Norfolk birding (79 Viewers)

[Paul Eele]

Today's highlights

Great knot - adult flew in from Holme with 1400 knot mid morning leaving again mid afternoon
Red crested pochard - 11 on Patsy's reedbed, female with 1 duckling in reedbed
Avocet - 360 on fresh marsh
Med gull - 2 on fresh marsh

Paul

 

[breydon]

Thinking of trying for the Caspian Tern at the weekend so wondering if its the area around the Yarmouth Asda which is the only stretch of Breydon Water that i done before, many thanks

From the bank by hide if your lucky. Or just look for the twitcher's :t:

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell June 30th

Today's highlights

Great knot - adult present on fresh marsh from mid morning again with 7000 knot
Great skua - 1 offshore
Little gull - 1st summer on fresh marsh
Avocet - 312 on fresh marsh
Red kite - 1 just east of the reserve

Paul

 

[Steve Gantlett]

There were eight Spoonbills at Burnham Deepdale Marshes yesterday. The habitat's looking nice there and easily viewable with a scope from the seawall. Well worth checking out if you're passing. Last year's Terek may come back – who knows? Walk just under a mile northeast from Burnham Deepdale and view the fresh marshes to the south.

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 1st

Today's highlights

Great knot - summer adult still commuting between the fresh marsh and Holme with 3000 knot
Avocet - 200 on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank - 1 on fresh marsh
Ruff - 2 on fresh marsh
Little gull - 2 1st summer on fresh marsh
Med gull - 2 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 4 on fresh marsh then flew west
Peregrine - 1 flushed knot flock late afternoon

Paul

 

[Nick Moran]

Lynford Hall development proposal

68 lodges have been proposed for development in the grounds of Lynford Hall.

Clearly this is an important area for a number of Schedule 1 breeding species and other scarce breeders / winter visitors.

My interpretation of the (primary) area likely to be affected is in the attached screengrab. Full details can be found here:

http://planning.breckland.gov.uk/OcellaWeb/planningDetails?reference=3PL/2016/0631/F

The rspb have already lodged an objection. Birders who enjoy this site and understand its significance for a number of species may wish to do the same.

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 5th

Today's highlights

Spotted redshank - 7 on fresh marsh
Ruff - 2 on fresh marsh
Common sandpiper - 3 on fresh marsh
Black tailed godwit - 90 on fresh marsh
Green sandpiper - 1 on fresh marsh this morning
Med gull - 1 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 1 west

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 6th

Today's highlights

Spotted redshank - 5 on fresh marsh this morning
Dunlin - 26 on fresh marsh
Avocet - 348 on fresh marsh
Black tailed godwit - 80 on fresh marsh
Arctic skua - 1 west along beach this morning

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 7th

Today's highlights

Spoonbill - 2 (adult + juv) west
Avocet - 320 on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank - 8 on fresh marsh
Med gull - 1 on fresh marsh
Arctic skua - dark phase offshore

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 8th

Today's highlights

Spotted redshank - 7 on fresh marsh
Ruff - 4 on fresh marsh
Red crested pochard - 6 on Patsy's reedbed
Red kite - 1 east of reserve this afternoon

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 11th

Today's highlights

Spotted redshank - 6 on fresh marsh this afternoon
Turtle dove - 1 singing near Fen Hide this morning
Ruff - 4 on fresh marsh
Knot - 900 on fresh marsh briefly this afternoon
Black tailed godwit - 80 on fresh marsh
Red kite - 1 over eastern end of reserve
Little ringed plover - 3 on fresh marsh
Red crested pochard - 4 on Patsy's reedbed

Paul

 

[Sue G]

Cley Swifts

Cleyswifts.blogspot.co.uk for updates on our efforts to attract swifts to nest at our home

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 12th

Today's highlights

Turtle dove - singing male and presumed female in the carpark/Fen Hide area all day
Spotted redshank - 6 on fresh marsh
Ruff - 7 on fresh marsh
Little ringed plover - 5 (3 juvs) on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - juv on fresh marsh
Black tailed godwit - 93 on fresh marsh
Bittern - 2 in flight over reedbed this afternoon

Paul

 

[sacha]

Hi Maleobs,
Looks like a Fulmar.. Maybe albino/leucistic ?
The black bill and blac on head you describe is odd ?
The flight pattern you describe fits perfectly
Sacha

 

[malrobs]

I did see a couple of Fulmar that afternoon. But this had a sturdy black bill, not the classic 'tube nose' of a Fulmar & was pure white no grey at all, it was more tern like in flight and wings slightly more pointed at the tips and when flying, more flappy .

 

[Steve Gantlett]

Those, like me, complaining about the spring and summer mowing of our seawalls may find this of interest: https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2016/07/07/why-we-cut-the-grass-on-flood-defences . I find it quite convincing, though I do still think they've become overzealous!

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 16th

Today's highlights

Turtle dove - 1 singing in carpark this morning
Spotted flycatcher - 1 in carpark this morning
Spotted redshank - 9 on fresh marsh this afternoon
Dunlin - 20 on fresh marsh
Ruff - 6 on fresh marsh
Greenshank - 1 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 1 west
Little stint - 1 on Volunteer Marsh then flushed by a hobby

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 18th

Today's highlights

Turtle dove - male singing in carpark this morning
Spotted redshank - 9 on fresh marsh
Ruff - 8 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 3 on fresh marsh
Black tailed godwit - 191 on fresh marsh
Med gull - 2nd summer on fresh marsh
Red crested pochard - 4 on Patsy's reedbed

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 20th

Today's highlights

Spoonbill - 7 on fresh marsh this morning
Little stint - 1 on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank - 11 on fresh marsh
Greenshank - 2 on fresh marsh
Black tailed godwit - 222 on fresh marsh
Ruff - 12 on fresh marsh
Green sandpiper - 1 on fresh marsh
Common sandpiper - 1 on fresh marsh
Little egret - 18 on saltmarsh
Turtle dove - 1 in carpark still

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell July 21st

Today's highlights

Spoonbill - 6 on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank - 11 on fresh marsh
Black tailed godwit - 244 on fresh marsh
Greenshank - 1 on fresh marsh
Avocet - 376 on fresh marsh
Ruff - 6 on fresh marsh
Curlew sandpiper - 1 on fresh marsh
Little stint - 1 on fresh marsh

Paul