AN INCREDIBLE DAY!!!
Thousands of birds, one of the biggest falls
I have EVER witnessed!!!
I awoke to a foggy morning. I just knew with east winds and fog, that today was going to be frustratingly awesome whilst I was at work! The first hint I had of this mega day was a text from a friend reading "Thrushes! big fall of them" – read this late morning when walking back from the carpark at work after taking a patient home and a second message reading ".....1000's of thrushes....." and then later on "Bluetail Stiffkey Campsite" and OBP Holme Firs!!!!!!!!!!!! Arghhhhhhh!!!!!!
At least I had had the sense to pack the car up with birding gear before I left for work this morning. I am very lucky this week as I am starting work half an hour earlier than I normally do which means I am finishing at 4.15pm – half an hour can make a massive amount of difference when there is so little light left in the evenings now. Mind you, after this coming Saturday it will be dark anyway at 4.15pm when the clocks go back!
Obviously I left work extremely promptly! As I ran down the corridors in the hospital to my locker room to get changed, people turned to look and must have been thinking there was an emergency – IT WAS AN EMERGENCY! I was out of the door, flew round the traffic jam and was at Holme by 5pm.
Holme Reserves 5pm-6pm
Driving along the Firs Road I could see robins, redwings and blackbirds everywhere. The fog was much denser here, than in King's Lynn. I sensibly decided that I would have little chance of seeing the Olive-backed Pipit at Holme NWT (Congratulations to Gary Hibberd who found this bird) and in failing light, so decided to look for my own birds on route to the reserves. I parked by the 5-bar gate half way down the Firs Road. As soon as I climbed up the bank to the coastal footpath I saw 5 Ring Ouzels sitting in one small hawthorn! Its many years since I saw a fall of
birds like I did this evening. Even though I only had an hour of light, it was so worth it. As I walked along the coastal footpath and through the NWT Forestry, hundreds upon hundreds of
redwings, blackbirds, fieldfares and robins scattered in all directions. The 'chackings' and calls of all these birds were just simply awesome. I was alone amidst this huge fall of birds and I didn't know which way to look first!!! There just HAD to be something rarer here. If the light had been better, there just had to be something mega here – there just had to be! But this spectacle was rare in itself. The difference between yesterday and today was mind boggling! Birds continue to scatter as I walked – an explosion of birds. In the sallow bush were Holme's first red-flanked bluetail was (the one I photographed) there were more goldcrests than leaves on the bush! The goldies were in a feeding frenzy after midges and flies, stocking up before dark – they were oblivious of my close presence. Just watching these goldcrests was magical in itself. I continued walking through the dunes scattering birds all the way to the NWT and HBO – on route I found at least another 7 Ring Ouzels – think there was more than this, but couldn't be sure as they flew away in the fog. As I reached the NWT path to the beach, I had a quick look on the beach and could see several robins sitting on the wooden sea defence posts and also watched more thrushes coming off the sea! It was just so incredibly exciting. I so, so wished I had been off work today and would give the world to have had this week off as holiday!
At Holme Bird Observatory Sophie (Warden) was just coming to the end of ringing loads of birds. Sophie said she had "never seen it like this in all my twelve years of being at Holme". I didn't really chat, as it was like a military operation going on in the ringing shed. Two people ringing and one writing in the data!!! After Sophie assured me that she hadn't got anything mega in the bags, I left. I was very kindly offered a lift back with the NOA Chairman (now dark) to where I had left my car.
Visited my parents and give them all the bird news. Mother said she had seen lots of birds flying over the garden today including a flock of redwings that had stripped a hawthorn in her garden in under half an hour!
Phew! I am shattered now. Wish I had been shattered from birding all day, rather than work and one hour of birding though! I am going to pray that it stays foggy all week. Just imagine that – fog all week, birds grounded, more birds coming in and a gloriously sunny day on Saturday. If that were to happen, Saturday could be the most awesome day's birding in Norfolk EVER!!!! For those of us working all week, ensure you keep Saturday free - cancel dates, dinners, family outings and all things secondary to birding!!! For those of you able to get out in the field this week – good luck and enjoy!
Main Highlights in Norfolk – RBA
I can't even begin to add all the birds listed on Rare Bird Alert today but in summary:
Thousands and thousands of thrushes all along the coast including: redwings, fieldfares, blackbirds, song thrushes. Also thousands of robins, bramblings and goldcrests. Hundreds of ring ouzels. Black redstarts, redstarts, redpolls, tree pipits, lapland buntings, woodlarks, twite, firecrests short-eared owl.
OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT at Holme NWT
RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER at Holme Golfcourse
RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL at Stiffkey Campsite
Siberian Chiffchaff and Shorelark at Salthouse
Yellow-browed Warblers at Horsey, Holkham, Stiffkey, Warham, Trimmingham and Snettisham
Hawfinch at Snettisham Coastal Park
2 Snow Buntings Hunstanton
Long-eared Owl at Holkham
Richard's Pipits at Waxham and Sheringham
Fog still forecast for all day tomorrow
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ee/docking_forecast_weather.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2634567
Monday, 22 October 2012
Sunday, 21 October 2012
Bird News!
Main Highlights in Norfolk – RBA
Red-necked Grebe x 2 at Cley
Osprey at Lyng
Richard's Pipit at Scolt Head Island and Burnham Overy Staithe
Ring Ouzel at Hopton and Salthouse
Redstart at Great Yarmouth
Hawfinch at Holme
Great Northern Diver at Titchwell RSPB
Short-eared Owl at Thornham
Water Pipit x 3 at Buckenham
Black Redsart at Stiffkey
Probable Olive-backed Pipit at Burnham Overy Dunes
Easterlies forecast all this week - think I might have booked the wrong week off!
Red-necked Grebe x 2 at Cley
Osprey at Lyng
Richard's Pipit at Scolt Head Island and Burnham Overy Staithe
Ring Ouzel at Hopton and Salthouse
Redstart at Great Yarmouth
Hawfinch at Holme
Great Northern Diver at Titchwell RSPB
Short-eared Owl at Thornham
Water Pipit x 3 at Buckenham
Black Redsart at Stiffkey
Probable Olive-backed Pipit at Burnham Overy Dunes
Easterlies forecast all this week - think I might have booked the wrong week off!
Saturday, 20 October 2012
Bird News!
I was completely burnt out and stressed from work this week. I just couldn't set the alarm this morning, so woke up naturally. By the time I left the house and did some chores for my parents it was lunch time. It was very foggy in north west Norfolk up until midday. Westerly winds again today.
