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Pectoral Sandpiper, Black Tern, Caspian Gulls x 2 at Cley NWT
Black Tern, Curlew Sandpipers x 3, Spoonbill at Snettisham RSPB
Little Stints x 2, Great Northern Diver, Spoonbill at Titchwell RSPB
Black Tern flew past Sheringham
Spoonbills x 2 at Stiffkey Fen
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LANCEOLATED WARBLER
Quendale, mainland, Shetland
GREAT SNIPE
Da Water, Fair Isle
AMERICAN REDSTART
Eoligarry, Barra, Western Isles
Monday, 11 September 2017
Sunday, 10 September 2017
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Red-backed Shrike at Snettisham Coastal Park
Pectoral Sandpiper, Pomarine Skua, Little Stint, Garganey at Cley NWT
Spoonbills x 44 at Stiffkey Fen
Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint at Welney WWT
Wood Sandpiper at Wells
White Stork flew over Gramborough Hill, Salthouse
Great White Egret, Short-eared Owl at Holme Dunes NWT
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FEA'S OR DESERTAS PETREL
Carnsore Point, County Wexford, Ireland
AMERICAN REDSTART
Eoligarry, Barra, Western Isles
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Red-backed Shrike at Snettisham Coastal Park
Pectoral Sandpiper, Pomarine Skua, Little Stint, Garganey at Cley NWT
Spoonbills x 44 at Stiffkey Fen
Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint at Welney WWT
Wood Sandpiper at Wells
White Stork flew over Gramborough Hill, Salthouse
Great White Egret, Short-eared Owl at Holme Dunes NWT
MEGA NEWS
FEA'S OR DESERTAS PETREL
Carnsore Point, County Wexford, Ireland
AMERICAN REDSTART
Eoligarry, Barra, Western Isles
Saturday, 9 September 2017
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Red-backed Shrike, Whinchat at Snettisham Coastal Park
Little Stint, Spotted Redshank at Breydon Water
Pectoral Sandpiper, Wood Sandpipers x 4, Garganey x 8, Common Crane at Potter Heigham Marshes
Spoonbills x 9, Short-eared Owl at Titchwell RSPB
Glossy Ibis flew over King's Lynn
Black Redstart at South Denes, Great Yarmouth
Pectoral Sandpiper, Spoonbill at Cley NWT
Wood Sandpiper at Wells
Little Stints x 2 at Welney WWT
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AMERICAN REDSTART
Eoligarry, Barra, Western Isles
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Red-backed Shrike, Whinchat at Snettisham Coastal Park
Little Stint, Spotted Redshank at Breydon Water
Pectoral Sandpiper, Wood Sandpipers x 4, Garganey x 8, Common Crane at Potter Heigham Marshes
Spoonbills x 9, Short-eared Owl at Titchwell RSPB
Glossy Ibis flew over King's Lynn
Black Redstart at South Denes, Great Yarmouth
Pectoral Sandpiper, Spoonbill at Cley NWT
Wood Sandpiper at Wells
Little Stints x 2 at Welney WWT
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AMERICAN REDSTART
Eoligarry, Barra, Western Isles
Friday, 8 September 2017
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Red-backed Shrike at Snettisham Coastal Park
Spoonbills x 9, Short-eared Owl, Osprey at Titchwell RSPB
Black Tern at Colney Gravel Pits
Great White Egret at Holme
Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper at Welney WWT
Caspian Gulls x 3, Curlew Sandpipers x 2 at Cley NWT
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AMERICAN REDSTART
Eoligarry, Barra, Western Isles
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Red-backed Shrike at Snettisham Coastal Park
Spoonbills x 9, Short-eared Owl, Osprey at Titchwell RSPB
Black Tern at Colney Gravel Pits
Great White Egret at Holme
Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper at Welney WWT
Caspian Gulls x 3, Curlew Sandpipers x 2 at Cley NWT
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AMERICAN REDSTART
Eoligarry, Barra, Western Isles
Rob Holmes is 40 Today!
Forgive me for stealing your image Rob! ©Rob Holmes
I have been sent the first two verses of a much longer poem by a well known and infamous local poet – most north coast birders will know who would pen such a poem! Apparently the other verses are not appropriate for publication!!!
Happy 40th Birthday Rob!
“So, The Young Mr Holmes has made FORTY ! !
