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Wednesday 6 January 2010

Birds of Paradise on BBC2 and Sea Eagle debate in EDP

Stunning documentary on Birds of Paradise this evening on BBC2 narrated by Sir David Attenborough - a team of naturalists venture into the New Guinean rain forests to film Birds of Paradise - now on BBC iplayer:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00pv1kd/Natural_World_20092010_Birds_of_Paradise/

Also in the EDP today:

'Farmers vent their anger over sea eagle plan' see:

http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED05%20Jan%202010%2019%3A38%3A42%3A653

STILL snowing in King's Lynn - walked to work again in my camouflage army clothes and boots in snow blizzard - nice not to be in a traffic jam!

Booked the Northlink Ferry this evening for my Fair Isle expedition!

Gave in last night and turned my heating on all night and day!!!! and when I came home from work this evening it was beautifully warm!

No MEGA's in Norfolk but a good selection of winter birds including:

2 Shorelarks 5 Scaup and 5 Snow Buntings still at Snettisham RSPB.
Glaucous Gull, 2 Water Pipits, Red Kite, Hen Harrier, 35 Snow Buntings and 20 Twite at Titchwell RSPB (
No sign of the 'probable' Pacific Diver).
3 Bonxies, 4 Great Northern Divers, 2 Peregrines and a Hen Harrier at Holme NOA.
Iceland Gull and Black Redstart at Nar Valley Fisheries.
Iceland Gull at Blackborough end tip, King's Lynn.
2 *Short eared Owls at Chedgrave Marshes, Haddiscoe Island.
Smew in Fakenham and Norwich.

Also see
*'Blakeney Resident's beautifully descriptive post 8167 on:
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1692326#post1692326

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