And then something that has puzzled and astonished me. Last weekend, I posted this:
http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=2025897&postcount=310
and:
http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=2026677&postcount=1
with no response.
Does that mean that no-one knows anything about the appearance of an App for the best field guide in the world ? Or, is no-one interested ? ‘mazing !
Hi All,
1. Does anyone have any up to date info on the numbers of Pink-footed Geese heading out to roost on the Wash off Snettisham? I was there Wednesday and although I've seen massive numbers of Pinkies in Norfolk many times, the number passing overhead was staggering! Huge skiens began passing over from 4:00pm and it was still going on at 4:45pm. Or is this usual? Any numbers would be of great interest to me.
Hi All,i'm in the Titchwell/Holkham area tomorrow,i wonder if anyone can recommend sites and times to veiw the Northern Harrier from,also what is the genaral thoughts of the Ross's and Red Breasted Geese in the area,are they definate escapee's any general info/tips on any birding in the area would be gratefully received,thankyou.Mickbe.
Hi All,i'm in the Titchwell/Holkham area tomorrow,i wonder if anyone can recommend sites and times to veiw the Northern Harrier from,also what is the genaral thoughts of the Ross's and Red Breasted Geese in the area,are they definate escapee's any general info/tips on any birding in the area would be gratefully received,thankyou.Mickbe.
Check back, and on Rare birds thread for info you want mate - loads of tips. Most birders seem to look for the harrier from the bottom of Staithe Lane in Thornham village, standing by the old boat house (stone building)and then looking back inland.
If you read back on here you will realise that 'wild' geese cause some disagreements!!
However, I think most people would say the Ross's Goose seen at Holkham and Brancaster etc and the bird at Waxham (if they are different) have good credentials, whereas the Ross's around Cley (with Barnacle and a hybrid, occasionally associating with Pink-feet) and Red-brested at Whitlingham are escapes / feral (but it really is make your own mind up!!)
We had a cracking day out today, heading from Norwich up to North West norfolk, first stop choseley where both Corn Bunting & Yellowhammer obliged very shortly after arriving. Moving on to Titchwell for the high tide around 10am we soon picked up no less than 4 Red-necked Grebes, 2 Slavonian Grebes, c6 Long-tailed Ducks, 3+ Velvet Scoter with the common scoter flock along with numerous Eider, Goldeneye & Mergs. Interestingly a ring tail hen harrier also flew east over the sea, maybe hunting scoter?! Back on the reserve up to 4 Water Pipits, 40 Twite and the female Scaup showed. Turning round a ring tail harrier appeared over thornham marsh, a quick look through the scope revealed it to be the Northern Harrier, luckily for us it came close and gave a superb fly-by. After a sausage roll and cup of tea we moved on finding a Ross's Goose with several thousand Pink-feet inland from Brancaster. Leaving the Geese we headed back to the coast road and stopped overlooking Burnham Norton marshes where presumably the same Ross's Goose then dropped in. Birds seemed to be following us as a scan through 3 ring tail harriers revealed one to be the Northern Harrier which gave another more distant fly-by. We finished off with 2 Rough-legged Buzzards sparring over the east end of scolt head. What a fantastic day out, you have to love Norfolk on days like these.