dbradnum
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That'll be the question mark for "which of the American / Pacific species pair is it", rather than anything more sinister, I expect! But I don't know anything more about the record.
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That'll be the question mark for "which of the American / Pacific species pair is it", rather than anything more sinister, I expect! But I don't know anything more about the record.
ben_lewis
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I've just finished all my paperwork so may get on my bike and go check it out...I wonder if anyone has checked the southern side yet?? I'm on my way!
PS anyone heard any booming Bitterns in Norfolk recently if so can you PM me (from any location in Norfolk) all records greatly appreciated,
Thanks
....Ben
PS anyone heard any booming Bitterns in Norfolk recently if so can you PM me (from any location in Norfolk) all records greatly appreciated,
Thanks
....Ben
Titchwell April 6th
Today's highlights
Little gull - adult on fresh marsh
Hen harrier - ringtail over reedbed in morning
Red crested pochard - pair on brackish marsh
Brambling - singing male near visitor centre
Tree sparrow - 1 on feeders
Lesser redpoll - 1 by feeders
Paul
Today's highlights
Little gull - adult on fresh marsh
Hen harrier - ringtail over reedbed in morning
Red crested pochard - pair on brackish marsh
Brambling - singing male near visitor centre
Tree sparrow - 1 on feeders
Lesser redpoll - 1 by feeders
Paul
Penny Clarke
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Evening walk at Ringstead Downs
Several Chiffchaffs singing, great tits, blue tits, robins, blackbirds, chaffinches, linnets, red legged partridge and grey partridge, 1 mistle thrush, 1 song thrush and 2 green woodpeckers, a tawny owl calling and lots of Easter Bunnies
but no hoped for Ring Ouzels!
A large raptor along the Ringstead to Heacham road that magically disappeared from view when I stopped the car by a gap in the hedge to view it!
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
Several Chiffchaffs singing, great tits, blue tits, robins, blackbirds, chaffinches, linnets, red legged partridge and grey partridge, 1 mistle thrush, 1 song thrush and 2 green woodpeckers, a tawny owl calling and lots of Easter Bunnies
but no hoped for Ring Ouzels!A large raptor along the Ringstead to Heacham road that magically disappeared from view when I stopped the car by a gap in the hedge to view it!
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
Happisbirder
Always looking, seldom finding...
After a misty start it turned into a glorious day out here. 3 Wheatears were east of Happisburgh this morning with a Swallow over the fields and a party of 12 Golden Plover flying towards the SE. Driving home early pm I wondered what had spooked the Woodpigeons close to home; a few minutes after arriving home I looked up to see a superb Peregrine heading slowly but purposefully towards the coast. Mystery solved! I also had 2 sightings from the garden of what appeared to be 2 different 'ring-tail' Hen Harriers this afternoon; one at 4:10pm, the other at 6:40pm...
James
James
matt green
Norfolkman gone walkabout
Had my first Norfolk Swallows today while checking out Harleston and Weybread gravel pits on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, also female Marsh Harrier circling high above the ocean pit. Plenty of Greywags along various points of the river waverney made a slow afternoon somewhat more bearable, perhaps Osprey and Dipper were a tad optimistic for the area!!
Had a phone call from a local birder when I got back who informed me of good numbers of Little Gulls today on inland waters, perhaps if the 12 odd mile bikeride to get there hadn't knackered me out so much I might have been a bit more alert, and seen one of them!!
Matt
Had a phone call from a local birder when I got back who informed me of good numbers of Little Gulls today on inland waters, perhaps if the 12 odd mile bikeride to get there hadn't knackered me out so much I might have been a bit more alert, and seen one of them!!
Matt
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jimmyg
Good game boys, good game!
Undoubtedly missed out on Little Gulls going through the sluice today (actually working for once, instead of pretending to!). Even though I am on a roll, I would be willing to give it all up for a Bonaparte's Gull - does anybody have info on the Cley bird please (reported as possible, then later this evening with a big black cross ie. confirmed, on Birdguides)? I don't know whether I want to have to undertake a 50mile bike ride tomorrow...!
Apparently report is "erroneous", according to RBA
Tractorboy69
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Recent Highlights
A good few days on the patch the last couple or so days after the fog of last week finally cleared, during which a Black Redstart on Thursday and a Snipe in off the sea along Cromer GC on Friday were the only two birds that I could find in the gloom.
A brief Ring Ouzel along Cromer GC Saturday morning was a nice surprise, with it or another also along there Sunday evening. A small trickle of Swallows and Sand Martins were moving along the coast, 7 Golden Plover, with some in partial summer plumage came in off the sea, and a couple of Wheatears and a White Wagtail were around the patch too.
Whilst exploring a few footpaths around East Runton on Sunday afternoon I decided to head up onto Incleborough Hill, more to suss out the access as I'd never been up there before, rather than in the hope of seeing anything, but as soon as I reached the top and scanned round I picked up the 2 Common Cranes which I was able to watch for nearly 20 minutes as they slowly drifted high west along the Cromer/Holt ridge.
Monday morning saw me once again heading up to Incleborough with hopes of something good again and after about 20 minutes picked up a Red Kite again drifting slowly west along the ridge. As the sun was refusing to come out I decided to do the rest of my patch and noted a few Blackcaps around but little else new.
A walk along Cromer GC failed to find the 2 Ring Ouzels which had been seen there earlier, but a superb Black Redstart was zipping around the cliff face (photo below) and my first Yellow Wag of the year flew along calling away.