Has he planned to do anything naughty:
Will he go and get sloshed,
Or, just end up well noshed –
And, then, have to do summat sporty !
He's now entered his 5th, long, decade;
Distinguished, if just slightly greyed !
His hard drive, with lots
Of his great camera shots,
Has such wonders – I hope they don’t fade !”
Thursday, 7 September 2017
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Pomarine Skua flew past Overstrand
Hen Harrier, Whinchats x 2, Curlew Sandpiper, Spoonbills x 4, Caspian Gulls x 2 at Cley NWT
Red-backed Shrike, Turtle Doves x 3, Black Tern at Snettisham Coastal Park
Barred Warbler at South Valley, Winterton
Great White Egret, Spoonbill, Spotted Redshank, Short-eared Owls x 2 at Holme
Whinchats x 4 at Thorpe Marshes, Haddiscoe
Spoonbills x 39 at Stiffkey Fen
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AMERICAN REDSTART
Eoligarry, Barra, Western Isles
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Pomarine Skua flew past Overstrand
Hen Harrier, Whinchats x 2, Curlew Sandpiper, Spoonbills x 4, Caspian Gulls x 2 at Cley NWT
Red-backed Shrike, Turtle Doves x 3, Black Tern at Snettisham Coastal Park
Barred Warbler at South Valley, Winterton
Great White Egret, Spoonbill, Spotted Redshank, Short-eared Owls x 2 at Holme
Whinchats x 4 at Thorpe Marshes, Haddiscoe
Spoonbills x 39 at Stiffkey Fen
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AMERICAN REDSTART
Eoligarry, Barra, Western Isles
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
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Great White Egret, Osprey, Spoonbills x 2 at Holme Dunes NWT
Velvet Scoters x 17, Common Scoters x 400, Great Skuas x 5, Arctic Skuas x 3 at Holme
Great White Egrets x 3 at Titchwell RSPB
Spoonbills x 4, Curlew Sandpiper at Cley NWT
Pectoral Sandpiper at Potter Heigham Marshes
Osprey at Stiffkey
Black Tern at Colney Gravel Pits
Whinchats x 3 at Thorpe Marshes, Haddiscoe
Purple Sandpiper at Sheringham
MEGA NEWS
None
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Great White Egret, Osprey, Spoonbills x 2 at Holme Dunes NWT
Velvet Scoters x 17, Common Scoters x 400, Great Skuas x 5, Arctic Skuas x 3 at Holme
Great White Egrets x 3 at Titchwell RSPB
Spoonbills x 4, Curlew Sandpiper at Cley NWT
Pectoral Sandpiper at Potter Heigham Marshes
Osprey at Stiffkey
Black Tern at Colney Gravel Pits
Whinchats x 3 at Thorpe Marshes, Haddiscoe
Purple Sandpiper at Sheringham
MEGA NEWS
None
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
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Osprey at Rockland Broad
Spotted Redshank at Breydon Water
Turtle Dove, Spotted Redshanks x 2 at Titchwell RSPB
Barred Warbler, possible Wryneck at North Dunes, Winterton
Dotterel, Whinchat, Spoonbills x 2, Caspian Gull at Cley NWT
Spoonbill, Curlew Sandpiper at Burnham Norton
Montagu's Harrier, Great White Egret, Short-eared Owl, Pied Flycatcher at Holme
White-billed Diver yesterday at Sea Palling
Spoonbills x 2 at Snettisham RSPB
Hen Harrier at Stiffkey
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BAROLO SHEARWATER
Pentire, Cornwall
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Osprey at Rockland Broad
Spotted Redshank at Breydon Water
Turtle Dove, Spotted Redshanks x 2 at Titchwell RSPB
Barred Warbler, possible Wryneck at North Dunes, Winterton
Dotterel, Whinchat, Spoonbills x 2, Caspian Gull at Cley NWT
Spoonbill, Curlew Sandpiper at Burnham Norton
Montagu's Harrier, Great White Egret, Short-eared Owl, Pied Flycatcher at Holme
White-billed Diver yesterday at Sea Palling
Spoonbills x 2 at Snettisham RSPB
Hen Harrier at Stiffkey
MEGA NEWS
BAROLO SHEARWATER
Pentire, Cornwall
Monday, 4 September 2017
Greenbuild – Celebrating Norfolk
THE REGIONS'S BIGGEST GREEN LIFESTYLE EVENT IN NORTH NORFOLK!
