Friday, 13 April 2012
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Millionaire's - URGENT APPEAL PLEASE!!!!
POPE'S MARSH, Cley is for sale, adjacent to the 'Norfolk Wildlife Trust' Reserve.
PLEASE can someone buy this and donate it to the NWT. It would be catastrophic if this was bought and used for any other reason other than preserving it for wildlife. Just reading the 'Description' on the following link makes me shudder!
"The ponds are situated in such a way that they offer a range of wildfowling flights......
There are temporary timber hides and shelters......." !!!!!!!!!!
http://search.struttandparker.com/rural/salthouse-norfolk-nr25/9187
See Steve's appeal here:
http://birdingworld.co.uk/Cley%202012.1.htm
PLEASE can someone buy this and donate it to the NWT. It would be catastrophic if this was bought and used for any other reason other than preserving it for wildlife. Just reading the 'Description' on the following link makes me shudder!
"The ponds are situated in such a way that they offer a range of wildfowling flights......
There are temporary timber hides and shelters......." !!!!!!!!!!
http://search.struttandparker.com/rural/salthouse-norfolk-nr25/9187
See Steve's appeal here:
http://birdingworld.co.uk/Cley%202012.1.htm
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
BLAKENEY POINT!
I decided after yesterday's stressful day of crowds, traffic and stress that Blakeney Point would be a wonderful place to escape from everything and everyone! This was my first walk here this year and it was a spectacular day! Just before I left home I noticed that someone had found 7 Ring Ouzels at 'The Hangs' at Cley, so I decided to start here, before walking the 'Point'.
Walsey Hills NOA and 'The Hangs'
Parked the car at Walsey Hills. A beautiful sunny day, but dramatic dark clouds were looming! Cettis's Warbler singing as soon as I got out of the car. I walked along the bottom path and along the field edge up to 'The Hangs'. Lots of insects buzzing around the blackthorn blossom along the path, including honey and bumble bees. I spotted birders before I saw Ring Ouzels! At the end of the path, there is a furrowed field on your left with a grass strip running down along the hedge and there they were, 5 stunning male Ring Ouzels (phoned through to RBA) at 10.45am – beautiful to see, but sadly much too far away to be photographed. I found a Wheatear in the field which was an added bonus. Eddie sent me a text to say he had heard a Sedge Warbler this morning. Nothing else much seen on route back to the car. Went to the 'NWT Visitor centre' and had another cheese scone – oh dear! Pat told me someone had had a House Martin this morning in Cley. Parked the car at Coastguards and packed up my BP rucksack!
Blakeney Point – 12pm-5.15pm
The sun was still shining and skies were blue – it was a beautiful, tranquil day and there was no one walking in front or behind me as I trudged along the shingle to 'Halfway House'. My first Swallows of the year twisted and turned past me, low over the seuda bushes – 3 of them going west at 12.30pm. A nice male Wheatear appeared and this was one of many on my walk. Several meadow pipits, male and female reed buntings and a few hedgesparrows and flocks of linnets. Tons of pristine white Sandwich Terns flying west to 'Far Point' – I just love their calls – a real feeling of long, hot summer days. Found a dead juv. gannet on route. 1 Kestrel flew past. 11 Swallows were seen in all on my walk, all going west. At 'Halfway House' I could see 5 Wheatears all sitting on the roof of the house!!! They all looked so chilled, sunning themselves on the roof! I sat at the new picnic table outside the house to have my lunch. A particularly beautiful male Wheatear decided he wanted to be famous and almost ran towards me to have his picture taken – very obliging! 14 Wheatears were seen throughout the walk. Other birds seen in this area were 9 curlew, 7 brent geese and a marsh harrier. As I sat having my lunch I could see what I presumed was a peregrine sitting on the shingle, distantly – it remained sitting there for the next half an hour. I left 'Halfway House' and as I approached the supposed peregrine (still very distant) it turned out to be a Merlin, although I confess I did not realise this until my distant, fuzzy pictures were ID'd in the evening by Eddie and Andy! When I took the pictures and looked at the camera at the time, I was pretty sure it was just a kestrel – wrong twice!!! Back to birding school Penelope! Note: Simeon and Joseph saw this/a merlin on BP yesterday, see their account here. I continued walking to the 'Plantation'. At the Tamarisk by the building I had two Chiffchaffs together at 3pm, but they skulked low in the bush and didn't wish to be photographed. In the 'Plantation' I saw absolutely nothing. I sat on the log by the shed and watched the 'Lupin' area – lots of linnets and meadow pipits here. It was really hot now – a real sun trap! A wheatear appeared from round the corner of the shed and landed inches from me! Shortly after this I spotted 4 Wheatears lined up on the one of the shed roofs!
