Norwich Birding (1 Viewer)

[93Birder]

Apparently a YBW was seen in a long tailed tit flock on Saturday on the UEA broad walk! One of the ringers there spotted it.

 

[93Birder]

2 common crossbill and 1 brambling over the UEA broad today.

 

[Shaky09]

80x pink feet over Newmarket street at 9.40am this morning heading north west.
A nice way to start a winters morning !
Now 3 points for the hammers at carrow road to make it a perfect day
Shaky

 

[Nick Robinson]

Does anyone know anything about the black-necked grebe reported from UEA Broad this morning?

 

[Duke-Maiden]

Myself and a few others looked for the black-necked grebe at UEA broad briefly this morning and around 1pm, we had no luck, only a couple of great crested to be seen........I havent actually spoke to anyone who has seen it

 

[Connor Rand]

I had a look this afternoon too but no sign

 

[petehasset]

Lots of continental Blackbirds & a few Song Thrush's at the back of my flat this lunch time

 

[Dave_A]

Saw 2 colour-ringed Black-headed gulls at Whitlingham yesterday. Submitted to ring.ac and got info back on one already, this morning! Ringed at Frogner Park, Oslo as a 1st year bird in 2012, summered in Oslo in 2013 before coming to Whitlingham CP.

 

[James Emerson]

I am putting together a bird report for Whitlingham and Thorpe for 2013, which will be available to download early in January. I would be grateful for any sightings from anyone who has been birding there this year (more info, and some fairly common birds I haven't seen or heard of at Whitlingham this year are on my blog).

I can be contacted via pm, email (whitlinghambirds 'at' yahoo.co.uk), my blog or @Norwichbirder on twitter.

Thanks,
James

 

[93Birder]

A water rail was squeeling from the south edge of the UEA broad this morning, didn't see it but there's a small clump of reeds on the edge and that's where it was calling from. Not heard one here before so I'm wondering if it's a storm driven bird?

 

[93Birder]

Planning on expanding my footit list in January to include Colney pits, looks like a great area to cover especially in the winter. Looking at Google maps however makes me think access is difficult, can anyone confirm is access is possible to the pits?

 

[James Emerson]

A water rail was squeeling from the south edge of the UEA broad this morning, didn't see it but there's a small clump of reeds on the edge and that's where it was calling from. Not heard one here before so I'm wondering if it's a storm driven bird?

Water Rails are regular at UEA in winter, but usually near the river rather than the broad.

Planning on expanding my footit list in January to include Colney pits, looks like a great area to cover especially in the winter. Looking at Google maps however makes me think access is difficult, can anyone confirm is access is possible to the pits?

Colney Pits are owned and run as a private fishery (Bawburgh Lakes). You can scan bits from Three Score Road/Chapel Break Road. There are a limited number of Birdwatching permits available for a fee and a couple of passport photos. These allow daytime access via a locked gate off New Road. The ownership has changed since I used to have one (it used to be run by NACA, now its in private ownership) so I don't have contact details, but if you were interested you could probably find out.

 

[93Birder]

Water Rails are regular at UEA in winter, but usually near the river rather than the broad.



Colney Pits are owned and run as a private fishery (Bawburgh Lakes). You can scan bits from Three Score Road/Chapel Break Road. There are a limited number of Birdwatching permits available for a fee and a couple of passport photos. These allow daytime access via a locked gate off New Road. The ownership has changed since I used to have one (it used to be run by NACA, now its in private ownership) so I don't have contact details, but if you were interested you could probably find out.

Much appreciated!

 

[93Birder]

Seems like there's at least 3 Water Rails around the Broad recently. 2 down by the fallen tree near the board walk and 1 also on the broad itself. A friend told me he had 1 down on Yare by Bowthorpe too!

 

[Bittern2010]

There were 6+ Bramblings in my garden in Norwich this weekend which is an unusually high number (for my garden). I am hoping they stick around rather than move on through.

There seem to be more about in the local area generally in comparison to other recent winters. I have heard or seen them in a local wood, Whitlingham, Brundall and Buckenham.

I never tire of seeing or hearing the calls of these colourful finches which brighten up the garden even on the dullest of winter days.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Dave_A]

There were 6+ Bramblings in my garden in Norwich this weekend which is an unusually high number (for my garden). I am hoping they stick around rather than move on through.

There seem to be more about in the local area generally in comparison to other recent winters. I have heard or seen them in a local wood, Whitlingham, Brundall and Buckenham.

I never tire of seeing or hearing the calls of these colourful finches which brighten up the garden even on the dullest of winter days.

Cheers

Steve

We're ringing more than we've ever ringed before at our feeding station near Horsford. 15 new birds on Saturday, 6 the week before. Most we've had in previous winters was 2 or 3 a week.

 

[Bittern2010]

Bramblings

We're ringing more than we've ever ringed before at our feeding station near Horsford. 15 new birds on Saturday, 6 the week before. Most we've had in previous winters was 2 or 3 a week.

Thanks for the info Dave. It is a good to have some "hard" evidence to backup my casual sightings.

A Brambling in the hand must be a real treat.

Cheers

Steve

 

[James Emerson]

There was a dead Woodcock at the edge of the road on Ber Street this morning, on the south side near the pedestrian crossing. It looked as though it had been hit by a car. It wasn't there yesterday, and as there are plenty of foxes around I would suspect it died quite recently.

 

[devans1]

Wandered around the UEA lake this afternoon and came across a conventicle of magpies in trees to the south, 50+ individuals.

 

[robinchittenden]

Norfolk 23rd December 2013

Norwich forty-five Pink-footed Geese SW over Upton Road 9.05am