I cruised along the coast road and couldn't make my mind up where to go. I ended up going to Wells and having a look in 'The Dell'. I don't often go here for one main reason – you have to pay to park, something I don't like doing. £2.00 for one hour. I was slightly over the hour when I got back to the car, but luckily didn't get a ticket! Quite busy with birds here, long-tailed/blue/great tits, goldcrests, jays, blackbirds, but nothing else exciting.
Was just going to indicate left to go up the West Track at Warham, when the pager bleeped up that the Eygyptian Vulture was seen going east from Warham at 2.25pm. It was now about 10 minutes later, so I zipped to Morston in hope of having a glimpse of this monster bird. No luck whatsoever. I questioned all walkers and birders that had just walked east and west of the carpark and no one had seen it. I have no idea where that vanished to!!!
Walked up to the whirlygig and only saw a couple of redwings, nothing else really of note. Back at the carpark I saw a hen harrier by East Hills.
Cley NWT Hides: Yellow-leg Gull on Pat's Pool – Eddie said there were 4 there. The Sacred Ibis did not cruise into roost this evening. No sign of the white-rumped sandpiper either.
Pretty boring afternoon. Work tomorrow, it will all kick off then!
Main Highlights in Norfolk - RBA
Eygptian Vulture, Warham
Hen Harrier at Titchwell, Burnham Overy Staithe
White-rumped Sandpiper at Cley
Richard's Pipit at Holkham
Firecrest at Great Yarmouth
Great Northern Diver, Red-necked Grebe, Long-tailed Duck, Scaup at Titchwell RSPB
Main Highlights in Norfolk - RBA
Eygptian Vulture, Warham
Hen Harrier at Titchwell, Burnham Overy Staithe
White-rumped Sandpiper at Cley
Richard's Pipit at Holkham
Firecrest at Great Yarmouth
Great Northern Diver, Red-necked Grebe, Long-tailed Duck, Scaup at Titchwell RSPB
Friday, 19 October 2012
Bird News!
Main Highlights in Norfolk - RBA
White-rumped Sandpiper, Black-throated Diver and Hen Harrier at Cley
Red-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, Long-tailed Ducks x 2 and
Jack Snipe at Titchwell RSPB
Rough-legged Buzzard at Holkham
Scaup and Red-necked Grebe at Holme
White-rumped Sandpiper, Black-throated Diver and Hen Harrier at Cley
Red-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, Long-tailed Ducks x 2 and
Jack Snipe at Titchwell RSPB
Rough-legged Buzzard at Holkham
Scaup and Red-necked Grebe at Holme
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Bird News!
Main Highlights in Norfolk
EGYPTIAN VULTURE still at Burnham Overy at1.20pm – good picture of this bird HERE
Richard's Pipit at Hunstanton
Great Grey Shrike at Roydon Common
Scaup and Ring Ouzel at Holme
Red-necked Grebe, Long-tailed Ducks x 3 at Titchwell RSPB
Rough-legged Buzzard at Holkham, Blakeney and Acle
White-rumped Sandpiper at Cley
EGYPTIAN VULTURE still at Burnham Overy at1.20pm – good picture of this bird HERE
Richard's Pipit at Hunstanton
Great Grey Shrike at Roydon Common
Scaup and Ring Ouzel at Holme
Red-necked Grebe, Long-tailed Ducks x 3 at Titchwell RSPB
Rough-legged Buzzard at Holkham, Blakeney and Acle
White-rumped Sandpiper at Cley
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Egyptian Vulture in Norfolk!!!
Hot Birding at CLEY!!!
If the Egyptian Vulture seen today had been wild, I would have been hopping mad to say the least!!! Its a good job that I didn't see news about this bird at lunchtime, it would have been very worrying indeed, as the initial message read MEGA: Norfolk, Egyptian Vulture juv. Morston flew west along A149 at 1.22pm (earlier flew west over Cley). Obviously nobody knew 100% if this bird was escaped or wild at this point, until the anklet and bell was seen, 12 pager messages later!!! My lunch break finishes at 1.15pm, when I switch my phone off. The first message came out at 1.22pm. I first knew about this bird when I was looking at the pager, whilst sitting in queues of traffic after work this evening on route to the hairdressers. If this bird had been wild, which of course would have been highly unlikely anyway, I would have been cancelling the hair appointment on route to the bird!!! I would still love to see this monster of a bird, so if it sticks around West Norfolk tomorrow, I will certainly attempt to see it after work.
Congratulations to Chris Abrams who found the Egyptian Vulture as it flew over the East Bank at Cley. It then flew across Pope's Marsh and then all along the coast road! It was last seen going west over Burnham Norton Marshes at 3.09pm. The seven year old vulture is called Manfred and has escaped from Wales! See HERE.
Also see picture taken by Dave Curtis HERE
M.A.G. found the Red-rumped Swallow this morning and a White-rumped Sandpiper was also found in Cley.
Main Highlights in Norfolk Today - RBA
EGYPTIAN VULTURE at Cley and continued its journey along the A149 to Burnham Norton where it was last seen flying west at 3.09pm
White-rumped Sandpiper at Salthouse
Red-rumped Swallow and White-rumped Sandpiper at Cley
Sacred Ibis, Salthouse
Pectoral Sandpiper at Kelling
Osprey at Briston
Common Cranes x 13 at Welney WWT
Rough-legged Buzzard at Holkham (circling with the E.Vulture!)
Pom. Skua, Hen Harrier, Long-tailed Duck at Titchwell RSPB
If the Egyptian Vulture seen today had been wild, I would have been hopping mad to say the least!!! Its a good job that I didn't see news about this bird at lunchtime, it would have been very worrying indeed, as the initial message read MEGA: Norfolk, Egyptian Vulture juv. Morston flew west along A149 at 1.22pm (earlier flew west over Cley). Obviously nobody knew 100% if this bird was escaped or wild at this point, until the anklet and bell was seen, 12 pager messages later!!! My lunch break finishes at 1.15pm, when I switch my phone off. The first message came out at 1.22pm. I first knew about this bird when I was looking at the pager, whilst sitting in queues of traffic after work this evening on route to the hairdressers. If this bird had been wild, which of course would have been highly unlikely anyway, I would have been cancelling the hair appointment on route to the bird!!! I would still love to see this monster of a bird, so if it sticks around West Norfolk tomorrow, I will certainly attempt to see it after work.