Felbrigg Hall
Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th September 2017
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Little Stint, Avocets x 1300 at Breydon Water
White-winged Black Tern, Osprey at Rockland Broad
Spoonbills x 33 at Stiffkey Fen
Osprey flew over Hunstanton
Great White Egret, Spoonbill, Short-eared Owls x 2, Whinchat, Spotted Redshank at Holme Dunes NWT
Spotted Redshank at Titchwell RSPB
Garganey, Curlew Sandpipers x 2, Spotted Redshank, Spoonbills x 4 at Cley NWT
Osprey flew over Thornham
Bittern at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB
Honey Buzzard at Wiveton
Pied Flycatcher at Gramborough Hill, Salthouse
Scaup at Sparham Gravel Pits
Great White Egret, Curlew Sandpiper at Holkham
Spoonbills x 2, Wood Sandiper, Whinchats x 2 at Burnham Overy Dunes
Spoonbills x 3 at Warham Greens
Wood Sandpipers x 2 at Wells
Wood Sandpipers x 2 at Welney WWT
Whinchats x 2 at Lynn Point, King's Lynn
MEGA NEWS
None
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Little Stint, Avocets x 1300 at Breydon Water
White-winged Black Tern, Osprey at Rockland Broad
Spoonbills x 33 at Stiffkey Fen
Osprey flew over Hunstanton
Great White Egret, Spoonbill, Short-eared Owls x 2, Whinchat, Spotted Redshank at Holme Dunes NWT
Spotted Redshank at Titchwell RSPB
Garganey, Curlew Sandpipers x 2, Spotted Redshank, Spoonbills x 4 at Cley NWT
Osprey flew over Thornham
Bittern at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB
Honey Buzzard at Wiveton
Pied Flycatcher at Gramborough Hill, Salthouse
Scaup at Sparham Gravel Pits
Great White Egret, Curlew Sandpiper at Holkham
Spoonbills x 2, Wood Sandiper, Whinchats x 2 at Burnham Overy Dunes
Spoonbills x 3 at Warham Greens
Wood Sandpipers x 2 at Wells
Wood Sandpipers x 2 at Welney WWT
Whinchats x 2 at Lynn Point, King's Lynn
MEGA NEWS
None
Sunday, 3 September 2017
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Pectoral Sandpiper, Osprey, Garganey x 5, Wood Sandpipers x 4, Spoonbill, Common Cranes x 2, Knot at Potter Heigham Marshes
ISABELLINE WHEATEAR possible on East Bank then flew to marsh, BLACK-WINGED STILT juv. reported, Wood Sandpiper, Spoonbills x 2 at Cley NWT
CITRINE WAGTAIL Male, Garganey at Breydon Water
Osprey at Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Osprey flew over Old Hunstanton
Osprey at Rockland Broad
Pectoral Sandpiper flew over Kelling Water Meadows
Spoonbills x 40 at Stiffkey Fen
Montagu's Harrier, Great White Egret, Spoonbill, Short-eared Owl at Holme
Osprey at Lyng
Great White Egret, Spotted Redshanks x 3 at Titchwell RSPB
Redstart at Happisburgh
Bittern at Haddiscoe
Whinchats x 4 at Gramborough Hill, Salthouse
Spotted Redshank at Cantley Beet Factory
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BAROLO SHEARWATER
Mousehole, Cornwall
FORSTER'S TERN
Soldier's Point, County Louth, Ireland
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Pectoral Sandpiper, Osprey, Garganey x 5, Wood Sandpipers x 4, Spoonbill, Common Cranes x 2, Knot at Potter Heigham Marshes
ISABELLINE WHEATEAR possible on East Bank then flew to marsh, BLACK-WINGED STILT juv. reported, Wood Sandpiper, Spoonbills x 2 at Cley NWT
CITRINE WAGTAIL Male, Garganey at Breydon Water
Osprey at Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Osprey flew over Old Hunstanton
Osprey at Rockland Broad
Pectoral Sandpiper flew over Kelling Water Meadows
Spoonbills x 40 at Stiffkey Fen
Montagu's Harrier, Great White Egret, Spoonbill, Short-eared Owl at Holme
Osprey at Lyng
Great White Egret, Spotted Redshanks x 3 at Titchwell RSPB
Redstart at Happisburgh
Bittern at Haddiscoe
Whinchats x 4 at Gramborough Hill, Salthouse
Spotted Redshank at Cantley Beet Factory
MEGA NEWS
BAROLO SHEARWATER
Mousehole, Cornwall
FORSTER'S TERN
Soldier's Point, County Louth, Ireland
Saturday, 2 September 2017
NOA AGM at Holme & Titchwell RSPB!
