10:30 - 11:40
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Brief patch visit & the first signs of 'scrub clearance'.
Weather: freezing cold, bright, sunny, still.
20 species
Black-headed Gull X - over.
Herring Gull 2 - over.
Common Wood-Pigeon X
Common Magpie X
Carrion Crow X
Great Tit X - foraging on ground.
Blue Tit X
Eurasian Wren X
Goldcrest X
European Robin X
Eurasian Blackbird X
Fieldfare 2
Redwing 10
Song Thrush 4
Mistle Thrush 1 heard, distant from the SE.
European Starling X - over.
Dunnock X - heard.
Common Chaffinch 3
European Greenfinch X
House Sparrow X - heard.
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Sunday 28 November 2010
Sunday 21 November 2010
Thornham Harbour, Norfolk, UK, 21-Nov-2010
16:00 - 16:30
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: A quick look for barn owls in the gathering dusk - unsuccessfully.
3 species
Brent Goose X
Red-legged Partridge X
Common Redshank X
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Protocol: Stationary
Comments: A quick look for barn owls in the gathering dusk - unsuccessfully.
3 species
Brent Goose X
Red-legged Partridge X
Common Redshank X
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A149 Holkham - Burnham Overy, Norfolk, UK, 21-Nov-2010
15:30
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Continuing a drive along the coast with Kim.
Weather: dank & murky.
2 species
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier 1 juvenile/female.
Hen Harrier 1 ringtail flying over the field by the side of the road. Kim & I were able to pull over & take a look before it flew away & to me it appeared subtly different to other hen harriers I'd seen in flight & behaviour. It flew confidently alongside a road & there had been reports of a Northern Harrier in the area so I wondered if this was the same bird. It certainly put me in mind of a northern harrier I had seen at Sachuest Point in Rhode Island rather than the wintering birds I'd seen at Roydon Common.
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Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Continuing a drive along the coast with Kim.
Weather: dank & murky.
2 species
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier 1 juvenile/female.
Hen Harrier 1 ringtail flying over the field by the side of the road. Kim & I were able to pull over & take a look before it flew away & to me it appeared subtly different to other hen harriers I'd seen in flight & behaviour. It flew confidently alongside a road & there had been reports of a Northern Harrier in the area so I wondered if this was the same bird. It certainly put me in mind of a northern harrier I had seen at Sachuest Point in Rhode Island rather than the wintering birds I'd seen at Roydon Common.
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Titchwell Village, Norfolk, UK, 21-Nov-2010
13:30 - 14:30
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: For a drive up the coast with Kim we stopped at the site of a reported bean goose.
Weather: dull, cold, misty & dank.
5 species
Tundra Bean-Goose 1 lone goose amongst the large pink-foot flock was picked out by various birders who had gathered to look for it. It was coloured differently & with a different jizz so though no easy task to pick it out once found it was fairly easy to identify.
Pink-footed Goose X - large flock feeding in the field.
Greater White-fronted Goose 2 also in with the pink-feet (& bean), easy to notice & identify due to their prominent white forehead which looked especially bright in the gloom.
European Robin X - field's hedgerow.
Fieldfare 30 in a flock moving around the field, mostly among the hedgerow around the fields.
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Protocol: Stationary
Comments: For a drive up the coast with Kim we stopped at the site of a reported bean goose.
Weather: dull, cold, misty & dank.
5 species
Tundra Bean-Goose 1 lone goose amongst the large pink-foot flock was picked out by various birders who had gathered to look for it. It was coloured differently & with a different jizz so though no easy task to pick it out once found it was fairly easy to identify.
Pink-footed Goose X - large flock feeding in the field.
Greater White-fronted Goose 2 also in with the pink-feet (& bean), easy to notice & identify due to their prominent white forehead which looked especially bright in the gloom.
European Robin X - field's hedgerow.
Fieldfare 30 in a flock moving around the field, mostly among the hedgerow around the fields.
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Friday 5 November 2010
NWT Cley, Norfolk, UK, 05-Nov-2010
13:00 - 13:40
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Brief stop at Cley for a rarity.
Weather: bright, overcast, cool, breeze (N).
