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Snow Buntings (1 Viewer)
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robinm
Registered User
A good spot is Reculver on the North Kent coast.
Park in the car park at the Towers and walk east along the coast. They are often on the beach there.
There was a report of 25 there on Sunday. You may need to walk as far as Coldharbour lagoon. This an obvious spot where the coast path turns in.
Park in the car park at the Towers and walk east along the coast. They are often on the beach there.
There was a report of 25 there on Sunday. You may need to walk as far as Coldharbour lagoon. This an obvious spot where the coast path turns in.
Michael Frankis
conehead
I've just seen two, less than an hour ago, at Brierdene, Whitley Bay (Northumbs). NZ 350 740.
Hey Erik, you've changed your avatar again!! Looks like a domestic Mallard to me
All your own work?
Michael
Hey Erik, you've changed your avatar again!! Looks like a domestic Mallard to me
All your own work?Michael
Grousemore
Senior Member
Apparently 3 were seen at WWT Barnes,London last weekend.....wouldn't need a Ferry ride!Ruby said:
erik
cheesehead
My avatar is Wack, from Ziggy and friends!
Ruby, after a few times reading your last sentence i finally understood what you meant, yeah well i won't be wearing orange tomorrow but i'll watch the game, they have no surprises for me anymore, i guess we'll just skip another big tournament
Ruby, after a few times reading your last sentence i finally understood what you meant, yeah well i won't be wearing orange tomorrow but i'll watch the game, they have no surprises for me anymore, i guess we'll just skip another big tournament
Jasonbirder
Jason-occasional-twitcher
I beleive a few have been seen on the beach at Sandwich Bay recently too...
Ruby
Well-known member
Saw my first ever Snow Buntings today... a flock of approx 30 just by the 'lagoon' at Reculver. Good views both going and coming back (nearly tripped over them on one occasion....)
I gather from other threads that there are a lot of them about at the moment - is it a particularly good year I wonder??
I gather from other threads that there are a lot of them about at the moment - is it a particularly good year I wonder??
Jasonbirder
Jason-occasional-twitcher
Well done - I was lucky enough to see a flock of Snow Buntings at Reculver too last week, had to walk at lot further east for them though!
Edward
Umimmak
Ruby said:
Good for you Ruby, they're a smashing bird and generally pretty tame.
We've got a single flock of 5,000 birds in southern Iceland at the moment. I haven't been to see it yet (but I saw my biggest ever flock of 600-700 a couple of weeks ago) but people say the noise when they take off in unison is deafening!
E
Well done Ruby - Snow Buntings are amongst the best birds there are in my view. We sometimes get them around where I live in St Andrews, but I haven't seen any as yet this winter. I guess there all still with Edward in Iceland!
Edward
Umimmak
Hi Ruby and Fifebirder,
The huge Snow Bunting flock in southern Iceland is feeding on some barley which a farmer sowed but didn't harvest this autumn. When that's finished perhaps some may move down the the UK. There are around 100,000 to 300,000 in winter here and I usually here them flying over the city every day at this time of year. The 600-bird flock I saw was amazing because they are so tame. The closest ones landed 10 metres away in the grass and completely disappeared, and then for some reason they take off as one to a tremendous cacophony and fly above your head at a only a few metres before settling again. Beautiful birds and they have a lovely mournful song in the spring. Snow Bunting is often the first bird that visiting birders see in the summer as they are often found picking up crumbs in the car park of the international airport!
Go out now and find a Shore Lark and some Twite (both would be lifers for me).
E
The huge Snow Bunting flock in southern Iceland is feeding on some barley which a farmer sowed but didn't harvest this autumn. When that's finished perhaps some may move down the the UK. There are around 100,000 to 300,000 in winter here and I usually here them flying over the city every day at this time of year. The 600-bird flock I saw was amazing because they are so tame. The closest ones landed 10 metres away in the grass and completely disappeared, and then for some reason they take off as one to a tremendous cacophony and fly above your head at a only a few metres before settling again. Beautiful birds and they have a lovely mournful song in the spring. Snow Bunting is often the first bird that visiting birders see in the summer as they are often found picking up crumbs in the car park of the international airport!
Go out now and find a Shore Lark and some Twite (both would be lifers for me).
E