Congratulations to Chris Abrams who found the Egyptian Vulture as it flew over the East Bank at Cley. It then flew across Pope's Marsh and then all along the coast road! It was last seen going west over Burnham Norton Marshes at 3.09pm. The seven year old vulture is called Manfred and has escaped from Wales! See HERE.
Also see picture taken by Dave Curtis HERE
M.A.G. found the Red-rumped Swallow this morning and a White-rumped Sandpiper was also found in Cley.
Main Highlights in Norfolk Today - RBA
EGYPTIAN VULTURE at Cley and continued its journey along the A149 to Burnham Norton where it was last seen flying west at 3.09pm
White-rumped Sandpiper at Salthouse
Red-rumped Swallow and White-rumped Sandpiper at Cley
Sacred Ibis, Salthouse
Pectoral Sandpiper at Kelling
Osprey at Briston
Common Cranes x 13 at Welney WWT
Rough-legged Buzzard at Holkham (circling with the E.Vulture!)
Pom. Skua, Hen Harrier, Long-tailed Duck at Titchwell RSPB
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Rain, Continued West Winds and still no RARES!
Today started fairly well, but went downhill after that!
Arrived at Titchwell RSPB early morning in the vague hope that I might see the Red-rumped Swallow, that apparently roosted in the reed beds at dusk last night with other swallows. Not knowing where it roosted, didn't help birders looking this morning. It was incredibly windy and the light was diabolical which didn't help either. It was brilliant that someone found this bird last night and I congratulate them and thank them for letting others know, but it would have been extra helpful if they had put roughly where the bird went to roost – it could have been reed beds either side of the main bank or even on the new East Trail.
As soon as I started walking along the main bank a swallow appeared which got me excited, but it wasn't THE bird! Further along the bank I had a fantastic sighting of 50 house martins (in two groups) and another swallow going west over the main path. 5 greenfinches flew over west. I was quite surprised to see that several people had travelled from other counties to see the Red-rumped Swallow! James H. turned up as he needed it for his Norfolk list and also another man from Essex. I felt sorry for them, coming all this way and not seeing the bird, but that's that way it goes I suppose – twitching can be an expensive and disappointing game! James found a fantastic albino type Golden Plover that stood out like a sore thumb amongst the other Goldies on the fresh marsh. The blustery winds continued for most of the day.
James and others went to look at the sea, but I decided to walk back and have a look round the Fen Trail in hope that there might be a bit of shelter and maybe something exciting to see. I heard a chiffchaff calling in the trees opposite the Fen Trail entrance and saw another swallow on the East Trail. The Red-crested Pochard was in Patsy's Pool along with several coots and a Cetti's Warbler burst into tune near the Fen Hide, but didn't find anything else really of note.
After writing my findings in the sightings book in the visitor centre, I sat in the in the 'Feeding Station' and enjoyed scrambled eggs on toast, whilst watching a Crane video. It was great being out of the wind!
I then spent two and half hours waiting for a kingfisher to appear in a friend's garden pond – it didn't! 8 more house martins were seen.
Wells - bought fish 'n' chips and then drove to the concrete pad at the West track at Warham and sat and enjoyed my lunch whilst watching the sea lashing on the beach distantly. It was an exceptionally high tide today, not ideal for walking East Hills! The skies looked moody – the afternoon was a mixture of brilliant sunshine, black clouds, rain and a rainbow!
I walked along the track in hope of having better views of the recent yellow-browed warbler. Several blackbirds and redwings scattered as I walked along and I also flushed a kestrel, but little else. In the copse at the end there were only a couple of chaffinches. I walked to the 'Pit' as this is a good place for any migrants that may have dropped in to shelter from the wind. I found several blackbirds in there along with chaffinches, blue and great tits, robins and wrens, but nothing else exciting. 11 Redwings landed momemtarily on an elder before continuing west. On the way back I found a ringtail Hen Harrier flying east past East Hills. Back into the copse of the end of the West track I found the tit flock, but couldn't see the yellow-browed warbler with them! Left and went to Cley.
Cley, Church Lane to have a quick look for M.A.G.'s Firecrest he found this morning – no luck. Went and had a quick look in Walsey Hills, but nothing there of note. Went to Kelling Water Meadows to have a look at the Pectoral Sandpiper as it has been showing well, I have been told and I had not been to see this bird yet. I passed a photographer along the track to the pool who had just photographed it and it was 'showing well in the corner' he told me. NOT when I arrived it wasn't – I just couldn't believe it – it wasn't there!!! My heart sunk – I had been planning to see and photograph this bird in evening sunshine, all day!!! The local barn owl, didn't cheer me up either. Obviously there was no sign of the firecrest reported here either!!! I trudged back to my car in a grump and then realised the light was going so quickly now, that I didn't even have time to go to the NWT hides at Cley. It was almost dark by 6.20pm! I hate the evenings closing in with a passion and even more so when the clocks go back on the 28th October, which then means going to work in the dark/coming home in the dark and that then also means only being able to go birding on a Saturday/sometimes Sunday. Moan over – back to work tomorrow.
The highlight of my mini break was photographing the gannets fishing at Cley – I will post some of these pictures this week, but won't be until at least Thursday, as I am in the hairdressers for a couple of hours straight after work tomorrow!
Looking forward to my last holiday of the year – not long to go, the very last week in October!
Main Highlights in Norfolk – RBA
Ring Ouzel, Lesser Whitethroat at Winterton
Red Kite at Wells
Firecrests x 2 and Red Kite at Holkham
Firecrest and Pectoral Sandpiper at Kelling (showing well for some!)
Firecrest and 7 Yellow-legged Gulls at Cley
Hen Harrier at Brancaster Staithe
Great Skuas x 5 at Hopton on Sea
Red-necked Grebe and Long-tailed Duck at Titchwell RSPB
Scaup at Holme NOA
Arrived at Titchwell RSPB early morning in the vague hope that I might see the Red-rumped Swallow, that apparently roosted in the reed beds at dusk last night with other swallows. Not knowing where it roosted, didn't help birders looking this morning. It was incredibly windy and the light was diabolical which didn't help either. It was brilliant that someone found this bird last night and I congratulate them and thank them for letting others know, but it would have been extra helpful if they had put roughly where the bird went to roost – it could have been reed beds either side of the main bank or even on the new East Trail.