Finally I nipped down to Weybourne Camp in the afternoon for the 'Nordic' Jackdaw and although no one else was there, or indeed arrived during the next couple of hours which I guess shows the level of interest in it, it was watched feeding in the large grass field viewable from the NE corner of Muckleburgh Hill, and although fairly distant, its white neck collar made it easy to pick out amongst the gathered corvids. Unfortunately its wing seems in a bad way but it was still managing to fly short distances but guess it won't be going anywhere for the time being.
Simon
A good few days on the patch the last couple or so days after the fog of last week finally cleared, during which a Black Redstart on Thursday and a Snipe in off the sea along Cromer GC on Friday were the only two birds that I could find in the gloom.
A brief Ring Ouzel along Cromer GC Saturday morning was a nice surprise, with it or another also along there Sunday evening. A small trickle of Swallows and Sand Martins were moving along the coast, 7 Golden Plover, with some in partial summer plumage came in off the sea, and a couple of Wheatears and a White Wagtail were around the patch too.
Whilst exploring a few footpaths around East Runton on Sunday afternoon I decided to head up onto Incleborough Hill, more to suss out the access as I'd never been up there before, rather than in the hope of seeing anything, but as soon as I reached the top and scanned round I picked up the 2 Common Cranes which I was able to watch for nearly 20 minutes as they slowly drifted high west along the Cromer/Holt ridge.
Monday morning saw me once again heading up to Incleborough with hopes of something good again and after about 20 minutes picked up a Red Kite again drifting slowly west along the ridge. As the sun was refusing to come out I decided to do the rest of my patch and noted a few Blackcaps around but little else new.
A walk along Cromer GC failed to find the 2 Ring Ouzels which had been seen there earlier, but a superb Black Redstart was zipping around the cliff face (photo below) and my first Yellow Wag of the year flew along calling away.
Finally I nipped down to Weybourne Camp in the afternoon for the 'Nordic' Jackdaw and although no one else was there, or indeed arrived during the next couple of hours which I guess shows the level of interest in it, it was watched feeding in the large grass field viewable from the NE corner of Muckleburgh Hill, and although fairly distant, its white neck collar made it easy to pick out amongst the gathered corvids. Unfortunately its wing seems in a bad way but it was still managing to fly short distances but guess it won't be going anywhere for the time being.
Simon
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Penny Clarke
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On the RBA website it says that the ring ouzels and redstart were seen at Holme NWT - 'between the Firs + Plantation' - could anyone elaborate on this please? eg between the Firs and the area know locally as the 'forestry' OR the pine trees between Holme NWT (The Firs House) and the NOA observatory?
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
stevecbrum
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Hi Penny, the redstart was seen at 12 noon in the 'forestry' (sadly not by me - dipped on it). Not sure about the ring ouzels but people were looking in the same area as the redstart.
SueBryan
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Hi Penny
Simeon and I looked for them in the forestry today where they had been seen just half an hour earlier but failed to see them. We did see a Common Redstart on the east side of the forestry though.
Simeon and I came to the conclusion that all the Ring Ouzels went through very quickly today as we managed to miss everyone of them!
Sue
mr.sim
Honourable founding member of the "day late" gang
First proper day out in AGES!!! Met Sue at Snettisham Coastal Park and walked up towards Heacham. Had about 5 Willow Warblers, plenty of Chiffchaffs, and a few birds moving overhead; 1 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 5+ Meadow Pipits, a few Chaffinches and Goldfinches, an quite a few Linnets; about 60 in total (one flock of 30 birds!). Couldn't find any Ring Ouzels so we headed for Holme where 2 had been reported. Missed out on them again here but got a stunning male Redstart in the forestry. Headed for Choseley Drying Barns where a Ring Ouzel had just been reported and again missed it! Not our lucky day! Last main stop was Titchwell where we couldn't even find a Blackcap! Got back to the visitor centre and a Water Pipit had been reported from the Freshmarsh! We did get another Swallow and about 5 Sand Martins though. Spent a short while at Heacham but still couldn't locate any Black Redstarts or Ring Ouzels! Finally we went back to Snettisham where I got picked up, shortly after another Swallow flew through.
So we spent a lot of time dipping Ring Ouzels all over the place, but saw a nice male Redstart and a few other early migrants!
Thanks for the lift Sue!
So we spent a lot of time dipping Ring Ouzels all over the place, but saw a nice male Redstart and a few other early migrants!
Thanks for the lift Sue!
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Birding Bob
Robert Williamson
Hi all,
I was wondering if some one can help me please. I use the coasthopper bus quite a bit and was wondering where I would need to get off to visit Kelling Heath and how far I would need to walk from the bus stop to Kelling heath. I would also like to know how far the Coasthopper stops from Sheringham sea front?
I was wondering if some one can help me please. I use the coasthopper bus quite a bit and was wondering where I would need to get off to visit Kelling Heath and how far I would need to walk from the bus stop to Kelling heath. I would also like to know how far the Coasthopper stops from Sheringham sea front?
Tractorboy69
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Robert
The stop you would have to get off at would be the Ship pub in Weybourne. I would guess its just under a mile walk to Kelling Heath from there.
As for Sheringham the main bus stop is by the main car park opposite the station, and its about a 5 minute walk through the town to the seafront from there.
Regards
Simon
Penny Clarke
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Penny Clarke
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Hi Sue
Thank you. Bad luck with ouzels, try Ringstead Downs for Ring Ouzels (as I'm sure you know), I wasn't lucky yesterday, but it is a good place for them, always has been since I was a little girl (long time ago!). I saw some there last year. I am hoping that I will catch up with one by the end of the Easter break!
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
Penny Clarke
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HELLO TIMB :t:
B :t:I'm sure you will Penny, we're only at the beginning of the R. Ouzel passage and there should be plenty more opportunities to come, including the odd lingering bird or 2, though it's always more fun to find your own!
Chris
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