24 species
Brent Goose X
Common Shelduck X
Gadwall X
Eurasian Wigeon X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Northern Pintail 20
Green-winged Teal X
Great Cormorant X
Northern Lapwing X
Common Redshank X
Eurasian Curlew X
Black-tailed Godwit X
Dunlin 3
Common Snipe 3
Grey Phalarope 1 busy feeding in its distinctive circling manner, also straightfoward to identify from its head pattern. A charismatic little bird several people were there just to see it, like me. A life-tick.
Black-headed Gull X
Common Gull X
Lesser Black-backed Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Skylark X
European Starling X
Pied Wagtail 2
Meadow Pipit X
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Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Brief stop at Cley for a rarity.
Weather: bright, overcast, cool, breeze (N).
24 species
Brent Goose X
Common Shelduck X
Gadwall X
Eurasian Wigeon X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Northern Pintail 20
Green-winged Teal X
Great Cormorant X
Northern Lapwing X
Common Redshank X
Eurasian Curlew X
Black-tailed Godwit X
Dunlin 3
Common Snipe 3
Grey Phalarope 1 busy feeding in its distinctive circling manner, also straightfoward to identify from its head pattern. A charismatic little bird several people were there just to see it, like me. A life-tick.
Black-headed Gull X
Common Gull X
Lesser Black-backed Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Skylark X
European Starling X
Pied Wagtail 2
Meadow Pipit X
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Titchwell Marsh RSPB Nature Reserve, Norfolk, UK, 05-Nov-2010
14:55 - 15:55
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Another quick visit in the hope of picking up twite, a relative rarity, which had been frequenting the reserve.
Weather: dull, mild, rained, light breeze.
36 species
Pink-footed Goose X
Brent Goose X
Northern Shoveler X
Green-winged Teal X
Common Scoter 20 - at sea.
Grey Partridge 17 unusually on the exposed saltwater marsh.
Common Pheasant X
Little Grebe X
Great Crested Grebe X - on the sea.
Great Cormorant X
Little Egret X
Common Kestrel X
Water Rail 1 swimming into the reeds on the east freshwater.
Common Moorhen X
Eurasian Coot X
Northern Lapwing X
European Golden-Plover X
Eurasian Oystercatcher X - beach.
Common Redshank X
Black-tailed Godwit X
Ruddy Turnstone X - beach.
Black-headed Gull X
Common Gull X
Herring Gull X - from the beach.
Lesser Black-backed Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Common Wood-Pigeon X
Carrion Crow X
Eurasian Wren X - heard.
Cetti's Warbler X - heard.
European Starling X
Grey Wagtail X
Meadow Pipit X
Snow Bunting X - beach.
Common Chaffinch X
Twite 15 flew up from the salthmarsh & away over the eastern marshes. It was difficult to nail down the identity in such a short timeframe but the note was different to linnet & the flock generally larger than the linnets I've seen here before. Twite has also started to be a fairly frequent visitor to Titchwell in recent winters.
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Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Another quick visit in the hope of picking up twite, a relative rarity, which had been frequenting the reserve.
Weather: dull, mild, rained, light breeze.
36 species
Pink-footed Goose X
Brent Goose X
Northern Shoveler X
Green-winged Teal X
Common Scoter 20 - at sea.
Grey Partridge 17 unusually on the exposed saltwater marsh.
Common Pheasant X
Little Grebe X
Great Crested Grebe X - on the sea.
Great Cormorant X
Little Egret X
Common Kestrel X
Water Rail 1 swimming into the reeds on the east freshwater.
Common Moorhen X
Eurasian Coot X
Northern Lapwing X
European Golden-Plover X
Eurasian Oystercatcher X - beach.
Common Redshank X
Black-tailed Godwit X
Ruddy Turnstone X - beach.
Black-headed Gull X
Common Gull X
Herring Gull X - from the beach.
Lesser Black-backed Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Common Wood-Pigeon X
Carrion Crow X
Eurasian Wren X - heard.
Cetti's Warbler X - heard.
European Starling X
Grey Wagtail X
Meadow Pipit X
Snow Bunting X - beach.
Common Chaffinch X
Twite 15 flew up from the salthmarsh & away over the eastern marshes. It was difficult to nail down the identity in such a short timeframe but the note was different to linnet & the flock generally larger than the linnets I've seen here before. Twite has also started to be a fairly frequent visitor to Titchwell in recent winters.
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