As soon as I started walking along the main bank a swallow appeared which got me excited, but it wasn't THE bird! Further along the bank I had a fantastic sighting of 50 house martins (in two groups) and another swallow going west over the main path. 5 greenfinches flew over west. I was quite surprised to see that several people had travelled from other counties to see the Red-rumped Swallow! James H. turned up as he needed it for his Norfolk list and also another man from Essex. I felt sorry for them, coming all this way and not seeing the bird, but that's that way it goes I suppose – twitching can be an expensive and disappointing game! James found a fantastic albino type Golden Plover that stood out like a sore thumb amongst the other Goldies on the fresh marsh. The blustery winds continued for most of the day.
James and others went to look at the sea, but I decided to walk back and have a look round the Fen Trail in hope that there might be a bit of shelter and maybe something exciting to see. I heard a chiffchaff calling in the trees opposite the Fen Trail entrance and saw another swallow on the East Trail. The Red-crested Pochard was in Patsy's Pool along with several coots and a Cetti's Warbler burst into tune near the Fen Hide, but didn't find anything else really of note.
After writing my findings in the sightings book in the visitor centre, I sat in the in the 'Feeding Station' and enjoyed scrambled eggs on toast, whilst watching a Crane video. It was great being out of the wind!
I then spent two and half hours waiting for a kingfisher to appear in a friend's garden pond – it didn't! 8 more house martins were seen.
Wells - bought fish 'n' chips and then drove to the concrete pad at the West track at Warham and sat and enjoyed my lunch whilst watching the sea lashing on the beach distantly. It was an exceptionally high tide today, not ideal for walking East Hills! The skies looked moody – the afternoon was a mixture of brilliant sunshine, black clouds, rain and a rainbow!
I walked along the track in hope of having better views of the recent yellow-browed warbler. Several blackbirds and redwings scattered as I walked along and I also flushed a kestrel, but little else. In the copse at the end there were only a couple of chaffinches. I walked to the 'Pit' as this is a good place for any migrants that may have dropped in to shelter from the wind. I found several blackbirds in there along with chaffinches, blue and great tits, robins and wrens, but nothing else exciting. 11 Redwings landed momemtarily on an elder before continuing west. On the way back I found a ringtail Hen Harrier flying east past East Hills. Back into the copse of the end of the West track I found the tit flock, but couldn't see the yellow-browed warbler with them! Left and went to Cley.
Cley, Church Lane to have a quick look for M.A.G.'s Firecrest he found this morning – no luck. Went and had a quick look in Walsey Hills, but nothing there of note. Went to Kelling Water Meadows to have a look at the Pectoral Sandpiper as it has been showing well, I have been told and I had not been to see this bird yet. I passed a photographer along the track to the pool who had just photographed it and it was 'showing well in the corner' he told me. NOT when I arrived it wasn't – I just couldn't believe it – it wasn't there!!! My heart sunk – I had been planning to see and photograph this bird in evening sunshine, all day!!! The local barn owl, didn't cheer me up either. Obviously there was no sign of the firecrest reported here either!!! I trudged back to my car in a grump and then realised the light was going so quickly now, that I didn't even have time to go to the NWT hides at Cley. It was almost dark by 6.20pm! I hate the evenings closing in with a passion and even more so when the clocks go back on the 28th October, which then means going to work in the dark/coming home in the dark and that then also means only being able to go birding on a Saturday/sometimes Sunday. Moan over – back to work tomorrow.
The highlight of my mini break was photographing the gannets fishing at Cley – I will post some of these pictures this week, but won't be until at least Thursday, as I am in the hairdressers for a couple of hours straight after work tomorrow!
Looking forward to my last holiday of the year – not long to go, the very last week in October!
Main Highlights in Norfolk – RBA
Ring Ouzel, Lesser Whitethroat at Winterton
Red Kite at Wells
Firecrests x 2 and Red Kite at Holkham
Firecrest and Pectoral Sandpiper at Kelling (showing well for some!)
Firecrest and 7 Yellow-legged Gulls at Cley
Hen Harrier at Brancaster Staithe
Great Skuas x 5 at Hopton on Sea
Red-necked Grebe and Long-tailed Duck at Titchwell RSPB
Scaup at Holme NOA
Monday, 15 October 2012
Viz Mig and the continued Search!
Hunstanton Cliffs
I am ashamed to say that I arrived very late for the Viz Mig Spectacular at Hunstanton Cliffs this morning. I almost felt cheeky joining the regulars (A.B., G.H. et al) at 8.30am! I was told that I hadn't missed too much on my arrival, there had been good numbers of Jays that I had missed though. From 8.30am to 10.00am I saw the following:
Crossbills 2 at 9.05am
Lapland Bunting 1
Jays 24
Pied Wagtails 3
Skylarks 16
Greenfinches 120
Chaffinches 137
Goldfinches 12
Siskin 7
Brambling 2
Meadow Pipit 5
Blackbird 1
Starlings 122
Collared Dove 1
Carrion Crow 1
Black-tailed Godwit 1
Woodpigeons - forgot to count!
Birds started to tail off, so left the cliffs at 10am.
Did some errands for my parents in Hunstanton and dropped off shopping etc to them.
Holme Reserves
Parked the car by the 5-bar gate half way down the Firs Road at Holme and walked round the NWT Forestry. Birds seen here were from Gore Point: 19 Oystercatchers on the beach and 3 juv. gannets flew east along the receeding tide. In the forestry: 9 goldfinches, a huge 100+ flock of chaffinches flew over west, 7 magpies, at least 3 blackbirds, 1 song thrush, 50+ starling flock. Walked back to my car and then walked behind the 'standing caravan' (that was, now massive wooden chalet) along the River Hun footpath which is VERY overgrown, past NOA Redwell Hide and to the Hun Bridge. Just before the bridge opposite the horse paddock I had 3 redwings, several blackbirds, 14 greenfinches, 3 robins, a blue tit, a green woodpecker and a great spotted woodpecker. Along the road in someone's garden I watched a jay gobbling acorns.
Walked past the village carpark and toilet block, round to the golf course – saw two mistle thrushes on the west fairway. Crossed over the golfcourse east and joined the path along the back of the bungalows that lead up to the NWT pay hut. No birds of note really along here, apart from a small starling flock swirling round 'The Saltings'. Back at my car I bumped into Dave Holman, who kindly informed me there was a Scaup on the Broadwater. Drove down the road and parked on the NOA carpark and had a quick lunch.
Saw and photographed the female Scaup at 3.10pm with mallards on the Broadwater. Sophie said the Firecrest had been seen today around the carparks, but I couldn't find it when I had a good look round. Found a couple of goldcrests round the back of the pines, but that was about it really. Oh and another mistle thrush on the top of a pine tree by the Firs house, just before I left.