I decided to be sensible and left the 'Plantation' at 4pm and walked back along the beach to Coastguards. A continuous stream of sandwich terns flying west on route and a common seal was also seen. The skies looked pretty scary now – large, ominous black clouds loomed over my head. I expected to get drenched. A rainbow formed over the sea and it appeared to be pouring with rain inland. I was very, very lucky. I managed to get back to the car without a spot of rain falling! Got back to the carpark at 5.15pm. I collapsed in the car and had a coffee.
Daukes' Hide – NWT – 6pm-8.20pm
It was nice to sit down in the hide! Andy J. and Eddie also here (Eddie had seen 4 Ring Ouzels at 'The Hangs' this evening). 3 Sand Martins going west past 'North Hide' - my first this year and another 3 later on and also 4 Swallows. A Short-eared Owl flew over the reed bed at 6.30pm and also a barn owl a bit later. 4 Spoonbills were seen, 2 right in front of the hide! 2 Little ringed Plovers landed briefly on 'Simmond's Scrape'. Other birds seen were: black-tailed godwits and also 2 bar-tailed godwits, several ruff, 6 pochard, shovelers, teal, shelducks, greylags, pintails, lots of avocets, redshanks, black-headed gulls, herring gulls, 5 marsh harriers, 7 little egrets, Cettis's Warbler singing, a snipe, 2 knot, a mute swan and a squealing water rail as I walked back along the boardwalk at 8.20pm! Left at 8.30pm and arrived home at 9.30pm! Back to work tomorrow.
Main birds of note seen in Norfolk today (RBA):
Lots of Ring Ouzels, a Cuckoo at Heacham, Sedge Warbler at Cley (heard by ETM), Hoopoe remains at Waxham, Osprey and Swift seen at Titchwell RSPB, Osprey at Alysham, Hooded Crow at Trimingham.
PICTURES TO BE ADDED
Walsey Hills NOA and 'The Hangs'
Parked the car at Walsey Hills. A beautiful sunny day, but dramatic dark clouds were looming! Cettis's Warbler singing as soon as I got out of the car. I walked along the bottom path and along the field edge up to 'The Hangs'. Lots of insects buzzing around the blackthorn blossom along the path, including honey and bumble bees. I spotted birders before I saw Ring Ouzels! At the end of the path, there is a furrowed field on your left with a grass strip running down along the hedge and there they were, 5 stunning male Ring Ouzels (phoned through to RBA) at 10.45am – beautiful to see, but sadly much too far away to be photographed. I found a Wheatear in the field which was an added bonus. Eddie sent me a text to say he had heard a Sedge Warbler this morning. Nothing else much seen on route back to the car. Went to the 'NWT Visitor centre' and had another cheese scone – oh dear! Pat told me someone had had a House Martin this morning in Cley. Parked the car at Coastguards and packed up my BP rucksack!
