Thursday, 23 January 2020
2020 Goals!
This year I have several goals that I will be completing. The first one is to lose my extra weight gained through all the sad and unhappy times I have been through and I will be slim by the end of the year. I started WW again at the beginning of January and have so far lost 7.5lbs – it will be a long road, but this time I WILL do it – I feel very focused about this for the first time in ages.
My other major goal is to sort all the tons of crap out in my house, including unpacking boxes that have not been unpacked since my marriage break-up in 2000. I have a million things to sort in my house, including my late father's huge slide collection, which really needs digitising – I may well need to take some time out in my life to sort this and many other things, including attempting to get my father's autobiography published, which will be a huge undertaking – it would be wrong and disloyal to let this remain in the big plastic box that father stored it in – he typed up the entire book on his manual typewriter, so I need to type this up on my Mac – this will also take a long time to do – he choose and has a batch of photos to illustrate the book, which will help me somewhat. Since we sold the house, there are still things left to sort through and sell – my living room looks like a huge boot sale!
After clearing and sorting through everything in my house, I will put the house up for sale and I then hope to move this year. Where exactly I'm not sure yet – it will either be here in my birth county of Norfolk or I may well relocate a long way north, which I am seriously considering and have been for a long time now. I have fallen in love with Shetland in a big way and yes I have thought about all the negatives and positives to living there – I constantly think about it. Generally, property is cheaper in Shetland and I quite fancy a loch view! The birding is excellent and the people are wonderful. I certainly wouldn't be able to buy a property in Norfolk with a nice view! Our lives are so incredibly short, why not I ask myself?! Very sadly Norfolk is not what it was once upon a time – it has become over run with second home owners with huge loss of habitat through humongous houses being built – the majority of these houses stand empty in the winter months and many villages have become almost devoid of life, with only a handful of elderly local residents left, as the average wage earner could not possibly afford to buy in any of the villages or inland for that matter – resulting in only being able to purchase houses in estates/towns – very sad indeed. Greedy estate agents are also to blame for the colossal house prices. The traffic on Norfolk roads has increased hugely, even in the last ten years of me being here – its quite shocking to be honest. Even on a Winter's day, the cars queue from the Knights Hill roundabout in King's Lynn, heading back south from day/weekend trips. Scenes of cars queueing like this, only ever used to happen on a Bank Holiday weekend, but it is now a regular occurrence.
In a lot of aspects, Shetland seems to be as Norfolk was. Regular and strong community get togethers, lots of lovely friendly people, working sheep dogs and not anywhere near as many dogs kept as pets like they are here! I will never forgot spending time on the beaches in Shetland and noting that I didn't ever see more than a single dog on each beach at a time – can you imagine that here! I did not see dogs chasing birds or wildlife in Shetland at all, as they do in Norfolk on a regular basis. Everyone who visits Norfolk says how fantastic the beaches are – yes I agree, but not when they are jam packed with people and dogs, unless you like that sort of thing – I don't. I yearn for an empty beach – fat chance of that happening. The beaches on Shetland are on another level – stunning doesn't even come close. Shetland has very short and dark days in Winter and big waves – I love big waves with a passion, one of the reasons I love Cley so much, but Shetland waves in Winter dwarf the breakers at Cley! The short days would not bother me as I would need to work (at least part time anyway) and I have tons of indoor hobbies that I currently don't get time to do, including getting back to my art. I attended Great Yarmouth Art College of Art & Design when I was 16 years old and would dearly love to get back into painting and drawing again and maybe sell some work via the blog! With 4,000 views on average daily, hopefully someone would want to buy my work! This would allow me to work part-time instead of full time. The skies in Shetland are breathtaking, the scenery, the air, the birds, the people, the way of life – I'm in love big time!
On the 27th January I will be 55 years old – I don't like writing that at all, but there's no getting away from it, I'm not 18 anymore (although I still like to think so at every work's Christmas Party!). Life is so incredibly short and you don't think or understand how very short it actually is when you are young. When you are in your twenties, aged 40 seems light years away, 50's is middle aged and 60's and 70's seem such a long way into the future..... but they are not at all, they are only just around the corner and suddenly you find yourself there and asking yourself, where did that last ten years go? What have I achieved? What have I done? What should I do next? We are only all here for a tiny moment in time – time which is so precious – you only start to realise this, when you get that much older and then panic sets in.... what else do I want to do in my life before its too late?
Watch this space!
My other major goal is to sort all the tons of crap out in my house, including unpacking boxes that have not been unpacked since my marriage break-up in 2000. I have a million things to sort in my house, including my late father's huge slide collection, which really needs digitising – I may well need to take some time out in my life to sort this and many other things, including attempting to get my father's autobiography published, which will be a huge undertaking – it would be wrong and disloyal to let this remain in the big plastic box that father stored it in – he typed up the entire book on his manual typewriter, so I need to type this up on my Mac – this will also take a long time to do – he choose and has a batch of photos to illustrate the book, which will help me somewhat. Since we sold the house, there are still things left to sort through and sell – my living room looks like a huge boot sale!