Went to the hides in the village and only saw a wren, couple of little grebes and a marsh harrier.
PHOTOGRAPH TO BE ADDED
Main Highlights in Norfolk - RBA
RED-RUMPED SWALLOW this evening and roosted at Titchwell RSPB
Pectoral Sandpiper at Kelling
Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrest and Richard's Pipit at Waxham
YBW at Wells
Firecrest at Holme
Lapland Buntings at Titchwell, Hunstanton, Stiffkey and Morston
I am ashamed to say that I arrived very late for the Viz Mig Spectacular at Hunstanton Cliffs this morning. I almost felt cheeky joining the regulars (A.B., G.H. et al) at 8.30am! I was told that I hadn't missed too much on my arrival, there had been good numbers of Jays that I had missed though. From 8.30am to 10.00am I saw the following:
Crossbills 2 at 9.05am
Lapland Bunting 1
Jays 24
Pied Wagtails 3
Skylarks 16
Greenfinches 120
Chaffinches 137
Goldfinches 12
Siskin 7
Brambling 2
Meadow Pipit 5
Blackbird 1
Starlings 122
Collared Dove 1
Carrion Crow 1
Black-tailed Godwit 1
Woodpigeons - forgot to count!
Birds started to tail off, so left the cliffs at 10am.
Did some errands for my parents in Hunstanton and dropped off shopping etc to them.
Holme Reserves
Parked the car by the 5-bar gate half way down the Firs Road at Holme and walked round the NWT Forestry. Birds seen here were from Gore Point: 19 Oystercatchers on the beach and 3 juv. gannets flew east along the receeding tide. In the forestry: 9 goldfinches, a huge 100+ flock of chaffinches flew over west, 7 magpies, at least 3 blackbirds, 1 song thrush, 50+ starling flock. Walked back to my car and then walked behind the 'standing caravan' (that was, now massive wooden chalet) along the River Hun footpath which is VERY overgrown, past NOA Redwell Hide and to the Hun Bridge. Just before the bridge opposite the horse paddock I had 3 redwings, several blackbirds, 14 greenfinches, 3 robins, a blue tit, a green woodpecker and a great spotted woodpecker. Along the road in someone's garden I watched a jay gobbling acorns.
Walked past the village carpark and toilet block, round to the golf course – saw two mistle thrushes on the west fairway. Crossed over the golfcourse east and joined the path along the back of the bungalows that lead up to the NWT pay hut. No birds of note really along here, apart from a small starling flock swirling round 'The Saltings'. Back at my car I bumped into Dave Holman, who kindly informed me there was a Scaup on the Broadwater. Drove down the road and parked on the NOA carpark and had a quick lunch.
Saw and photographed the female Scaup at 3.10pm with mallards on the Broadwater. Sophie said the Firecrest had been seen today around the carparks, but I couldn't find it when I had a good look round. Found a couple of goldcrests round the back of the pines, but that was about it really. Oh and another mistle thrush on the top of a pine tree by the Firs house, just before I left.
Went to the hides in the village and only saw a wren, couple of little grebes and a marsh harrier.
PHOTOGRAPH TO BE ADDED
Main Highlights in Norfolk - RBA
RED-RUMPED SWALLOW this evening and roosted at Titchwell RSPB
Pectoral Sandpiper at Kelling
Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrest and Richard's Pipit at Waxham
YBW at Wells
Firecrest at Holme
Lapland Buntings at Titchwell, Hunstanton, Stiffkey and Morston
Sunday, 14 October 2012
Seawatching at Holme!
I finished work earlier than expected today, so flew over to Holme for a
seawatch. A furious sea lashing up to the dunes with strong north
westerly wind, produced 11 Great Skuas between 5.15pm and 6.30pm. There were about 6 people seawatching – the only person I knew was James G. I even managed to get some shots of the Bonxies as they twisted through the breakers! Everyone left by 6 (ish) and James and I hung on for the Leach's Petrel (ha ha).
11 Great Skuas (mostly west)
2 Brents west
3 Eider on sea
Grebe sp.
5 Wigeon west
2 Turnstones west
30+ Sanderling west
30+ Common Scoter
100+ Knot east
Auk sp.
2 Kittiwakes west
12 Gannets
I would have thought there was a good passage of seabirds at Cley and Sheringham today on north westerlies, yet there is nothing on the pager apart from a Leach's Petrol?
Seawatch from A.B. at Hunstanton HERE
Eddie's list from Cley here:
Main Highlights in Norfolk – RBA
Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrest, several Lapland Buntings,
Pom. Skua, 212 Little Gull, 2 Red-necked Grebe, 3 Velvet Scoter,
Ring Ouzel, Crossbill, at Holme
Ring Ouzel at Thornham Point
Yellow-browed Warbler at Warham
Lapland Bunting x 2, Mealy Redpoll and Jack Snipe at Burnham Deepdale
Great Northern Diver at Cley
Firecrest and YBW at Great Yarmouth
Pectoral Sandpiper, Firecrest, YBW at Kelling
YBW, 10 Crossbills at Wells
Osprey at Lyng
Firecrest at Winterton
13 Common Cranes at Welney
Leach's Petrel at Sheringham
RED-THROATED PIPIT reported at Walpole Highway
PICTURES TO BE ADDED
11 Great Skuas (mostly west)
2 Brents west
3 Eider on sea
Grebe sp.
5 Wigeon west
2 Turnstones west
30+ Sanderling west
30+ Common Scoter
100+ Knot east
Auk sp.
2 Kittiwakes west
12 Gannets
I would have thought there was a good passage of seabirds at Cley and Sheringham today on north westerlies, yet there is nothing on the pager apart from a Leach's Petrol?
Seawatch from A.B. at Hunstanton HERE
Eddie's list from Cley here:
Main Highlights in Norfolk – RBA
Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrest, several Lapland Buntings,
Pom. Skua, 212 Little Gull, 2 Red-necked Grebe, 3 Velvet Scoter,
Ring Ouzel, Crossbill, at Holme
Ring Ouzel at Thornham Point
Yellow-browed Warbler at Warham
Lapland Bunting x 2, Mealy Redpoll and Jack Snipe at Burnham Deepdale
Great Northern Diver at Cley
Firecrest and YBW at Great Yarmouth
Pectoral Sandpiper, Firecrest, YBW at Kelling
YBW, 10 Crossbills at Wells
Osprey at Lyng
Firecrest at Winterton
13 Common Cranes at Welney
Leach's Petrel at Sheringham
RED-THROATED PIPIT reported at Walpole Highway
PICTURES TO BE ADDED
Saturday, 13 October 2012
The Big Search
Miles of walking and searching were conducted today to find that one special bird.
