I could not beleve my eyes this morning. I was talking to one of our foresters when 5 fleggling blue tits poped out of a hole in a fallen tree in a coppice compartment 30 yards away. I would not expect to see young blue tits to be leaving the nest until at least the third week in May. I did see a couple of blue tits nest building back in early March , but to see fledglings this early in the year is unusual to say the least
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Penny Clarke
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Stunning Whinchat at Gramborough Hill, Salthouse today and still there late evening as was a male Redstart (tricky to see though!).:t:
Full update on blog.
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Full update on blog.
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stuart white
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No more need to talk about the rights and wrongs of photographers
A proper rare bird in Norfolk, the first Whiskered tern of the year in the UK and it's only about 5 miles from Norwich at Rockland Broad. Hoorah.
Seen form later afternoon until 7.25pm then flew NW, keep your eye's peeled, could be anywhere along the river round Norwich tomorrow or beyond.
A proper rare bird in Norfolk, the first Whiskered tern of the year in the UK and it's only about 5 miles from Norwich at Rockland Broad. Hoorah.
Seen form later afternoon until 7.25pm then flew NW, keep your eye's peeled, could be anywhere along the river round Norwich tomorrow or beyond.
ben_lewis
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A real cracker too! I'm out and about at Strumpshaw tomorrow so will have that area covered, most likely spot will be Hickling, where they always seem to end up!
Some (proper) record shots on my blog
Titchwell April 25th
Despite the weather there were a few birds seen today although nothing new
Today's highlights
Garganey - drake on fresh marsh but elusive
Red crested pochard - pair on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank - 3 on fresh marsh
Little ringed plover - 2 on fresh marsh
White wagtail - 2 on fresh marsh
Paul
Despite the weather there were a few birds seen today although nothing new
Today's highlights
Garganey - drake on fresh marsh but elusive
Red crested pochard - pair on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank - 3 on fresh marsh
Little ringed plover - 2 on fresh marsh
White wagtail - 2 on fresh marsh
Paul
SueBryan
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A Turtle Dove at Choseley Barns this evening has managed to escape the guns blazing away in Malta. I hope you have all written to your MEPs www.writetothem.com getting them to exert pressure on the European Commission to take action against the Maltese Government for allowing the barbaric practice of shooting our migrant birds.
Sue
Sue
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Penny Clarke
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Urgent
For those of you on twitter please read now, thank you.
http://pennyshotbirdingandlife.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/urgent-tweet-now-please.html
For those of you on twitter please read now, thank you.
http://pennyshotbirdingandlife.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/urgent-tweet-now-please.html
Penny Clarke
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That should be 'mega'd' surely!!!:t::t::t:
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Dawn Balmer
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Alpine Acc at Holme NOA briefly this morning per bird info services
I hope you are all aware of the efforts of Chris Packham on Malta at the moment to highlight the illegal hunting of migrating birds but as there has been no mention so far I would just like to point out that they are still £6000 short of the target to support a referendum on Malta. You can follow Chris on twitter @ChrisGPackam and use #maltamassacre or donate at http://t.co/fX9jij5OHg
Thanks for looking
Thanks for looking
PYRTLE
Old Berkshire Boy
See Penny Clarke's post no. 22607, and Sue Bryan's similar entry. Signed, tweeted etc.
A couple of wood sandpiper's flew west this morning at Cley, also several whimbrel also west. Interesting but highly unlikely was an entry in the sightings book of a storm petrel along Old Woman's Lane - it wasn't seen to go under the eaves of any nearby houses, nor looked for.
Regards, (and also well done Connor )
Pat
A couple of wood sandpiper's flew west this morning at Cley, also several whimbrel also west. Interesting but highly unlikely was an entry in the sightings book of a storm petrel along Old Woman's Lane - it wasn't seen to go under the eaves of any nearby houses, nor looked for.
Regards, (and also well done Connor )
Pat
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I know, can't see em all. Fair few Wryneck on east coast today so could be more undiscovered. The Accentor has certainly got me thinking! Still, patch vs coast a nice dilemma to have.
Finally had some Reed Bunting singing well today, always present but I'm concerned numbers are down this year.
With regard to the Malta situation, apparently Chris Packham has been arrested!
Cheers,
Jim.
Penny Clarke
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MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS TO CONNOR FOR HIS MEGA FIND:t::t::t:
Penny Clarke
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Tons of Wheatears and Yellow Wagtails at Holme today:t:
Connor Rand
Norwich resident, Holme devotee
Major spring surprise - ALPINE ACCENTOR
So yesterday was the day when my birding dreams came true, it all came together and I found a completely unexpected MEGA at Holme! A quick peek at the charts and conditions suggested it would be worth an early start and so me and Sophie were on site at about 6.45hrs. Quite a lot of movement early on with a Ring Ouzel west, 3 Tree Pipits, 12 Yellow Wagtails and a few more grounded migrants, especially Whitethroats and Willow Warblers. On reaching the Observatory building, carrying rather too much, I'd put up a bird up off the benches which flew into the pines. I'd only seen it with the naked eye in flight, but it felt different. Over half an hour searching later this monster dropped out of the pines onto the handrail only a few feet away from me. Instantly it dawned on me, ALPINE ACCENTOR and being all alone I decided it was best to take a few pictures! Rather glad I did. It flew back up into the pines after about a minute, at which point I ran, screaming and crying(!), along the east bank to tell Sophie. A search revealed nothing and after closing nets it was time to put the news out. A long search ensued, with more Yellow Wagtails, Redstarts, Ring Ouzels and so on discovered, but there was no sign by dusk.
I never imagined it wouldn't be seen again and I'm still amazed it wasn't. I would dearly have loved to share this bird with everyone. Thoughts especially with all the hardworking locals who didn't get to see it, especially Sophie Barker, Rob Smith, Chris Mills, Penny Clarke and Ray Roche, who've always worked so hard and been so helpful and friendly to me. Thanks to everyone for the congratulations. More photos and a more in-depth finder's account to appear somewhere else very soon. Let's just hope the next one sticks...
So yesterday was the day when my birding dreams came true, it all came together and I found a completely unexpected MEGA at Holme! A quick peek at the charts and conditions suggested it would be worth an early start and so me and Sophie were on site at about 6.45hrs. Quite a lot of movement early on with a Ring Ouzel west, 3 Tree Pipits, 12 Yellow Wagtails and a few more grounded migrants, especially Whitethroats and Willow Warblers. On reaching the Observatory building, carrying rather too much, I'd put up a bird up off the benches which flew into the pines. I'd only seen it with the naked eye in flight, but it felt different. Over half an hour searching later this monster dropped out of the pines onto the handrail only a few feet away from me. Instantly it dawned on me, ALPINE ACCENTOR and being all alone I decided it was best to take a few pictures! Rather glad I did. It flew back up into the pines after about a minute, at which point I ran, screaming and crying(!), along the east bank to tell Sophie. A search revealed nothing and after closing nets it was time to put the news out. A long search ensued, with more Yellow Wagtails, Redstarts, Ring Ouzels and so on discovered, but there was no sign by dusk.
I never imagined it wouldn't be seen again and I'm still amazed it wasn't. I would dearly have loved to share this bird with everyone. Thoughts especially with all the hardworking locals who didn't get to see it, especially Sophie Barker, Rob Smith, Chris Mills, Penny Clarke and Ray Roche, who've always worked so hard and been so helpful and friendly to me. Thanks to everyone for the congratulations. More photos and a more in-depth finder's account to appear somewhere else very soon. Let's just hope the next one sticks...
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