After clearing and sorting through everything in my house, I will put the house up for sale and I then hope to move this year. Where exactly I'm not sure yet – it will either be here in my birth county of Norfolk or I may well relocate a long way north, which I am seriously considering and have been for a long time now. I have fallen in love with Shetland in a big way and yes I have thought about all the negatives and positives to living there – I constantly think about it. Generally, property is cheaper in Shetland and I quite fancy a loch view! The birding is excellent and the people are wonderful. I certainly wouldn't be able to buy a property in Norfolk with a nice view! Our lives are so incredibly short, why not I ask myself?! Very sadly Norfolk is not what it was once upon a time – it has become over run with second home owners with huge loss of habitat through humongous houses being built – the majority of these houses stand empty in the winter months and many villages have become almost devoid of life, with only a handful of elderly local residents left, as the average wage earner could not possibly afford to buy in any of the villages or inland for that matter – resulting in only being able to purchase houses in estates/towns – very sad indeed. Greedy estate agents are also to blame for the colossal house prices. The traffic on Norfolk roads has increased hugely, even in the last ten years of me being here – its quite shocking to be honest. Even on a Winter's day, the cars queue from the Knights Hill roundabout in King's Lynn, heading back south from day/weekend trips. Scenes of cars queueing like this, only ever used to happen on a Bank Holiday weekend, but it is now a regular occurrence.
In a lot of aspects, Shetland seems to be as Norfolk was. Regular and strong community get togethers, lots of lovely friendly people, working sheep dogs and not anywhere near as many dogs kept as pets like they are here! I will never forgot spending time on the beaches in Shetland and noting that I didn't ever see more than a single dog on each beach at a time – can you imagine that here! I did not see dogs chasing birds or wildlife in Shetland at all, as they do in Norfolk on a regular basis. Everyone who visits Norfolk says how fantastic the beaches are – yes I agree, but not when they are jam packed with people and dogs, unless you like that sort of thing – I don't. I yearn for an empty beach – fat chance of that happening. The beaches on Shetland are on another level – stunning doesn't even come close. Shetland has very short and dark days in Winter and big waves – I love big waves with a passion, one of the reasons I love Cley so much, but Shetland waves in Winter dwarf the breakers at Cley! The short days would not bother me as I would need to work (at least part time anyway) and I have tons of indoor hobbies that I currently don't get time to do, including getting back to my art. I attended Great Yarmouth Art College of Art & Design when I was 16 years old and would dearly love to get back into painting and drawing again and maybe sell some work via the blog! With 4,000 views on average daily, hopefully someone would want to buy my work! This would allow me to work part-time instead of full time. The skies in Shetland are breathtaking, the scenery, the air, the birds, the people, the way of life – I'm in love big time!
On the 27th January I will be 55 years old – I don't like writing that at all, but there's no getting away from it, I'm not 18 anymore (although I still like to think so at every work's Christmas Party!). Life is so incredibly short and you don't think or understand how very short it actually is when you are young. When you are in your twenties, aged 40 seems light years away, 50's is middle aged and 60's and 70's seem such a long way into the future..... but they are not at all, they are only just around the corner and suddenly you find yourself there and asking yourself, where did that last ten years go? What have I achieved? What have I done? What should I do next? We are only all here for a tiny moment in time – time which is so precious – you only start to realise this, when you get that much older and then panic sets in.... what else do I want to do in my life before its too late?
Watch this space!
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Shocking Global Warming Map Shows Swathes Of East Anglia Under Water By 2050
https://www.edp24.co.uk/business/farming/climate-central-interactive-coastaldem-map-show-impact-of-coastal-flooding-by-2050-1-6478282
If I make it to aged 85, my house will be gone! Time to get out of Norfolk!!!
If I make it to aged 85, my house will be gone! Time to get out of Norfolk!!!