A beautiful, sunny morning with blue skies. Arrived at Walsey Hills at 8.30am and searched in vain for the yellow-browed warbler. 3 Jays flew over west. A few goldcrests were seen and a bullfinch was heard.
At Gramborough Hill I had a wonderful time watching a Stonechat on the fence wire, shortly joined by another (ringed) and then a Whinchat landed on the post too! Hedge sparrow in the bushes and a flock of goldfinches and meadow pipits flying over, but no larger pipits were seen!
Cley Visitor Centre for social interaction! An arctic skua was seen flying west over the shingle ridge from the visitor centre and also a jay and a common buzzard.
I decided to walk Gun Hill, Burnham Overy Dunes and Holkham – there just had to be a good bird somewhere! Parked my car in one of the free spaces near the pub at Holkham and then caught a Coastliner bus to Burnham Overy. Walked along the track to Gun Hill. Blackbirds, song thrushes, robins, brent and egyptian geese were the only birds seen on route. A couple of reed buntings appeared in the sueda just before the brambles at the end of the seawall. In the apple tree (where the Pallas's Warblers were in 2010) a male blackcap was skulking around and also 5 house sparrows. Walked all the way round Gun Hill and the only bird I saw was a kestrel, that was it!!! Not another bird was seen, not even in the bushes on the seaward side of the hill. I sat here to have a coffee and a sandwich – I felt very despondent. Walked back and then through the dunes towards Holkham. The sun had disappeared and rain filled clouds added to the doom and gloom of no birds. At the east end of the dunes just before the pines I saw 11 Redwings fly out of the big hollow and also several blackbirds and song thrushes were seen. Walking through Holkham pines, I saw almost no birds at all. I didn't even come across a tit flock. In fact the only birds seen here were four little grebes in the 'Salt Hole'. My original plan was to walk onto Wells woods aswell, but the massive lack of birds did not inspire me to walk any further, so I diverted along Lady Anne's Drive and back to my car. The sun was shining again, so I decided to go to Warham to the the West Track in hope of seeing one of the two Yellow-browed Warblers reported there. When I arrived on the concrete pad, a lady came across to tell me that there had been a Richard's Pipit at Holme NWT today near to the Firs House. I dipped out on the YBW half way down the track and only saw a goldcrest with the tit flock. At the north end of the track I didn't see the second one either. I returned along the track to my car and did manage a few glimpes of a Yellow-browed Warbler at 5.45pm. It was freezing cold this evening, even with double coat and gloves on. Left here and drove home.
There were so few birds around today, it was quite depressing. I am quite happy to walk alone, but its very lonely when there are no birds to see! So far, this has got to be one of the worst autumns in Norfolk for a while! Although I expect things will change tomorrow when I'm at work! I hope my two days off on Monday and Tuesday improve.
Update: I have just noticed several good birds have just come up this evening on the pager for Holme today including the Richard's Pipit I mentioned earlier a Rose-coloured Starling and a flyover Great Grey Shrike. Perhaps I had better listen to Andy Brown when he said to me the other day 'West is best'!!!
A beautiful, sunny morning with blue skies. Arrived at Walsey Hills at 8.30am and searched in vain for the yellow-browed warbler. 3 Jays flew over west. A few goldcrests were seen and a bullfinch was heard.
At Gramborough Hill I had a wonderful time watching a Stonechat on the fence wire, shortly joined by another (ringed) and then a Whinchat landed on the post too! Hedge sparrow in the bushes and a flock of goldfinches and meadow pipits flying over, but no larger pipits were seen!
Cley Visitor Centre for social interaction! An arctic skua was seen flying west over the shingle ridge from the visitor centre and also a jay and a common buzzard.
I decided to walk Gun Hill, Burnham Overy Dunes and Holkham – there just had to be a good bird somewhere! Parked my car in one of the free spaces near the pub at Holkham and then caught a Coastliner bus to Burnham Overy. Walked along the track to Gun Hill. Blackbirds, song thrushes, robins, brent and egyptian geese were the only birds seen on route. A couple of reed buntings appeared in the sueda just before the brambles at the end of the seawall. In the apple tree (where the Pallas's Warblers were in 2010) a male blackcap was skulking around and also 5 house sparrows. Walked all the way round Gun Hill and the only bird I saw was a kestrel, that was it!!! Not another bird was seen, not even in the bushes on the seaward side of the hill. I sat here to have a coffee and a sandwich – I felt very despondent. Walked back and then through the dunes towards Holkham. The sun had disappeared and rain filled clouds added to the doom and gloom of no birds. At the east end of the dunes just before the pines I saw 11 Redwings fly out of the big hollow and also several blackbirds and song thrushes were seen. Walking through Holkham pines, I saw almost no birds at all. I didn't even come across a tit flock. In fact the only birds seen here were four little grebes in the 'Salt Hole'. My original plan was to walk onto Wells woods aswell, but the massive lack of birds did not inspire me to walk any further, so I diverted along Lady Anne's Drive and back to my car. The sun was shining again, so I decided to go to Warham to the the West Track in hope of seeing one of the two Yellow-browed Warblers reported there. When I arrived on the concrete pad, a lady came across to tell me that there had been a Richard's Pipit at Holme NWT today near to the Firs House. I dipped out on the YBW half way down the track and only saw a goldcrest with the tit flock. At the north end of the track I didn't see the second one either. I returned along the track to my car and did manage a few glimpes of a Yellow-browed Warbler at 5.45pm. It was freezing cold this evening, even with double coat and gloves on. Left here and drove home.
There were so few birds around today, it was quite depressing. I am quite happy to walk alone, but its very lonely when there are no birds to see! So far, this has got to be one of the worst autumns in Norfolk for a while! Although I expect things will change tomorrow when I'm at work! I hope my two days off on Monday and Tuesday improve.
Update: I have just noticed several good birds have just come up this evening on the pager for Holme today including the Richard's Pipit I mentioned earlier a Rose-coloured Starling and a flyover Great Grey Shrike. Perhaps I had better listen to Andy Brown when he said to me the other day 'West is best'!!!
Friday, 12 October 2012
Bird News in Norfolk!
