NWT Roydon Common, Norfolk, UK, 26-Jun-2011

10:20 AM - 12:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Out with Ben for a Sunday walk in what turned out to be nice warm day. We also looked for sun-bathing adders but had no luck.
Weather: cloudy at first but increasingly warm & sunny.
26 species

Common Buzzard 1
Common Kestrel X
Eurasian Hobby 1 seen swiftly flying away towards trees, with brown back, black tips; mobbed by swallow as it went.
Northern Lapwing 3
Eurasian Curlew X
Black-headed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Common Wood-Pigeon X
Eurasian Jay 2
Common Magpie 2
Carrion Crow X
Skylark X - heard.

Woodlark 1 heard in the car-park, & seen when when we returned to the car after our walk. I had heard these on a couple of visits before, nice to have a confirmed sighting.

Eurasian Wren X - heard.
Common Chiffchaff X - heard.
Blackcap X - heard.
Common Whitethroat X
Stonechat 1 male.
Mistle Thrush 3
Dunnock X - heard.
Meadow Pipit 1 in tree.
Yellowhammer X
Reed Bunting X
Common Chaffinch X
European Goldfinch X
Common Linnet 2

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NWT Roydon Common, Norfolk, UK, 25-Jun-2011

9:15 PM - 10:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Dusk-time visit to check for the return of a spectacular & enigmatic migrant, although the weather was not promising.
Weather: overcast, dusk, breeze (NE).
10 species

Red-legged Partridge X - heard distantly.
Grey Partridge X - persistent call from near agricultural fields.
Northern Lapwing X - heard on returning to the car.
Eurasian Oystercatcher X
Eurasian Curlew 3
Eurasian Woodcock 1 flew over the copse near the car-park.

Eurasian Nightjar X - heard - 10:02pm briefly, then 10:07, 10:12 & 10:27pm.

Carrion Crow 2 in tree.
Skylark X - heard.
Eurasian Blackbird X

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Undisclosed, Norfolk, UK, 25-Jun-2011

12:20 PM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Trying to pick-up pretty much my favourite bird for the year, unsuccessful this time but I did have a nice surprise anyway.
Weather: mild but overcast, breeze (NE).
18 species

Red-legged Partridge X - heard.

Common Quail X - heard from a distant field, then slightly closer at 1:08pm. Quite a surprise as I hadn't expected to hear one here. I assumed some were about in Norfolk but didn't know where, until now.

Eurasian Marsh-Harrier 1
Common Buzzard X
Black-headed Gull X
Stock Dove 2
Common Wood-Pigeon X
Common Swift X
Carrion Crow X
Skylark X - heard.
Barn Swallow 4 +
Common Whitethroat X
Eurasian Blackbird X
Yellowhammer X
Reed Bunting 1
Common Chaffinch X - including two juveniles.
European Goldfinch X
Common Linnet X

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RSPB Church Wood, Buckinghamshire, UK, 19-Jun-2011

10:10 AM - 11:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Visit to a new location for me.
Weather: bright, sunny, mixed clouds; mild but not warm.
25 species

Red-legged Partridge X - heard.
Common Pheasant X
Red Kite 2 overhead.
Common Moorhen X
Lesser Black-backed Gull 10 over.
Common Wood-Pigeon X
Great Spotted Woodpecker X - heard.
Green Woodpecker 1 call heard from across meadow.
Eurasian Jay X - heard.
Carrion Crow X - in meadow.
Great Tit X
Blue Tit X - including many juveniles.
Long-tailed Tit X
Eurasian Nuthatch X - including juvenile calling loudly.
Eurasian Wren X - including on an open 5m high branch.
Goldcrest X - including an adult feeding a juvenile.
Common Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 4 approx., including juveniles.
Garden Warbler X - possible, heard.
European Robin X - including juveniles.
Eurasian Blackbird X - including one female with nesting material.
Song Thrush 2 - one juvenile, later one signing.
Dunnock X - heard.
Common Chaffinch 1
European Goldfinch 3 over.

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