Blakeney Point – 12pm-5.15pm
The sun was still shining and skies were blue – it was a beautiful, tranquil day and there was no one walking in front or behind me as I trudged along the shingle to 'Halfway House'. My first Swallows of the year twisted and turned past me, low over the seuda bushes – 3 of them going west at 12.30pm. A nice male Wheatear appeared and this was one of many on my walk. Several meadow pipits, male and female reed buntings and a few hedgesparrows and flocks of linnets. Tons of pristine white Sandwich Terns flying west to 'Far Point' – I just love their calls – a real feeling of long, hot summer days. Found a dead juv. gannet on route. 1 Kestrel flew past. 11 Swallows were seen in all on my walk, all going west. At 'Halfway House' I could see 5 Wheatears all sitting on the roof of the house!!! They all looked so chilled, sunning themselves on the roof! I sat at the new picnic table outside the house to have my lunch. A particularly beautiful male Wheatear decided he wanted to be famous and almost ran towards me to have his picture taken – very obliging! 14 Wheatears were seen throughout the walk. Other birds seen in this area were 9 curlew, 7 brent geese and a marsh harrier. As I sat having my lunch I could see what I presumed was a peregrine sitting on the shingle, distantly – it remained sitting there for the next half an hour. I left 'Halfway House' and as I approached the supposed peregrine (still very distant) it turned out to be a Merlin, although I confess I did not realise this until my distant, fuzzy pictures were ID'd in the evening by Eddie and Andy! When I took the pictures and looked at the camera at the time, I was pretty sure it was just a kestrel – wrong twice!!! Back to birding school Penelope! Note: Simeon and Joseph saw this/a merlin on BP yesterday, see their account here. I continued walking to the 'Plantation'. At the Tamarisk by the building I had two Chiffchaffs together at 3pm, but they skulked low in the bush and didn't wish to be photographed. In the 'Plantation' I saw absolutely nothing. I sat on the log by the shed and watched the 'Lupin' area – lots of linnets and meadow pipits here. It was really hot now – a real sun trap! A wheatear appeared from round the corner of the shed and landed inches from me! Shortly after this I spotted 4 Wheatears lined up on the one of the shed roofs!
I decided to be sensible and left the 'Plantation' at 4pm and walked back along the beach to Coastguards. A continuous stream of sandwich terns flying west on route and a common seal was also seen. The skies looked pretty scary now – large, ominous black clouds loomed over my head. I expected to get drenched. A rainbow formed over the sea and it appeared to be pouring with rain inland. I was very, very lucky. I managed to get back to the car without a spot of rain falling! Got back to the carpark at 5.15pm. I collapsed in the car and had a coffee.
Daukes' Hide – NWT – 6pm-8.20pm
It was nice to sit down in the hide! Andy J. and Eddie also here (Eddie had seen 4 Ring Ouzels at 'The Hangs' this evening). 3 Sand Martins going west past 'North Hide' - my first this year and another 3 later on and also 4 Swallows. A Short-eared Owl flew over the reed bed at 6.30pm and also a barn owl a bit later. 4 Spoonbills were seen, 2 right in front of the hide! 2 Little ringed Plovers landed briefly on 'Simmond's Scrape'. Other birds seen were: black-tailed godwits and also 2 bar-tailed godwits, several ruff, 6 pochard, shovelers, teal, shelducks, greylags, pintails, lots of avocets, redshanks, black-headed gulls, herring gulls, 5 marsh harriers, 7 little egrets, Cettis's Warbler singing, a snipe, 2 knot, a mute swan and a squealing water rail as I walked back along the boardwalk at 8.20pm! Left at 8.30pm and arrived home at 9.30pm! Back to work tomorrow.
Main birds of note seen in Norfolk today (RBA):
Lots of Ring Ouzels, a Cuckoo at Heacham, Sedge Warbler at Cley (heard by ETM), Hoopoe remains at Waxham, Osprey and Swift seen at Titchwell RSPB, Osprey at Alysham, Hooded Crow at Trimingham.
PICTURES TO BE ADDED
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
This week has not gone to plan at all. I have been sorting loads of errands/jobs etc out, which very annoyingly has resulted in no birding whatsoever! Not good at all. I WILL be out tomorrow however!