Main Highlights Today – RBA
Richard's Pipit at Salthouse
Great Grey Shrike at Kelling
Pectoral Sandpiper at Kelling
Hen Harrier at Warham and Titchwell RSPB
Little Auk at Sheringham
Yellow-browed Warbler at Holme, Walsey Hills NOA, Wells, Stiffkey and Haddiscoe
Pom. Skua, 2 Slavonian Grebes, 1 Red-necked Grebes at Titchwell RSPB
Sooty Shearwater, 2 Manx Shearwaters, Arctice Skua x 2, Bonxies x 5, Black Tern, Short-eared Owl at Cley
Ring Ouzel at Gorleston
Firecrest at Holt
Richard's Pipit at Salthouse
Great Grey Shrike at Kelling
Pectoral Sandpiper at Kelling
Hen Harrier at Warham and Titchwell RSPB
Little Auk at Sheringham
Yellow-browed Warbler at Holme, Walsey Hills NOA, Wells, Stiffkey and Haddiscoe
Pom. Skua, 2 Slavonian Grebes, 1 Red-necked Grebes at Titchwell RSPB
Sooty Shearwater, 2 Manx Shearwaters, Arctice Skua x 2, Bonxies x 5, Black Tern, Short-eared Owl at Cley
Ring Ouzel at Gorleston
Firecrest at Holt
East Hills and Blakeney Point!!!
A Spectacular Day!
EAST HILLS
Arrived on the concrete pad at Warham at 7am. As I walked along the West track down to the marsh, blackbirds and song thrushes scattered from the bushes. Walking across the marshes I saw 6 little egrets, good numbers of meadow pipits, several skylarks flying over and thousands of pink-footed geese. After crossing the big creek I flushed a snipe.
At East Hills there were several goldcrests, one chiffchaff and several wrens. Scattered 4 blackbirds in the sycamore glade. Very strong winds today and little shelter in the sycamores. My newly created pond had filled nicely with rain water. 8 Redwings flew over. It soon become obvious that there was a massive fall of thrushes here – blackbirds, song thrushes and redwings were exploding from the pines, brambles and sycamores, 100+ at least!!! It was very exciting and nice to have a decent fall of birds here. 5 Carrion Crows errupted from the pines at the west end, a kestrel hovered over the marsh, a curlew flew over and a massive flock of brent geese flew across the marsh. Huge flocks of starlings flying west throughout my time spent here. I sat on the fish box at the west end and watched the blackbirds, song thrushes and redwings in the brambles. A few hundred brent geese were feeding in Wells harbour. Back in the sycamore glade it was incredibly windy and also now raining – no new birds were found here. As I started to leave a Great Spotted Woodpecker bounded across me. I decided to walk back early as the tide looked like it was rolling in sooner than I had expected and I also wanted to have a crazy day and walk Blakeney Point aswell!
On the way back I continued seeing blackbirds, thrushes, skylarks and starlings flying over and also saw a couple of reed bunting. As I reached the end of the footpath joining the small copse at the bottom of the West track I bumped into Stuart W. and two other birders who were about to walk to East Hills! I told Stuart he was crazy going out now and also said 'don't you dare find anything out there, now I have come back!!!' He smiled mischievously!
I stood by the copse at the bottom of the West track for a while scanning across the marsh and a Hen Harrier came into view! 16 song thrushes flew west and then another 20!!! Several skylarks also flying west. Back at the concrete pad 3 Jays flew over. In the derelict buildings east of the carpark there were more song thrushes and a couple of wrens. It was a beautifully sunny day now and I felt full of enthusiasm and ready to walk Blakeney Point. Stuart W. sent me a text saying he had seen a ring ouzel at East Hills. After a quick sandwich, I drove to Coastguards carpark at Cley.
BLAKENEY POINT
I soon discovered that the seawatching had been pretty good this morning with a west wind, including sooty shearwater, bonxies, arctic skuas and loads of brent geese (see list below). The light was beautiful and I could see lots of juv. and a few adult gannets plummeting for fish close in shore. Also saw a goldeneye flying west. After chatting to a couple of people briefly, I started trudging along the shingle and through the sueda.
Did I really want to walk the Point as well as East Hills I found myself asking?!!! Song thrushes and blackbirds scattered all the way along to just before Half Way House, but nothing else was seen. I could see gannets really close, just over the shingle ridge, so diverted across and sat on the shingle for a while, watching and photographing gannets. This was the highlight of the day for me – watching these awesome birds gliding effortlessly in the winds and then plummeting like a a rocket for fish was spectacular! I took tons of pictures and got my best shots ever of gannets at Cley. A seal appeared in the surf and his whiskers glittered in the sunshine as he held his head back in a relaxed pose, as he soaked up the rays of the afternoon sun. Several guillemots were sitting on the sea close in and also a couple of razor bills. A single birder and then another group of three all reported the same information that there was 'nothing on BP', only redwings and a few brambling. This information persuaded me not to continue any further! I stayed where I was to enjoy this amazing spectacle of gannets fishing in glorious sunshine, right in front of me! I also had an incredible view of a juv. Red-throated Diver that was swimming and fishing yards from me! The camera was in overdrive! There were also several little gulls flying west and loads of brent geese flying through and also several flocks of common scoter and good numbers of cormorants.
I sauntered back to coastguards, watching gannets all the way back. Back at my car, the pager went off that a Richard's Pipit had flown over Gramborough Hill towards the Beach Carpark, so off I went! Arrived at the carpark and could see J.B. D.N. D.M. and K.N. who informed that the Richard's Pipit had indeed flown over the carpark. Whilst we stood and chatted about birds and lack of rare's etc a Skua flew west over the shingle ridge – I just had time to photograph it – I might well post it on BF, it will give people something to discuss, argue and bitch about when they are bored!!!
Beautiful sunset as always at Cley as I left for home.
PHOTOGRAPHS TO BE ADDED
EAST HILLS
Arrived on the concrete pad at Warham at 7am. As I walked along the West track down to the marsh, blackbirds and song thrushes scattered from the bushes. Walking across the marshes I saw 6 little egrets, good numbers of meadow pipits, several skylarks flying over and thousands of pink-footed geese. After crossing the big creek I flushed a snipe.
