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    Norfolk birding

    Great day for raptors in North Norfolk this morning. At one stage at Burnham Overy, we had 21 large raptors (15 buzzards, four red kites and two marsh harriers) in the air simultaneously. Earlier, at a site further west, we logged a ringtail hen harrier, six sparrowhawks and 1-2 goshawks, one of...
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    Norfolk birding

    There was a massive displacement of geese in North Norfolk in last night's fog (January 10th/11th). I heard a few Pinkfeet flying over our house on the Briston/Melton Constable border (about ten miles from the North Norfolk coast) at 5.45 pm when my wife returned from work. This was nothing...
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    Norfolk birding

    The Pec was apparently just a strangely marked Dunlin photographed with two little stints...
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    Norfolk birding

    Obviously you can't from looking at the pictures, but here are the votes of six more of us who were standing on the main path as the pom came through. Abilities of the birders ranged from good to expert, but I don't suppose that is good enough for you either. You have to admit though - it is a...
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    Norfolk birding

    Honey Buzzard west at Titchwell at 8.50. It flew low over the reserve before climbing high over Thornham
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    Norfolk birding

    Weeting Heath today Firecrest and spot Fly by entrance to west hide 7 adult Stone Curlews Woodlarks Greenland Wheatear Cuckoo Little Egret through Stoat Pair Nuthatches nesting above feeders at woodland hide East Wretham Very cold this pm - no sign of any redstarts Gordon
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    Norfolk birding

    Swift at Sculthorpe yesterday (Sunday)
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    Norfolk birding

    excellent flock of 30+ tree sparrows at Flitcham yesterday (Sunday), as viewed from the hay bales opposite Abbey Farm. Also 10+ bramblings. Also seen were barn and little owls, 2 Sparrowhawks, kestrel grey partridge, green woodpecker etc. A casual drive to Dersingham from Briston and back via...
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    Norfolk birding

    *** New Bird Club in Norfolk*** the inaugural meeting of the North East Norfolk Bird Club will be in Aylmerton Village Hall on Thursday January 29th at 7.30 pm. Moss Taylor will be talking about 40 years of Birding in Sheringham Everyone welcome The club features a full programme of walks...
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    Norfolk birding

    Burnham Overy Sunday afternoon. Highlights included a stoat in ermine 2 red kites 2 rough-legged buzzards showing well all afternoon 10+ buzzards peregrine 2 barn owls 2 short-eared owls 2 kestrels Thousands of brents and pinkfeet 2 barnacle geese (probably feral) redwing fieldfare mistle...
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    Norfolk birding

    Sculthorpe yesterday (Sunday) two jack snipe flushed from muddy area by path to the scrape hide flock of 25 snipe over red kite over probable rough-legged buzzard - a noticeably long-winged 'buzzard' flew over but always stayed edge on before disappearing behind the trees so didn't get any...
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    Norfolk birding

    Many thanks to Dave and others who responded. I often drive past the area and have seen kites on a casual basis there but have never been past at dusk. Must get out more. Cheers Gordon
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    Norfolk birding

    Does anyone know the best place to watch the North Norfolk kite roost this year? Please PM if answer considered sensitive. cheers Gordon
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    Norfolk birding

    Just to correct James slightly, Sculthorpe is now open all week. Siskins and Bramblings are now back in, with Redpolls imminent. Kingfishers are showing well at the scrape hide at the moment. Expect 40-50 species in a half day there. Gordon
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    Norfolk birding

    A quick seawatch at Cley from 9.45 to 11.15 this morning produced:- 22 Brent Geese 1 s/p black-throated diver 2 s/p red-throated divers plus 1 w/p bird Med gull Kittiwake Fulmar 2 pom skuas 2 arctic skuas 5 guillemots c200 common scoters c500 wigeon c300 teal hobby taking small wader off beach...
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    Norfolk birding

    Hi Terry, Plenty of birders living in the Briston/Melton Constable areas, a couple of miles south of Holt. Easy access to the likes of Cley, Salthouse, Kelling, Sculthorpe etc plus centrally placed for heading west to Titchwell and east to the Broads. Have a look at Neil Glenn's book on the...
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    Norfolk birding

    Heard a Wood Warbler singing at Lynford Arboretum this lunchtime by bench alongside edge of paddock. Unfortunately, it disappeared when a barking dog charged through, and I was unable to relocate it. Gordon
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    Norfolk birding

    Good raptor day at Sculthorpe thismorning 3+ marsh harriers including much skydancing. Also male came with rat to eat , only to get beaten up by female and sent off to get some sticks for the nest instead. buzzards - several Sparrowhawks displaying all over the reserve hen harrier - imm male...
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    Norfolk birding

    Today at Sculthorpe Willow warbler 12+ Chiffchaffs 30+ bramblings 5 Bullfinches 6 Buzzards 4 Sparrowhawks 2 marsh harriers 6 nuthatches 10 redwings little egret mating marsh tits water vole bank vole 50 species seen in 3 hours plus half a dozen obvious 'misses' Gordon
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    Norfolk birding

    I was there on Wednesday and a guy in the visitor centre said that he had had a probable singing. I heard a single burst of song that I also thought was a WW but the bird promptly shut up after just a single phrase, never to be heard again. Don't know if someone else nailed it down but I didn't...
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    Norfolk birding

    I had one showing very well back in February 2013, but none since in 15 subsequent visits when I've been wardening there. Gordon
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    Norfolk birding

    A reasonable number of siskins at Sculthorpe, but only a few redpolls, including one possible mealy which flew off before I could clinch its ID. Cheers Gordon
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    Norfolk birding

    Ooooh, that's put the cat among the corvids. I know someone who is going to beat you up for disputing her sighting. As I wasn't there and don't know who saw what and when, I couldn't possibly comment. However my next record will definitely be of a crow with an excess of avian growth hormone...
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    Norfolk birding

    Raven over Briston/Melton Constable yesterday at 0800. Heading northwest. Presumably the bird seen over Holt CP recently. Gordon
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    Norfolk birding

    Thanks for that - much appreciated It will soon be time to start mis-identifying again8-P Of course there is a lot of misidentification over these two pairs of species (gos/spar, marsh/willow) but my experience of wardening there throws up some much more interesting ID errors juv bullfinches...
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