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Black Redstart near chandlery shop at Wells
Twite x 10, Snow Bunting at Thornham Harbour
Waxwing at Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve
Shorelarks x 5, Snow Buntings x 85, Velvet Scoters x 16 at Holkham Bay
Cattle Egrets x 2 at Holkham Freshmarsh
Lapland Buntings x 2 flew over Blakeney Pit
Short-eared Owls x 2 at Snettisham RSPB
Water Pipits x 2, Spotted Redshank, Long-tailed Ducks x 2 at Titchwell RSPB
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Great White Egrets x 7 at Burnham Overy Marshes
Common Cranes x 5 between Acle Bridge & Billockby
Caspian Gull, Pale-bellied Brent Geese hybrid x 3 at Cley NWT
Bewick's Swans x 35 at Ludham Airfield
Hawfinches x 17 at Lynford Aboretum
MEGA NEWS
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Fisherrow, Lothian, Scotland
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Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Black Redstart near chandlery shop at Wells
Twite x 10, Snow Bunting at Thornham Harbour
Waxwing at Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve
Shorelarks x 5, Snow Buntings x 85, Velvet Scoters x 16 at Holkham Bay
Cattle Egrets x 2 at Holkham Freshmarsh
Lapland Buntings x 2 flew over Blakeney Pit
Short-eared Owls x 2 at Snettisham RSPB
Water Pipits x 2, Spotted Redshank, Long-tailed Ducks x 2 at Titchwell RSPB
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Great White Egrets x 7 at Burnham Overy Marshes
Common Cranes x 5 between Acle Bridge & Billockby
Caspian Gull, Pale-bellied Brent Geese hybrid x 3 at Cley NWT
Bewick's Swans x 35 at Ludham Airfield
Hawfinches x 17 at Lynford Aboretum
MEGA NEWS
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Fisherrow, Lothian, Scotland
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Caspian Gull, Red-necked Grebe at Sheringham
Black Redstart at St Margaret's Church, Cley
Snow Buntings x 53, Long-tailed Ducks x 2, Velvet Scoter, Slavonian Grebe, Lapland Bunting flew over at Holkham Bay
Black-necked Grebe at Holkham Park Lake
Twite x 10 at Thornham Harbour
Black-necked Grebe, Purple Sandpiper, Water Pipit, Long-tailed Duck, Snow Buntings x 35, Hen Harrier at Titchwell RSPB
Great White Egret at Earlham Marsh
Russian White-fronted Geese x 37 at Breydon Water
Great White Egret east of Reedham
Short-eared Owls x 4 at Haddiscoe Island
Russian White-fronted Geese x 74, Short-eared Owls x 2 at Cantley Marshes RSPB
Short-eared Owl, Cattle Egret at Burnham Overy Staithe
Waxwing at Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve
Short-eared Owl at Halvergate Marshes
Russian White-fronted Geese x 15 at St Benet's Abbey, Ludham
Common Cranes x 3 between Acle Bridge & Billockby
Short-eared Owl, Great White Egret at Burnham Norton
MEGA NEWS
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Fisherrow, Lothian, Scotland
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BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Caspian Gull, Red-necked Grebe at Sheringham
Black Redstart at St Margaret's Church, Cley
Snow Buntings x 53, Long-tailed Ducks x 2, Velvet Scoter, Slavonian Grebe, Lapland Bunting flew over at Holkham Bay
Black-necked Grebe at Holkham Park Lake
Twite x 10 at Thornham Harbour
Black-necked Grebe, Purple Sandpiper, Water Pipit, Long-tailed Duck, Snow Buntings x 35, Hen Harrier at Titchwell RSPB
Great White Egret at Earlham Marsh
Russian White-fronted Geese x 37 at Breydon Water
Great White Egret east of Reedham
Short-eared Owls x 4 at Haddiscoe Island
Russian White-fronted Geese x 74, Short-eared Owls x 2 at Cantley Marshes RSPB
Short-eared Owl, Cattle Egret at Burnham Overy Staithe
Waxwing at Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve
Short-eared Owl at Halvergate Marshes
Russian White-fronted Geese x 15 at St Benet's Abbey, Ludham
Common Cranes x 3 between Acle Bridge & Billockby
Short-eared Owl, Great White Egret at Burnham Norton
MEGA NEWS
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Fisherrow, Lothian, Scotland
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MONDAY 20th JANUARY
Tundra Bean Geese x 3 at Burnham Overy Staithe
Shorelarks x 5, Snow Buntings x 40, Velvet Scoters x 27 at Holkham Bay
Russian White-fronted Geese x 100, Cattle Egrets x 3, Great White Egrets x 6 at Holkham Freshmarsh
Black-necked Grebe at Holkham Park Lake
Tundra Bean Goose NE of Weybourne
Purple Sandpiper at Waxham
Shorelark at Waxham Sands Holiday Park
Black Redstart at St Margaret's Church, Cley
Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Caspian Gull, Great Northern Diver, Velvet Scoters x 3 at Sheringham
Twite x 10, Snow Buntings x 12 at Thornham Harbour
Water Pipit at Cantley Beet Factory
Bewick's Swans x 25 at Ludham Airfield
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Scaup x 2 flew past Holme
Hen Harrier at Roydon Common NWT
Short-eared Owls x 5 at Haddiscoe Island
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male on Freshmarsh late afternoon, then flew to reedbed, Hen Harrier, Water Pipit, Great Northern Diver at Titchwell RSPB
Common Cranes x 3 between Acle Bridge & Billockby