At East Hills there were several goldcrests, one chiffchaff and several wrens. Scattered 4 blackbirds in the sycamore glade. Very strong winds today and little shelter in the sycamores. My newly created pond had filled nicely with rain water. 8 Redwings flew over. It soon become obvious that there was a massive fall of thrushes here – blackbirds, song thrushes and redwings were exploding from the pines, brambles and sycamores, 100+ at least!!! It was very exciting and nice to have a decent fall of birds here. 5 Carrion Crows errupted from the pines at the west end, a kestrel hovered over the marsh, a curlew flew over and a massive flock of brent geese flew across the marsh. Huge flocks of starlings flying west throughout my time spent here. I sat on the fish box at the west end and watched the blackbirds, song thrushes and redwings in the brambles. A few hundred brent geese were feeding in Wells harbour. Back in the sycamore glade it was incredibly windy and also now raining – no new birds were found here. As I started to leave a Great Spotted Woodpecker bounded across me. I decided to walk back early as the tide looked like it was rolling in sooner than I had expected and I also wanted to have a crazy day and walk Blakeney Point aswell!
On the way back I continued seeing blackbirds, thrushes, skylarks and starlings flying over and also saw a couple of reed bunting. As I reached the end of the footpath joining the small copse at the bottom of the West track I bumped into Stuart W. and two other birders who were about to walk to East Hills! I told Stuart he was crazy going out now and also said 'don't you dare find anything out there, now I have come back!!!' He smiled mischievously!
I stood by the copse at the bottom of the West track for a while scanning across the marsh and a Hen Harrier came into view! 16 song thrushes flew west and then another 20!!! Several skylarks also flying west. Back at the concrete pad 3 Jays flew over. In the derelict buildings east of the carpark there were more song thrushes and a couple of wrens. It was a beautifully sunny day now and I felt full of enthusiasm and ready to walk Blakeney Point. Stuart W. sent me a text saying he had seen a ring ouzel at East Hills. After a quick sandwich, I drove to Coastguards carpark at Cley.
BLAKENEY POINT
I soon discovered that the seawatching had been pretty good this morning with a west wind, including sooty shearwater, bonxies, arctic skuas and loads of brent geese (see list below). The light was beautiful and I could see lots of juv. and a few adult gannets plummeting for fish close in shore. Also saw a goldeneye flying west. After chatting to a couple of people briefly, I started trudging along the shingle and through the sueda.
Did I really want to walk the Point as well as East Hills I found myself asking?!!! Song thrushes and blackbirds scattered all the way along to just before Half Way House, but nothing else was seen. I could see gannets really close, just over the shingle ridge, so diverted across and sat on the shingle for a while, watching and photographing gannets. This was the highlight of the day for me – watching these awesome birds gliding effortlessly in the winds and then plummeting like a a rocket for fish was spectacular! I took tons of pictures and got my best shots ever of gannets at Cley. A seal appeared in the surf and his whiskers glittered in the sunshine as he held his head back in a relaxed pose, as he soaked up the rays of the afternoon sun. Several guillemots were sitting on the sea close in and also a couple of razor bills. A single birder and then another group of three all reported the same information that there was 'nothing on BP', only redwings and a few brambling. This information persuaded me not to continue any further! I stayed where I was to enjoy this amazing spectacle of gannets fishing in glorious sunshine, right in front of me! I also had an incredible view of a juv. Red-throated Diver that was swimming and fishing yards from me! The camera was in overdrive! There were also several little gulls flying west and loads of brent geese flying through and also several flocks of common scoter and good numbers of cormorants.
I sauntered back to coastguards, watching gannets all the way back. Back at my car, the pager went off that a Richard's Pipit had flown over Gramborough Hill towards the Beach Carpark, so off I went! Arrived at the carpark and could see J.B. D.N. D.M. and K.N. who informed that the Richard's Pipit had indeed flown over the carpark. Whilst we stood and chatted about birds and lack of rare's etc a Skua flew west over the shingle ridge – I just had time to photograph it – I might well post it on BF, it will give people something to discuss, argue and bitch about when they are bored!!!
Beautiful sunset as always at Cley as I left for home.
PHOTOGRAPHS TO BE ADDED
Thursday, 11 October 2012
Bird News in Norfolk
Main Highlights Today - RBA
Long-eared Owl and Lapland Bunting at Warham
Yellow-browed Warbler at Walsey Hills NOA
Yellow-browed Warbler at Stiffkey
Pom. Skua, Short-eared Owl and Redstart at Cley
Probable American Golden Plover at Cley
Great Great Shrike, Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl at Blakeney Point
Pectoral Sandpiper at Kelling
Also Woodlark, Pied Flycatcher and Crossbills at BP.
Long-eared Owl and Lapland Bunting at Warham
Yellow-browed Warbler at Walsey Hills NOA
Yellow-browed Warbler at Stiffkey
Pom. Skua, Short-eared Owl and Redstart at Cley
Probable American Golden Plover at Cley
Great Great Shrike, Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl at Blakeney Point
Pectoral Sandpiper at Kelling
Also Woodlark, Pied Flycatcher and Crossbills at BP.
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Bird News in Norfolk
Main Highlights Today - RBA
Hen Harrier at Stiffkey
13 Cranes at Welney WWT
2 Velvet Scoter at Holme NWT
Yellow-browed Warbler rptd at Stiffkey
Jack Snipe at Holkham
Pom Skua at Cley
Firecrest at Winterton
Pectoral Sandpiper at Kelling
Hen Harrier at Stiffkey
13 Cranes at Welney WWT
2 Velvet Scoter at Holme NWT
Yellow-browed Warbler rptd at Stiffkey
Jack Snipe at Holkham
Pom Skua at Cley
Firecrest at Winterton
Pectoral Sandpiper at Kelling
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Bird News in Norfolk
Main Highlights Today – RBA
Firecrest and Pom. Skua x 2 at Titchwell RSPB
Osprey at Strumpshaw Fen and another at Holkham
Lapland Bunting and Bonxie at Holme
2 Snow Buntings at Horsey
Grey Phalarope and 4 Lapland Buntings at Weybourne
10 Common Cranes at Welney WWT
Firecrest and Pom. Skua x 2 at Titchwell RSPB
Osprey at Strumpshaw Fen and another at Holkham
Lapland Bunting and Bonxie at Holme
2 Snow Buntings at Horsey
Grey Phalarope and 4 Lapland Buntings at Weybourne
10 Common Cranes at Welney WWT
Monday, 8 October 2012
Vaccine breakthrough may mean no more badger culls
Quote from this link: "However, both the vaccine and the test have to be validated by
regulatory agencies, a long and complex process which "may take years"...."
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/vaccine-breakthrough-may-mean-no-more-badger-culls-8201315.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/vaccine-breakthrough-may-mean-no-more-badger-culls-8201315.html
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