Norfolk birding (1 Viewer)

[ben_lewis]

I did get a bit confused about why the BBC didnt have any wind arrows on it so I checked the FAQS which says...

"We are redeveloping the wind product on maps so the arrows give a better indication of wind speed and direction, so these maps will return once they have been improved."

Pressure charts work fine on my computer though.

 

[mr.sim]

Thanks very much for all the info Irene, very helpful... :t:

 

[Birding Bob]

Hi all,

Went with a group for a walk around Snettisham pits and saw two Ross or Snow geese I can't find a guide that has a Ross in it. If anyone nows which one they are plz pm me or something.

Regards

Robert

 

[Penny Clarke]

I believe this Wednesday could see quite a few summer migrants arriving across the country. A High pressure stretching from France into Britain and largely Southerly winds is predicted...please correct me if my belief is wrong...I need practice on reading the weather!

Thats brilliant news as I have booked Thursday and Friday off as holiday:t: AND Wed, Thurs and Friday are BIG high tides. (just in my break at work!) - I will find something good while everyone is at work and school!

Best wishes Penny:girl:

 

[David Norgate]

Hi,
just wondering is Moss's Pool the main pool at Kelling Water Meadows or is there another pool in the area that I am not aware of?

PS Robert, your geese are most likely the Ross's that are resident with feral Barnicles at Snettisham. I saw them distantly in flight when looking for the Rough-legs from the Wolferton area. They are smaller and daintier than Sno, wuth a delicate bill like Barnicle rather than herfty 'greylag' type bills

 

[Happisbirder]

I like your optimism Penny!

That's a good selection of weather sites Irene, xcweather being one of my favourites. If you look on the left side of the page on this site you'll see options for viewing wind, temperature, weather, visibility and finally..... pressure. Only trouble is though, you can only see GB and Ireland, not the bigger picture. Unless I've missed the 'zoom out' option...

James

 

[Mike Feely]

James

Click on one of the flags in the top left of the page to see other countries (France, Germany, Spain, Italy & USA), you can't see the whole of Europe though.

Mr Sim, this site has the Met Office Bracknell prognoses for the North Atlantic:

http://meteonet.nl/aktueel/brackall.htm

I also find this site quite useful (and so far pretty accurate):

http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/forecast.php?type=rain&region=uk&noofdays=3

It shows isobars, precipitation and wind direction. Click on any of the thumbnails to see a larger image and you can scroll forward in six hour intervals.

BBC weather has always been pretty good for current weather, but very hit & miss for forecasts. I understand that this is because they use Met Office data that only uses a limited number of climate models. Most sites on the net (Metcheck, XC Weather, MetVuw etc) use a higher number of models, with a wider, global range, all running concurrently which give a much better picture to forecast from. Somebody please correct me if i'm wrong here.

Here's a useful site for Norfolk (i think this was posted up thread a while ago):

http://www.hunstantonweather.com/

Mike

 

[john miller]

Hi,
just wondering is Moss's Pool the main pool at Kelling Water Meadows or is there another pool in the area that I am not aware of?

PS Robert, your geese are most likely the Ross's that are resident with feral Barnicles at Snettisham. I saw them distantly in flight when looking for the Rough-legs from the Wolferton area. They are smaller and daintier than Sno, wuth a delicate bill like Barnicle rather than herfty 'greylag' type bills

Hi
I presume you are refering to the pool off the track north from Kelling School. We usually call this Kelling Water meadows. I have asked Moss Taylor, he agrees that this is correct. However there is a small pool half way between Kelling hard and Weybourne next to where Moss rings, that could be called by somebody local as Moss`s pool.

John
http://www.kellingnaturegallery.fotopic.net/

 

[Tractorboy69]

David/John

I believe the name 'Moss's Pool' does refer to the main pool at Kelling Water Meadows, e.g the Red-throated Diver pictured on Cley Birds is captioned as being on Moss's Pool and I'm guessing that it was on the main pool there rather than on the small pool on the edge of the camp.

Regards

Simon

 

[David Norgate]

Thanks, managed to find the diver the other day on the min pool. It was constantly preening and lying on its side to do so, but there was no obviou reason why, prehaps it had injested something.

 

[mr.sim]

Anyone see any summer migrants today or was my first prediction a load of rubbish!?
I see the Wheatear has been reported again - I presume its the same bird though...

 

[firstreesjohn]

Migration pegged at one

It seems that the Wheatear is still all we have to show.

A quick look at the websites of the Obses at Portland, Dunge and Sandwich Bay revealed little incoming today.

 

[Happisbirder]

Perhaps tomorrow will prove more fruitful following the passage of the warm front. It's still early though to be expecting too much.

Had a heads up on a Rough-leg passing through NE Norfolk early this afternoon but I was unfortunately at work...