One of the neighbours decided to get a whole team of men in, to chainsaw their trees down - WHY do they do this in the spring!!!
Upgraded my 'Orange' pay as you go phone today to one that has 'Bluetooth' and this is now linked to the car along with the 'vodafone' iphone - I just love technology!
Went into town to pay my electric and gas bill in my bank to discover at least 50+ people in the queue – why do banks send their staff out to lunch at the same time as their customers come into the bank in their lunch hour – surely they could stagger their lunches!!!!! Lots of people were complaining. I was parked in a 30 minute space, so had to find another space and re-parked the car in a 60 minute space and walked back to join the massive queue – what a waste of time! I then drove to my garage via London Road to ask them to help me to link my new phone to the car – it took at least half an hour because of massive road works on London Road – not a happy day at all. My car insurance company tried to scam me for another £68 – reckoned I hadn't told them the correct information and after I wrote them a stinking email saying I HAD and that if I had to pay it I wanted a refund immediately and I would find another insurer – they emailed back saying they had listened to my phone conversations that I had had when I took out the insurance and that I was right and their sincere apologies etc etc!!!! PHEW!!!!!
Birds seen in Norfolk today (RBA):
Hoopoe remains at Waxham and another seen at Sheringham. Passage of Swallows and Sand Martins going through today. Ring Ouzels at Heacham, Blofield and Winterton, 3 Waxwings in Norwich, 2 little terns and 3 little gulls at Barton Broad.
One of the neighbours decided to get a whole team of men in, to chainsaw their trees down - WHY do they do this in the spring!!!
Upgraded my 'Orange' pay as you go phone today to one that has 'Bluetooth' and this is now linked to the car along with the 'vodafone' iphone - I just love technology!
Went into town to pay my electric and gas bill in my bank to discover at least 50+ people in the queue – why do banks send their staff out to lunch at the same time as their customers come into the bank in their lunch hour – surely they could stagger their lunches!!!!! Lots of people were complaining. I was parked in a 30 minute space, so had to find another space and re-parked the car in a 60 minute space and walked back to join the massive queue – what a waste of time! I then drove to my garage via London Road to ask them to help me to link my new phone to the car – it took at least half an hour because of massive road works on London Road – not a happy day at all. My car insurance company tried to scam me for another £68 – reckoned I hadn't told them the correct information and after I wrote them a stinking email saying I HAD and that if I had to pay it I wanted a refund immediately and I would find another insurer – they emailed back saying they had listened to my phone conversations that I had had when I took out the insurance and that I was right and their sincere apologies etc etc!!!! PHEW!!!!!
Birds seen in Norfolk today (RBA):
Hoopoe remains at Waxham and another seen at Sheringham. Passage of Swallows and Sand Martins going through today. Ring Ouzels at Heacham, Blofield and Winterton, 3 Waxwings in Norwich, 2 little terns and 3 little gulls at Barton Broad.
Monday, 9 April 2012
Bird News in Norfolk today
From Rare Bird Alert
Hoopoe at Waxham Sands Holiday Park.
Serin with linnets at Waxham Sands Holiday Park, but flew south.
Great Grey Shrike remains at Northrepps.
Hoopoe at Waxham Sands Holiday Park.
Serin with linnets at Waxham Sands Holiday Park, but flew south.
Great Grey Shrike remains at Northrepps.
Holme Bird Observatory 50th Anniversary!
Founded 6th September 1962 by Peter Clarke and Graham Byford. Graham left after 4 months (long story!) and my father remained Warden until January 1994. Father worked 7 days a week throughout the year, only having Christmas day off! I was Assistant Warden during weekends and school holidays (that was a long time ago!) I could write loads more, but I will update at a later date.
Sophie Barker is Warden at present and the NOA has produced an anniversary DVD on sale this April. I have emailed Sophie as I can't find anything about it on the NOA website – I will link it when its added.
