 2 juvs on fresh marsh this afternoon

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell August 10th

A quiet day

Little stint - 2 juvs on fresh marsh
Greenshank - 1 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 7 on fresh marsh
Red kite - 1 east

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell August 11th

Today's highlights

Dunlin - 52 on fresh marsh
Common sandpiper - 2 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 2 over fresh marsh this morning
Little ringed plover - 2 on fresh marsh
Little stint - 2 juvs on fresh marsh
Peregrine - 1 over fresh marsh

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell August 12th

Today's highlights

Little stint - 1 juv on fresh marsh
Turtle dove - 2 feeding in dunes this morning
Spoonbill - 16 on saltmarsh from Autumn Trail this afternoon
Common tern - 95 on fresh marsh this morning
Med gull - 1 over fresh marsh
Red kite - 1 over east end of reserve
Black tailed godwit - 290 on fresh marsh

Paul

 

[Ridgeback]

I know that the Common Buzzard is now a common sight in Norfolk these days but today over the fields in Fincham I saw a flock (if that is what it is called) of 9 (nine) circling very high overhead, would they belong to the same family?

What a sight, cheers.