Weather: sunny, clear with a strong, cold wind. From 1:30pm.
All along the shoreline: Sanderling, Turnstone, Redshank, Oystercatcher. A large flock of birds was noticed flying over the water near to the shore, at first I assumed they were knot but on closer inspection I noticed a long bill, long brown wings with no white bar, indicative of Bar-Tailed Godwit. Probably over 100 then congregated at various points on the beach between the groynes, when they weren't being disturbed by the seemingly countless un-leashed dogs!
Further species amongst the others: a lonesome Knot providing good close-up views & a nice contrast to the half dozen or so Dunlin that were amongst the sanderlings.
Black-Headed Gull, continually flew over with lesser numbers of Common Gull amongst them.
Finally on leaving the beach a group of 5 Curlew flew overhead & ubiquitous Woodpigeon in their dozens in the fields.
11 species.
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Monday, 19 January 2009
Monday, 3 March 2008
Heacham North Beach, Norfolk, 02/02/2008
Weather: Bright, freezing cold, breezy, increasingly dusky. From 3pm.
On the shore's edge:
Turnstone, Sanderling, Dunlin, Redshank, Grey Plover.
Flock of feeding Snow Bunting; mixed males & females.
Common Gull, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Bar-tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover.
Flock of about 20 Curlews flew to South Beach, probably the largest flock I've seen.
A single larger, whiter gull with a dark head & a heavier bill flying towards South Beach identified a Mediterranean Gull.
In the car park:
House Sparrow, Moorhen, Mallard.
17 species.
On the shore's edge:
Turnstone, Sanderling, Dunlin, Redshank, Grey Plover.
Flock of feeding Snow Bunting; mixed males & females.
Common Gull, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Bar-tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover.
Flock of about 20 Curlews flew to South Beach, probably the largest flock I've seen.
A single larger, whiter gull with a dark head & a heavier bill flying towards South Beach identified a Mediterranean Gull.
In the car park:
House Sparrow, Moorhen, Mallard.
17 species.
Saturday, 18 April 1987
Shepherd's Port to Hunstanton - Heacham, Norfolk, 18/04/1987
Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award, 2nd Day, via Marshland Paths and Lynn - Hunstanton Railway.
Very hot and sunny.
Linnets, Greenfinches, Coots, Moorhen, Shelducks, Mute Swans, Mallards, Curlews, Oystercatchers, Canada Goose, Common Gull, Pheasant, Red-Legged Partridge, Grey Partridge, Mistle Thrush.
Very hot and sunny.
Linnets, Greenfinches, Coots, Moorhen, Shelducks, Mute Swans, Mallards, Curlews, Oystercatchers, Canada Goose, Common Gull, Pheasant, Red-Legged Partridge, Grey Partridge, Mistle Thrush.
Monday, 23 February 1987
Heacham & Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, 23/02/1987
Bar-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, Purple Sandpiper.
From Old Hunstanton's cliffs using telescope:
Velvet Scoter, Oystercatcher, Common Scoter, Long-tailed Duck.
Fulmar, Mediterranean Gull, Scaup, Goldeneye, Eider, Red-breasted Merganser, Egyptian Goose.
15 species, 5 new species.
From Old Hunstanton's cliffs using telescope:
Velvet Scoter, Oystercatcher, Common Scoter, Long-tailed Duck.
Fulmar, Mediterranean Gull, Scaup, Goldeneye, Eider, Red-breasted Merganser, Egyptian Goose.
15 species, 5 new species.
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