Itinerary of events here: http://www.noa.org.uk/
Sophie Barker is Warden at present and the NOA has produced an anniversary DVD on sale this April. I have emailed Sophie as I can't find anything about it on the NOA website – I will link it when its added.
Itinerary of events here: http://www.noa.org.uk/
Sunday, 8 April 2012
Blakeney Point - 100th Anniversary!!!
There will be special events to mark the 100th anniversary of Blakeney Point!!!
The following information extracted from the 'The Norfolk Guardian' newspaper:
"The reserve has been in the care of the National Trust for 100 years. Blakeney Point was the first nature reserve in Norfolk, acquired in 1912 following a public appeal led by Professor Francis Oliver from University College London. Prof. Oliver recognised the need to protect its unique habitat and wildlife and with the financial sup- port from Charles Rothschild, a banker and entomologist, and other benefactors, the unique stretch of coastline was handed to the National Trust in the same year for its ongoing protection......"
See the pdf version and go to page 18 of The Norfolk Coast Guardian which is published annually. http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/pages/pspage.php?PageID=637
The following information extracted from the 'The Norfolk Guardian' newspaper:
"The reserve has been in the care of the National Trust for 100 years. Blakeney Point was the first nature reserve in Norfolk, acquired in 1912 following a public appeal led by Professor Francis Oliver from University College London. Prof. Oliver recognised the need to protect its unique habitat and wildlife and with the financial sup- port from Charles Rothschild, a banker and entomologist, and other benefactors, the unique stretch of coastline was handed to the National Trust in the same year for its ongoing protection......"
See the pdf version and go to page 18 of The Norfolk Coast Guardian which is published annually. http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/pages/pspage.php?PageID=637
Migrants trickling in!
Several Ring Ouzels arriving in Norfolk today, which means there will probably be some at NWT Ringstead Downs - they just love this place! Also first sedge warbler at Titchwell RSPB and also at Cley. Great Grey Shrike remains at Northrepps.
I worked all day, so no birding today – apart from what I saw at work! The weather has been dire here – rainy and cold and not a glimmer of sunshine, not even for a minute. Whilst sitting in my car for my break between shifts I spotted what I thought was a chiffchaff – but it just looked different, and yes I know the 'browns' can vary, but it had a shorter tail, more dumpy and a paler throat/breast. I saw this bird for moments only, before it disappeared – typical! Also watched a great spotted woodpecker directly in front of me in the pouring rain.
8th April 2011 – the White-spotted Bluethroat returned to Welney – will it return again this year I wonder!!?
I worked all day, so no birding today – apart from what I saw at work! The weather has been dire here – rainy and cold and not a glimmer of sunshine, not even for a minute. Whilst sitting in my car for my break between shifts I spotted what I thought was a chiffchaff – but it just looked different, and yes I know the 'browns' can vary, but it had a shorter tail, more dumpy and a paler throat/breast. I saw this bird for moments only, before it disappeared – typical! Also watched a great spotted woodpecker directly in front of me in the pouring rain.
8th April 2011 – the White-spotted Bluethroat returned to Welney – will it return again this year I wonder!!?
Saturday, 7 April 2012
12 Hours Birding!
Walsey Hills NOA
Torrential rain on route to Cley this morning. Arrived at Walsey Hills just before 8am. Nothing to get the heart racing, but a good mix: 1 Bullfinch sitting prettily in the blackthorn blossom, Cettis's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaffs singing, 2 Marsh Harriers, 8 Shelduck, 15 Curlew, 2 Greylag Geese, several robins, greenfinches, goldfinches, chaffinches, blue and great tits, 2 long tailed tits and a few hedge sparrows.
Coastguards – Only stopped here briefly – not much seen.
Cley NWT Visitor Centre – 3 Spoonbills on Pat's Pool (10.30am) and a scrumptious, hot cheese scone with butter – long overdue!
Gramborough Hill – Meadow Pipits and a few hedge sparrows.