James

 

[Penny Clarke]

Perhaps tomorrow will prove more fruitful following the passage of the warm front.

Hopefully - 2 days off:t:

Have a whole list of places and birds I would like to see, have not decided where to start yet!!!!!

Best Wishes Penny:girl:

 

[mr.sim]

Have a whole list of places

I wonder how much you will stick to the list this time Penny!!!
My mother had a Swallow at Welney today by the way...though she thinks it could have been a House Martin...but judged on the call she described to me, Swallow seems to fit the bill!

 

[Penny Clarke]

Not a very good day at all for birds - started at Holme early morning, 4 Pied Wagtails going west over NOA carpark. Nothing in the NWT Forestry at all - oh and loads of buckthorn has been burnt around the Gore Point area, which I could not understand why as this is good cover for migrants - in fact there were 2 grasshopper warblers last year reeling in the very buckthorn that has been burnt out in the hollow directly in front of the Gore Point sign!!!!! 2 Cettis Warblers heard, one on the main NOA bank and one by the NOA carpark. Brent geese, redshank, oystercatchers, sanderling and 3 ringed plover on the shore, but nothing much on sea and army bomb squad on the beach!!!

In fact there were more birds in my garden this morning!!! hedge sparrow, 2 long tailed tits, collard dove, woodpigeon, blackbird, robin, blue tit and great tit and carrion crows in tall willow tree.

Stopped at parents for a while and then went to Titchwell. Usual waders: loads of avocets, gulls, bar tailed godwits, shovelers, marsh harriers, reed bunting etc etc oh and a muntjac deer close to path by carpark. Photographed robins and chaffinches on the picnic table. A massive explosion of black smoke swirled up in the sky over the Firs House at Holme, so I presume these were bombs being detonated!!! Went home via Choosely where I had 3 yellowhammers by the drying barns and a marsh harrier on route home.

Best sighting of the day was a Zebra and a Camel by Knights hill Roundabout, King's Lynn:-O Yes I am being serious, there is a circus there!!!!!

Best Wishes Penny:girl:

 

[Kevin Groocock]

Quick Visit!

Popped over to Norfolk this morning aiming for Roydon and Dersingham. Nice to see the camels and zebra near Kings Lynn Arrived at Roydon in thick mist at about 0700 and took a walk over the heath. Nice to see a flyover Little Egret plus several Stonechat, Yellowhammer and other common woodland and heath species. Returned to the carpark as the mist was lifting and waited for my main objective to appear. After about 15minutes the Great Grey Shrike (year tick) was entertaining me on the fence and bushes beyond the carpark. Also two Woodlark (year tick) by a large mound before flying towards Sandringham. Just as I was about to leave, a Ring Tail Hen Harrier (Lifer) drifted up the heath and off towards Sandringham. Such a super place, Roydon.

On to Dersingham Bog and the mist over the coast was rather annoying :-C. Scanned around but no sign of the Rough Legged Buzzard although a very pale Common Buzzard was seen briefly. A walk to the Denver bench and a long scan over the board walk resulted in Great Grey Shrike number 2 :t: Also, about 15 Crossbill (Lifer) were present in the trees above the bench and provided entertainment for many minutes before flying off through the canopy. A further hour plus at the cliff produced more Crossbill and Siskin but liitle else.

All in all a super morning :t: and left for home at lunchtime :-C

 

[MICK SAUNT]

Another Norfolk weather site

Just a quick note of another weather site you may find useful for NW Norfolk. Chris Padley has an automated weather station in his garden at Burnham Thorpe with details updated every 15 minutes (except when he's on holiday):

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/thorpeweather

As a bonus there's lot's of photos from his recent Thailand trip including spoon-billed sand.

Also, some raptor movement today along the north coast with 4 common buzzards and 2 marsh harriers west along the Cromer ridge from Incleborough. Also red-tailed hawk, resident pair of common buzzards displaying and at least three pairs of sparrowhawks. Sadly no sign of the hoped-for red kites or rough-legs.

 

[firstreesjohn]

Bita Colly at the Hills

Visits to WRunton, Gramborough and the Little Eye produced a few Stonechats.

A Common Buzzard coasted in a vaguely westerly direction.

Trumps were turned up at Friary Hills, where I heard a short burst of Chiffchaff. Apparently, there were a few singing there earlier.

A (Winter!) Wren, in addition to singing its little heart out, allowed itself to be photographed much more easily than usual. Is its hind claw slightly elongated ?

 

[Geoff Pain]

Best sighting of the day was a Zebra and a Camel by Knights hill Roundabout, King's Lynn:-O Yes I am being serious, there is a circus there!!!!!

Best Wishes Penny:girl:

Damn I only managed Zebra last weekend.:-C