I had rather an odd day – some of my errands were not completed due to exhaustion from work last week. Went to Titchwell RSPB to look for early migrants and spent a good while along the East Trail – nothing of note really. Met three different blog followers, which was nice – good to meet you all. Left to go to my mother's house, whom I tried to persuade to go the NOA AGM, but she was in a very stressed mood about the health of the cat, jobs to do, gardening and the soon to be removed parkray fire.
Went to the NOA AGM at 3pm in the village hall at Holme, where Sophie did a presentation of the year at Holme, which was very interesting and illustrated with some nice pictures and also a few I had emailed Sophie of my father from years gone by. Steve Newman very kindly mentioned my father, and thanked the NWT for hosting the wake at the Firs house – he also thanked me for helping to raise the funds so quickly for the observatory windows. It was nice to meet some new people and catch up with some of the regulars and I also had a preview of the 2016 NOA Annual Report with my Great Knot on the front cover! Tea and cakes followed! The village hall was where I did gymnastics and country dancing, when I attended the primary school, which was the building between the village hall and the church – seems so long ago now!
I then returned to Titchwell RSPB in the evening, again to the East Trail and counted 7 Little Egrets amongst the Mallards and 1 Mute Swan, Little Grebe and Pochard on Patsy's Reedbed pool. Cormorants were perched on the dead trees, along with one Carrion Crow. Several Swifts and Swallows gracing the skies and a stunning sunset. It was pretty cold this evening, but refreshingly so. Fell asleep when I got home and woke up late!
Went to the NOA AGM at 3pm in the village hall at Holme, where Sophie did a presentation of the year at Holme, which was very interesting and illustrated with some nice pictures and also a few I had emailed Sophie of my father from years gone by. Steve Newman very kindly mentioned my father, and thanked the NWT for hosting the wake at the Firs house – he also thanked me for helping to raise the funds so quickly for the observatory windows. It was nice to meet some new people and catch up with some of the regulars and I also had a preview of the 2016 NOA Annual Report with my Great Knot on the front cover! Tea and cakes followed! The village hall was where I did gymnastics and country dancing, when I attended the primary school, which was the building between the village hall and the church – seems so long ago now!
I then returned to Titchwell RSPB in the evening, again to the East Trail and counted 7 Little Egrets amongst the Mallards and 1 Mute Swan, Little Grebe and Pochard on Patsy's Reedbed pool. Cormorants were perched on the dead trees, along with one Carrion Crow. Several Swifts and Swallows gracing the skies and a stunning sunset. It was pretty cold this evening, but refreshingly so. Fell asleep when I got home and woke up late!
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Great White Egret, Spotted Redshanks x 5 at Titchwell RSPB
Spotted Redshank at Breydon Water
Caspian Gulls x 3 at Cromer
Pectoral Sandpiper, Wood Sandpipers x 2, Spoonbill, Garganey x 8 at Potter Heigham Marshes
Osprey at Lyng
Osprey at Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Spoonbills x 39, Hen Harrier at Stiffkey Fen
Hoopoe at Horning
Spoonbills x 3, Spotted Redshank at Cley NWT
MEGA NEWS
FEA'S OR DESERTAS PETREL
Porthgwarra, Cornwall
FEA'S , DESERTAS or ZINO'S PETREL
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
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Great White Egret, Spotted Redshanks x 5 at Titchwell RSPB
Spotted Redshank at Breydon Water
Caspian Gulls x 3 at Cromer
Pectoral Sandpiper, Wood Sandpipers x 2, Spoonbill, Garganey x 8 at Potter Heigham Marshes
Osprey at Lyng
Osprey at Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Spoonbills x 39, Hen Harrier at Stiffkey Fen
Hoopoe at Horning
Spoonbills x 3, Spotted Redshank at Cley NWT
MEGA NEWS
FEA'S OR DESERTAS PETREL
Porthgwarra, Cornwall
FEA'S , DESERTAS or ZINO'S PETREL
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
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