Siberian Chiffchaff, Russian White-fronted Geese x 3, Common Cranes x 2 at Stubb Mill, Hickling Broad NWT
Hawfinches x 7 at Lynford Aboretum
Short-eared Owl, Cattle Egret at Upton Marshes NWT
Cattle Egret at Halvergate Marshes
MEGA NEWS
None
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MONDAY 20th JANUARY
Tundra Bean Geese x 3 at Burnham Overy Staithe
Shorelarks x 5, Snow Buntings x 40, Velvet Scoters x 27 at Holkham Bay
Russian White-fronted Geese x 100, Cattle Egrets x 3, Great White Egrets x 6 at Holkham Freshmarsh
Black-necked Grebe at Holkham Park Lake
Tundra Bean Goose NE of Weybourne
Purple Sandpiper at Waxham
Shorelark at Waxham Sands Holiday Park
Black Redstart at St Margaret's Church, Cley
Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Caspian Gull, Great Northern Diver, Velvet Scoters x 3 at Sheringham
Twite x 10, Snow Buntings x 12 at Thornham Harbour
Water Pipit at Cantley Beet Factory
Bewick's Swans x 25 at Ludham Airfield
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Scaup x 2 flew past Holme
Hen Harrier at Roydon Common NWT
Short-eared Owls x 5 at Haddiscoe Island
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male on Freshmarsh late afternoon, then flew to reedbed, Hen Harrier, Water Pipit, Great Northern Diver at Titchwell RSPB
Common Cranes x 3 between Acle Bridge & Billockby
Siberian Chiffchaff, Russian White-fronted Geese x 3, Common Cranes x 2 at Stubb Mill, Hickling Broad NWT
Hawfinches x 7 at Lynford Aboretum
Short-eared Owl, Cattle Egret at Upton Marshes NWT
Cattle Egret at Halvergate Marshes
MEGA NEWS
None
Sunday, 19 January 2020
Sedgeford & Titchwell RSPB!
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL
Sedgeford
I was first on site this morning to try and get better views and pictures of the Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail, which was found on Christmas Eve, but disappointingly I couldn't find it. It was a frosty and gloriously sunny day. 30+ Fieldfares were on the stubble field, along with a few Meadow Pipits. Around the dung heaps were Chaffinches, Blackbirds, Robin, Wren and Hedge Sparrows.
Fieldfare at Sedgefield
A handful of birders turned up and later on some of them left to walk back to the road where we have all been parking our cars. Only one birder (the last one) kindly told me that it had been found by the field by the cars and the single dung heap. Early bird does not always catch the worm! It had obviously not paid off getting up early this morning! I meandered back along the muddy track and watched the bird feeding on the single dung heap next to the road, rubbish for a 300mm lens.
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL
The wagtail then flew to the stubble field on the corner of the road and again was too far away for my camera. Later on I tried to photograph it through gaps in the hedge along the road and I then realised I was the only one left. The bird appeared to have flown back to the corner of the field near to my car, so I walked back to find it and discovered the wagtail just behind my car in the field! Seconds after this a couple turned up and this was their first sighting of this stunning wagtail – they were very lucky indeed to have such close views. More people now turned up. I am surprised at the amount of people still coming to see this bird. The wagtail flew into a hedge later on and Roy McDonald (nice to meet you) who was standing next to me, got a cracking picture of it – sadly I wasn't quick enough before it flew – his picture is probably the best photograph I've seen – here is the LINK.
East of Ringstead on route to Titchwell
Left here and headed for Titchwell RSPB. At Ringstead, I headed off east along the back roads (avoiding Holme village as upsetting to be anywhere near what was our family home) and had a lovely sighting of a cracking male Bullfinch on route. Had a lovely lunch sitting in the Feeding Station at Titchwell RSPB and then walked along the Fen Trail. I had my second Bullfinch (fem.) of the day sitting in the hedge by the horse field, by the start of the East Trail which was nice. Sat by Patsy's Pool and counted 7 Snipe feeding in the cut reed area on the right hand side of the pool. Lots of Mallards and Teal here. Marsh Harriers flying over the reedbeds.
Chiffchaff at Titchwell RSPB
Water Rail at Titchwell RSPB
Reed Bunting at Titchwell RSPB
Reeds – golden in the sun at Titchwell RSPB
Bullfinch at Titchwell RSPB
Scarlet Elf Cup Mushrooms at Titchwell RSPB
Back at the start of the main trail, I spent a long time trying to photograph 3 Chiffchaffs, who were fly catching above a Water Rail in the ditch. Scarlet Elf Cup mushrooms were also very photographic in the ditch opposite. I sat in Island Hide for a while and found 3 Pintail amongst the many ducks here, including Teal, Pochard, Wigeon, Mallards, Shelducks and also Brent Geese, Greylag Geese, Lapwings, Little Grebes and gulls. Probably one of the best moments of the day was watching a female Reed Bunting feeding on a reed head for ages in the golden afternoon light. Took some arty farty pictures of the golden reeds swaying and headed back to the car park.