Little Eye – 2 Wheatears, 6 linnets, 2 ringed plovers and 20 turnstones.
Cley NWT Visitor Centre – Lunch here, which was a massive mistake – packed full of people like sardines!
Kelling Water Meadows
1 song thrush, 3 pied wagtails, goldinches, robin, 1 egyptian goose, 2 shelduck, black-headed and common gulls, teal, tons of woodpigeons, 2 snipe, 1 little egret, skylark singing, lapwing, oystercatchers, magpie and 1 hare lolloping across the daisies amongst the cows and skipping calves. Eddie kindly phoned me to say there was a Red Kite over Arnold's Marsh going west at 2.25pm – I could just about make it out from the shingle bank. My first Sand Martins of the year, two of them over the pool at 2.50pm. I spent a long time here trying to conjure up a yellow wagtail, but failed.
Kelling Tearooms and bookshop – very scrummy coffee cake £1.50 to take away – bargain!
Walsey Hills NOA – 2 Spoonbills not far from the road, just before the carpark in the now glorious sunshine! Walked around Walsey again. Found a bee-fly on the alexander at the end of the bottom path and an unidentifiable caterpillar (took pic). Blackcap singing along with a chiffchaff and a pair of bullfinches. I sat on the seat at the top of the steps and attempted to snooze in the sunshine.
Daukes Hide - NWT
A beautiful, sunny evening. 3 Spoonbills – wonderful views of these flying across Pat's Pool. Good selection of birds including: Pintail, avocets, wigeon, pochard, gadwall, mallard, teal, shoveler, shelduck, black headed gulls, herring gulls, Med gull (heard only), several marsh harriers, little egrets, redshanks, black-tailed godwits, cetti's warbler, pied wagtails etc. Left here at 8pm!
PHOTOGRAPHS TO BE ADDED
Torrential rain on route to Cley this morning. Arrived at Walsey Hills just before 8am. Nothing to get the heart racing, but a good mix: 1 Bullfinch sitting prettily in the blackthorn blossom, Cettis's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaffs singing, 2 Marsh Harriers, 8 Shelduck, 15 Curlew, 2 Greylag Geese, several robins, greenfinches, goldfinches, chaffinches, blue and great tits, 2 long tailed tits and a few hedge sparrows.
Coastguards – Only stopped here briefly – not much seen.
Cley NWT Visitor Centre – 3 Spoonbills on Pat's Pool (10.30am) and a scrumptious, hot cheese scone with butter – long overdue!
Gramborough Hill – Meadow Pipits and a few hedge sparrows.
Little Eye – 2 Wheatears, 6 linnets, 2 ringed plovers and 20 turnstones.
Cley NWT Visitor Centre – Lunch here, which was a massive mistake – packed full of people like sardines!
Kelling Water Meadows
1 song thrush, 3 pied wagtails, goldinches, robin, 1 egyptian goose, 2 shelduck, black-headed and common gulls, teal, tons of woodpigeons, 2 snipe, 1 little egret, skylark singing, lapwing, oystercatchers, magpie and 1 hare lolloping across the daisies amongst the cows and skipping calves. Eddie kindly phoned me to say there was a Red Kite over Arnold's Marsh going west at 2.25pm – I could just about make it out from the shingle bank. My first Sand Martins of the year, two of them over the pool at 2.50pm. I spent a long time here trying to conjure up a yellow wagtail, but failed.
Kelling Tearooms and bookshop – very scrummy coffee cake £1.50 to take away – bargain!
Walsey Hills NOA – 2 Spoonbills not far from the road, just before the carpark in the now glorious sunshine! Walked around Walsey again. Found a bee-fly on the alexander at the end of the bottom path and an unidentifiable caterpillar (took pic). Blackcap singing along with a chiffchaff and a pair of bullfinches. I sat on the seat at the top of the steps and attempted to snooze in the sunshine.
