WILSON'S PHALAROPE, on Pat's Pool, Bishops Hide, Cley NWT
Long-tailed Skua, Arctic Skuas x 5, Black Tern, Pectoral Sandpiper, Little Stints x 3, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian Gull, at Cley NWT
Pectoral Sandpipers x 2, Little Stints x 2, Spoonbills x 5 at Titchwell RSPB
TWO-BARRED CROSSBILLS x 3 at Lynford Aboretum
Snow Bunting at Great Yarmouth
Snow Bunting at Salthouse
Black Tern at Holkham
Common Cranes x 35, Pink-footed Geese x 20 at Waxham
Other News
MEGA!!! GREAT SNIPE remains at Kilnsea, East Yorkshire. MEGA!!! ELEGANT TERN remains, County Kerry
Flew over to Cley after work and dipped on the Wilson's Phalarope. The bird had not been seen for a while. Nobody had phoned out the fact that it had flown off in the direction of Arnold's Marsh. If they had, I wouldn't have bothered driving so fast! Oh well. I walked into Bishop's Hide to find Dave Holman, his wife and another birder, none of whom had seen the Phalarope. As I left the hide, I phoned RBA to let them know that the bird had disappeared. Another birder came rushing down the path and I said 'don't bother running, its gone' – he was obviously as disappointed as me. It wasn't a completely wasted journey, as I was delivering a card and pressie to Pete anyway, but it would have been nice to see on a Monday evening after work! I have seen one before, but not for a long time.
Happy Birthday to Pete Snook Today!!!
Posts
The phalarope fed on Pats Pool and flew off to nearby stubble fields, with small numbers of godwits many times during Monday afternoon and early evening, before coming back again.
ReplyDelete