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Long-tailed Duck at Ormesby Broad
Hawfinches x 8 at Lynford Aboretum
Twite x 10, Spotted Redshank at Thornham Harbour
Water Pipit at Holme Dunes NWT
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Tundra Bean Geese x 4, Pink-footed Geese, Cattle Egrets x 3, Great White Egrets x 2, Lapland Bunting, Short-eared Owls x 2 at Burnham Overy Staithe
Shorelarks x 5, Velvet Scoter at Holkham Bay
Black-necked Grebe, Great White Egret at Holkham Park Lake
Russian White-fronted Geese x 100, Cattle Egret, Great White Egrets x 6 at Holkham Freshmarsh
Long-tailed Ducks x 2 at Hunstanton
Ferruginous Duck ad. fem. (or hybrid) at Ranworth Broad
Short-eared Owl flew west, Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Snow Buntings x 20, Caspian Gull at Cley NWT
Short-eared Owl at Welney WWT
Short-eared Owls x 7, Great White Egret at Haddiscoe Marshes
Tundra Bean Geese x 2 between Somerton & Horsey
Short-eared Owls x 5 at Burnham Norton
Caspian Gull at Earlham Marsh
Slavonian Grebes x 2 at Sheringham
Hen Harriers x 3 at Stiffkey
Great White Egret, Slavonian Grebe, Water Pipit at Titchwell RSPB
Short-eared Owl at Upton Marshes NWT
Short-eared Owls x 2 at Hardley Staithe, NE of Chedgrave
Tundra Bean Geese x 21, Russian White-fronted Geese x 24 at Somerton Holmes
MEGA NEWS
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Fisherrow, Lothian, Scotland
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Long-tailed Duck at Ormesby Broad
Hawfinches x 8 at Lynford Aboretum
Twite x 10, Spotted Redshank at Thornham Harbour
Water Pipit at Holme Dunes NWT
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Tundra Bean Geese x 4, Pink-footed Geese, Cattle Egrets x 3, Great White Egrets x 2, Lapland Bunting, Short-eared Owls x 2 at Burnham Overy Staithe
Shorelarks x 5, Velvet Scoter at Holkham Bay
Black-necked Grebe, Great White Egret at Holkham Park Lake
Russian White-fronted Geese x 100, Cattle Egret, Great White Egrets x 6 at Holkham Freshmarsh
Long-tailed Ducks x 2 at Hunstanton
Ferruginous Duck ad. fem. (or hybrid) at Ranworth Broad
Short-eared Owl flew west, Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Snow Buntings x 20, Caspian Gull at Cley NWT
Short-eared Owl at Welney WWT
Short-eared Owls x 7, Great White Egret at Haddiscoe Marshes
Tundra Bean Geese x 2 between Somerton & Horsey
Short-eared Owls x 5 at Burnham Norton
Caspian Gull at Earlham Marsh
Slavonian Grebes x 2 at Sheringham
Hen Harriers x 3 at Stiffkey
Great White Egret, Slavonian Grebe, Water Pipit at Titchwell RSPB
Short-eared Owl at Upton Marshes NWT
Short-eared Owls x 2 at Hardley Staithe, NE of Chedgrave
Tundra Bean Geese x 21, Russian White-fronted Geese x 24 at Somerton Holmes
MEGA NEWS
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Fisherrow, Lothian, Scotland
Saturday, 18 January 2020
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Common Cranes x 2 flew over, Hawfinches x 4 at Lynford Aboretum
Long-tailed Duck at Ormesby Broad
Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Russian White-fronted Geese x 30 at Haddiscoe Island
Tundra Bean Geese x 4 at Burnham Overy Staithe
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Snow Buntings x 25 at Weybourne Camp
Cattle Egret at Cley NWT
Snow Buntings x 10 at Winterton
Tundra Bean Geese x 27, Russian White-fronted Geese x 110 between Winterton & Somerton
Shorelark at Waxham Sands Holiday Park
Twite x 10 at Thornham Harbour
Shorelark, Snow Buntings x 61 at Holkham Bay
Black-necked Grebe, Great White Egret at Holkham Park Lake
Purple Sandpiper at Waxham
Water Pipit at Holme Dunes NWT
Snow Buntings x 10, Little Stint at Snettisham RSPB
Caspian Gull at Earlham Marsh
Russian White-fronted Geese x 96 flew over Cantley Beet Factory
Great White Egret at Whitlingham Country Park
Black-throated Divers x 2 at Titchwell RSPB
MEGA NEWS
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Fisherrow, Lothian, Scotland
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Common Cranes x 2 flew over, Hawfinches x 4 at Lynford Aboretum
Long-tailed Duck at Ormesby Broad
Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Russian White-fronted Geese x 30 at Haddiscoe Island
Tundra Bean Geese x 4 at Burnham Overy Staithe
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Snow Buntings x 25 at Weybourne Camp
Cattle Egret at Cley NWT
Snow Buntings x 10 at Winterton
Tundra Bean Geese x 27, Russian White-fronted Geese x 110 between Winterton & Somerton
Shorelark at Waxham Sands Holiday Park
Twite x 10 at Thornham Harbour