Daukes Hide - NWT
A beautiful, sunny evening. 3 Spoonbills – wonderful views of these flying across Pat's Pool. Good selection of birds including: Pintail, avocets, wigeon, pochard, gadwall, mallard, teal, shoveler, shelduck, black headed gulls, herring gulls, Med gull (heard only), several marsh harriers, little egrets, redshanks, black-tailed godwits, cetti's warbler, pied wagtails etc. Left here at 8pm!
PHOTOGRAPHS TO BE ADDED
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Holiday!!!
At last!!!!!! Time off work – Good Friday and Saturday off, working on Sunday and then Bank Holiday Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday off – fabulous!!!
I am so sad – only had the car under two weeks and tonight I washed it!!! I am sure I won't keep that up! I realised how short I am, when I couldn't reach the centre of the car roof to wash it – I didn't have a problem with the Hyundai Coupe as it was such a low car!!! I will have to find a box or step to stand on next time! I have continued to cycle to work in the week, as it saves money and also stress trying to get the car in and out of the drive.
Its been such a diverse week with the weather – from uncannily hot weather and then back to cold, wintery conditions – yesterday it poured with rain all day and today it was sunny all day. What will tomorrow bring? Well, studying the forecast it looks like sunshine most of the morning and then developing into cloudy/rainy conditions from then on. The whole weekend doesn't exactly look too cracky, but hey ho!
I succumbed to buying hotcross buns from Tescos this evening - oh dear!
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!
and Happy Birding!
Birds seen in Norfolk today – Rare Bird Alert:
Great Grey Shrike, Southrepps found by Mark Golley whilst on the train!
Red Kite, Fakenham
Four Garganey, Hockwold Washes
Ring Ouzel, Gore Point, Holme
Black Redstart, Gorleston
Sacred Ibis, Welney
Water Pipit, Titchwell RSPB
Other birds of note this week were an Osprey flying west along the beach at Holme on the 3rd April, a Glaucous Gull at Sheringham on the 2nd April and a Richard's Pipit at Kelling on the 1st April.
I am so sad – only had the car under two weeks and tonight I washed it!!! I am sure I won't keep that up! I realised how short I am, when I couldn't reach the centre of the car roof to wash it – I didn't have a problem with the Hyundai Coupe as it was such a low car!!! I will have to find a box or step to stand on next time! I have continued to cycle to work in the week, as it saves money and also stress trying to get the car in and out of the drive.
Its been such a diverse week with the weather – from uncannily hot weather and then back to cold, wintery conditions – yesterday it poured with rain all day and today it was sunny all day. What will tomorrow bring? Well, studying the forecast it looks like sunshine most of the morning and then developing into cloudy/rainy conditions from then on. The whole weekend doesn't exactly look too cracky, but hey ho!
I succumbed to buying hotcross buns from Tescos this evening - oh dear!
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!
and Happy Birding!Birds seen in Norfolk today – Rare Bird Alert:
Great Grey Shrike, Southrepps found by Mark Golley whilst on the train!
Red Kite, Fakenham
Four Garganey, Hockwold Washes
Ring Ouzel, Gore Point, Holme
Black Redstart, Gorleston
Sacred Ibis, Welney
Water Pipit, Titchwell RSPB
Other birds of note this week were an Osprey flying west along the beach at Holme on the 3rd April, a Glaucous Gull at Sheringham on the 2nd April and a Richard's Pipit at Kelling on the 1st April.
Monday, 2 April 2012
Sunday, 1 April 2012
Orange Underwing
In my lunchbreak at work today I watched an Orange Underwing feeding in the tops of the birch trees.
Richard's Pipit at Kelling!
Richard's Pipit at Kelling today for fourth day apparently. Pictures here:
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=59348&page=628
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=59348&page=628
MEGA!!!!!!!
Stultus mensis singing loudly at an undisclosed location in King"s Lynn this morning. One in Sheringham also I note on BF"s Norfolk thread!!!! Must be an influx!!!!
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