Shorelark, Snow Buntings x 61 at Holkham Bay
Black-necked Grebe, Great White Egret at Holkham Park Lake
Purple Sandpiper at Waxham
Water Pipit at Holme Dunes NWT
Snow Buntings x 10, Little Stint at Snettisham RSPB
Caspian Gull at Earlham Marsh
Russian White-fronted Geese x 96 flew over Cantley Beet Factory
Great White Egret at Whitlingham Country Park
Black-throated Divers x 2 at Titchwell RSPB
MEGA NEWS
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Fisherrow, Lothian, Scotland
Friday, 17 January 2020
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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Great White Egret east of Lyng
Shorelarks x 5, Snow Buntings x 40, Long-tailed Ducks x 4 at Holkham Bay
Black-necked Grebe at Holkham Park Lake
Great White Egret at Holkham Freshmarsh
Russian White-fronted Geese x 6 at Weybourne
Long-tailed Ducks x 2, Spotted Redshanks x 2, Water Pipit, Hen Harrier at Titchwell RSPB
Bewick's Swans x 3 at Ludham Airfield
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Cattle Egret, Russian White-fronted Goose at Halvergate Marshes
Common Cranes x 15 between Acle Bridge & Billockby
Great Northern Diver, Caspian Gull at Sheringham
Snow Buntings x 2, Short-eared Owl at Snettisham RSPB
Long-tailed Duck at Ormesby Broad
Russian White-fronted Geese x 52 at Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Grey-bellied Brant (possible) 1/2 mile west of Walpole St Andrew
Great White Egret, Common Cranes x 2 at Welney WWT
Cattle Egret at Burnham Overy Staithe
Russian White-fronted Geese x 200 by A47 east of Acle
Twite x 3, Hen Harrier by Peter Scott walk at Admiralty Point
Caspian Gulls x 3 at Cley NWT
Water Pipits x 2 at Holme Dunes NWT
Hawfinches x 6 at Lynford Aboretum
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WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Fisherrow, Lothian, Scotland
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Great White Egret east of Lyng
Shorelarks x 5, Snow Buntings x 40, Long-tailed Ducks x 4 at Holkham Bay
Black-necked Grebe at Holkham Park Lake
Great White Egret at Holkham Freshmarsh
Russian White-fronted Geese x 6 at Weybourne
Long-tailed Ducks x 2, Spotted Redshanks x 2, Water Pipit, Hen Harrier at Titchwell RSPB
Bewick's Swans x 3 at Ludham Airfield
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Cattle Egret, Russian White-fronted Goose at Halvergate Marshes
Common Cranes x 15 between Acle Bridge & Billockby
Great Northern Diver, Caspian Gull at Sheringham
Snow Buntings x 2, Short-eared Owl at Snettisham RSPB
Long-tailed Duck at Ormesby Broad
Russian White-fronted Geese x 52 at Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Grey-bellied Brant (possible) 1/2 mile west of Walpole St Andrew
Great White Egret, Common Cranes x 2 at Welney WWT
Cattle Egret at Burnham Overy Staithe
Russian White-fronted Geese x 200 by A47 east of Acle
Twite x 3, Hen Harrier by Peter Scott walk at Admiralty Point
Caspian Gulls x 3 at Cley NWT
Water Pipits x 2 at Holme Dunes NWT
Hawfinches x 6 at Lynford Aboretum
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WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Fisherrow, Lothian, Scotland
Thursday, 16 January 2020
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Hen Harrier at Horsey
Rough-legged Buzzard, Great White Egret NW of Wells
Long-tailed Ducks x 2, Spotted Redshanks x 2 at Titchwell RSPB
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Tundra Bean Geese x 2, Russian White-fronted Goose at Saxlingham
Tundra Bean Geese x 3, Caspian Gulls x 3 at Cley NWT
Ferruginous Duck ad. fem. at Ranworth Broad
Shorelarks x 5, Snow Buntings x 40, Long-tailed Ducks x 2, Velvet Scoters x 2 at Holkham Bay
Black-necked Grebe at Holkham Park Lake
Great White Egret at private fishing lakes, Tottenhill
Purple Sandpipers x 2 at Sheringham
Water Pipits x 2 at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB
Russian White-fronted Geese x 3 at Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Common Cranes x 28 between Acle Bridge & Billockby
Russian White-fronted Geese x 300, Tundra Bean Geese x 26 by A47 east of Acle
Cattle Egret at Halvergate Marshes
Long-tailed Duck at Ormesby Broad
Bewick's Swans x 70 at Ludham Airfield
Twite x 6 at Thornham Harbour
Great White Egret at Welney WWT
Great White Egret at Rush Hill Scrape, Hickling Broad NWT
Great White Egret east of Lyng
Black-throated Diver on sea at Walcott
Hen Harriers x 2 at Roydon Common NWT
Grey-bellied Brant (possible), Tundra Bean Geese x 2 by Marsh Road, 1/2 mile west of Walpole St Andrew
Cattle Egrets x 3 at Burnham Overy Staithe
Russian White-fronted Geese x 87 at Burnham Norton
Tunda Bean Geese x 4, Pink-footed Geese x 6,000, Russian White-fronted Goose at Langham
Tundra Bean Geese x 3 at Weybourne
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WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Fisherrow, Lothian, Scotland
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Hen Harrier at Horsey
Rough-legged Buzzard, Great White Egret NW of Wells
Long-tailed Ducks x 2, Spotted Redshanks x 2 at Titchwell RSPB
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Tundra Bean Geese x 2, Russian White-fronted Goose at Saxlingham
Tundra Bean Geese x 3, Caspian Gulls x 3 at Cley NWT
Ferruginous Duck ad. fem. at Ranworth Broad
Shorelarks x 5, Snow Buntings x 40, Long-tailed Ducks x 2, Velvet Scoters x 2 at Holkham Bay
Black-necked Grebe at Holkham Park Lake
Great White Egret at private fishing lakes, Tottenhill
Purple Sandpipers x 2 at Sheringham
Water Pipits x 2 at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB
Russian White-fronted Geese x 3 at Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Common Cranes x 28 between Acle Bridge & Billockby
Russian White-fronted Geese x 300, Tundra Bean Geese x 26 by A47 east of Acle
Cattle Egret at Halvergate Marshes
Long-tailed Duck at Ormesby Broad
Bewick's Swans x 70 at Ludham Airfield
Twite x 6 at Thornham Harbour
Great White Egret at Welney WWT
Great White Egret at Rush Hill Scrape, Hickling Broad NWT
Great White Egret east of Lyng
Black-throated Diver on sea at Walcott
Hen Harriers x 2 at Roydon Common NWT
Grey-bellied Brant (possible), Tundra Bean Geese x 2 by Marsh Road, 1/2 mile west of Walpole St Andrew
Cattle Egrets x 3 at Burnham Overy Staithe
Russian White-fronted Geese x 87 at Burnham Norton
Tunda Bean Geese x 4, Pink-footed Geese x 6,000, Russian White-fronted Goose at Langham
Tundra Bean Geese x 3 at Weybourne
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WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Fisherrow, Lothian, Scotland
Sculthorpe Moor Reserve's 'Worst Flooding In 19 Years'
Blimey, look at the state of the reserve – how awful!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-51137369?SThisFB&fbclid=IwAR0_r_1i8z5sZM2KPjjfWhJudD9IxmdRbBOYJ9iXPZga4jEJ2DTIXEmWqTg#
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-51137369?SThisFB&fbclid=IwAR0_r_1i8z5sZM2KPjjfWhJudD9IxmdRbBOYJ9iXPZga4jEJ2DTIXEmWqTg#
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
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Slavonian Grebe, Long-tailed Ducks x 6, Spotted Redshanks x 2 at Titchwell RSPB
Cattle Egret, Short-eared Owl at Halvergate Marshes
Purple Sandpiper at Sheringham
Rough-legged Buzzard, Short-eared Owl NW of Wells
Short-eared Owls x 2 at Snettisham RSPB
Bewick's Swans x 10 at Ludham Airfield
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Hen Harrier at Roydon Common NWT
Common Cranes x 3 at Welney WWT
Cattle Egrets x 7, Great White Egret at Burnham Overy Marshes
Great White Egret at Bowthorpe
Common Cranes x 16, Short-eared Owl between Acle Bridge & Billockby
Common Cranes x 2, Short-eared Owl near North Dunes, Winterton
Caspian Gull at Earlham Marsh
Caspian Gull at Cley NWT
Shorelarks x 5, Snow Buntings x 80, Short-eared Owl at Holkham Bay
Black-necked Grebe at Holkham Park Lake
Velvet Scoters x 4 off South Beach, Heacham
Caspian Gulls x 4 at Bayfield Estate near Glandford
Hawfinches x 6 at Lynford Aboretum
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Slavonian Grebe, Long-tailed Ducks x 6, Spotted Redshanks x 2 at Titchwell RSPB
Cattle Egret, Short-eared Owl at Halvergate Marshes
Purple Sandpiper at Sheringham
Rough-legged Buzzard, Short-eared Owl NW of Wells
Short-eared Owls x 2 at Snettisham RSPB
Bewick's Swans x 10 at Ludham Airfield
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Hen Harrier at Roydon Common NWT
Common Cranes x 3 at Welney WWT
Cattle Egrets x 7, Great White Egret at Burnham Overy Marshes
Great White Egret at Bowthorpe
Common Cranes x 16, Short-eared Owl between Acle Bridge & Billockby
Common Cranes x 2, Short-eared Owl near North Dunes, Winterton
Caspian Gull at Earlham Marsh
Caspian Gull at Cley NWT
Shorelarks x 5, Snow Buntings x 80, Short-eared Owl at Holkham Bay
Black-necked Grebe at Holkham Park Lake
Velvet Scoters x 4 off South Beach, Heacham
Caspian Gulls x 4 at Bayfield Estate near Glandford
Hawfinches x 6 at Lynford Aboretum
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None
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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Water Pipit, Spotted Redshank, Woodcock at Titchwell RSPB
Great White Egrets x 2, Short-eared Owl, Common Cranes x 29 at Welney WWT
Waxwing flew over west bank at Cley
Caspian Gulls x 3 at Cley NWT
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Hawfinches x 2 at Lynford Aboretum
Purple Sandpiper at Sheringham
Tundra Bean Geese x 5, Great White Egrets x 4 at Nar Valley Fisheries
Common Cranes x 20 between Acle Bridge & Billockby
Bewick's Swans x 10, Whooper Swans x 42 at Ludham Airfield
Caspian Gull at Earlham Marsh
Great White Egret at Bowthorpe Southern Park
Long-tailed Duck at Rollesby Broad
Russian White-fronted Geese x 315 at Runham Swim
Snow Buntings x 40, Long-tailed Ducks x 2 at Holkham Bay
Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Hen Harrier at Stiffkey
Tundra Bean Geese x 19 at East Somerton
Russian White-fronted Geese x 9 between Attlebridge & Lenwade
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Water Pipit, Spotted Redshank, Woodcock at Titchwell RSPB
Great White Egrets x 2, Short-eared Owl, Common Cranes x 29 at Welney WWT
Waxwing flew over west bank at Cley
Caspian Gulls x 3 at Cley NWT
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Hawfinches x 2 at Lynford Aboretum
Purple Sandpiper at Sheringham
Tundra Bean Geese x 5, Great White Egrets x 4 at Nar Valley Fisheries
Common Cranes x 20 between Acle Bridge & Billockby
Bewick's Swans x 10, Whooper Swans x 42 at Ludham Airfield
Caspian Gull at Earlham Marsh
Great White Egret at Bowthorpe Southern Park
Long-tailed Duck at Rollesby Broad
Russian White-fronted Geese x 315 at Runham Swim
Snow Buntings x 40, Long-tailed Ducks x 2 at Holkham Bay
Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Hen Harrier at Stiffkey
Tundra Bean Geese x 19 at East Somerton
Russian White-fronted Geese x 9 between Attlebridge & Lenwade
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None
Monday, 13 January 2020
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Black-throated Diver offshore at Cley
Snow Buntings x 34, Caspian Gulls x 3, Water Pipit at Cley NWT
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Tundra Bean Geese x 2, Pink-footed Geese x 8,000 north of Sedgeford
Russian White-fronted Geese x 8 at Snettisham RSPB
Long-tailed Duck at Rollesby Broad
Shorelarks x 5, Snow Buntings x 60 at Holkham Bay
Black-necked Grebe at Holkham Park Lake
Short-eared Owl at Holkham Dunes
Russian White-fronted Geese x 7 flew over Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Tundra Bean Geese x 6 at East Somerton
Ferruginous Duck ad. fem. at Ranworth Broad
Water Pipits x 2, Russian White-fronted Geese x 35 at Cantley Marshes RSPB
Great White Egret at Lynn Point, King's Lynn
Great White Egrets x 3 SSE of Southery
Caspian Gull at Longwater Retail Park at Costessey
Caspian Gull at Sheringham
Pomarine Skua, Red-necked Grebe, Long-tailed Duck, Snow Bunting at Titchwell RSPB
Cattle Egret at Halvergate Marshes
Hen Harrier at Billockby
Tundra Bean Geese x 3, Russian White-fronted Geese x 10 north of Saxlingham
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WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Fisherrow, Lothian, Scotland
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Rough-legged Buzzard NW of Wells
Black-throated Diver offshore at Cley
Snow Buntings x 34, Caspian Gulls x 3, Water Pipit at Cley NWT
BLUE-HEADED EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (nominate form tschutschensis) 1w male at dung heap, west of Ringstead Road, north of Sedgeford
Tundra Bean Geese x 2, Pink-footed Geese x 8,000 north of Sedgeford
Russian White-fronted Geese x 8 at Snettisham RSPB
Long-tailed Duck at Rollesby Broad
Shorelarks x 5, Snow Buntings x 60 at Holkham Bay
Black-necked Grebe at Holkham Park Lake
Short-eared Owl at Holkham Dunes
Russian White-fronted Geese x 7 flew over Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Tundra Bean Geese x 6 at East Somerton
Ferruginous Duck ad. fem. at Ranworth Broad
Water Pipits x 2, Russian White-fronted Geese x 35 at Cantley Marshes RSPB
Great White Egret at Lynn Point, King's Lynn
Great White Egrets x 3 SSE of Southery
Caspian Gull at Longwater Retail Park at Costessey
Caspian Gull at Sheringham
Pomarine Skua, Red-necked Grebe, Long-tailed Duck, Snow Bunting at Titchwell RSPB
Cattle Egret at Halvergate Marshes
Hen Harrier at Billockby
Tundra Bean Geese x 3, Russian White-fronted Geese x 10 north of Saxlingham
MEGA NEWS
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Fisherrow, Lothian, Scotland
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