Titchwell Marsh RSPB Nature Reserve, Norfolk, UK, 15-Aug-2011

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Nice half-day & a nice relaxed search around the reserve.
Weather: bright & sunny, wind (W).
55 species

Greylag Goose X
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Common Shelduck X
Gadwall 2 , a pair.
Mallard X
Common Pochard 1
Common Pheasant 2
Great Crested Grebe X
Great Cormorant X
Grey Heron X
Little Egret X
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier 2 , one juvenile initially, then a male later over the freshmarsh.
Common Kestrel 1 out over the beach.
Common Moorhen X
Eurasian Coot X
Northern Lapwing 20 + from Island Hide.
Grey Plover 1 on the beach.
Common Ringed Plover 6 approx.
Eurasian Oystercatcher 2
Pied Avocet X
Spotted Redshank 1 on freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide.
Common Redshank X
Eurasian Curlew X
Black-tailed Godwit X
Bar-tailed Godwit 6 approx. on the beach.
Ruddy Turnstone 5 approx. on the beach.
Red Knot 50 to 30 on the beach.
Dunlin X

Curlew Sandpiper 3 on freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide.

Ruff 12 + from the Island Hide.
Common Snipe 1
Black-headed Gull X
Common Gull X
Herring Gull X
Common Tern X
Sandwich Tern X

Common Guillemot 1 spotted from the viewpoint on the beach out towards Thornham Harbour. I walked out along the beach to confirm the identity & get views as it was close-in to the shore. An unexpected site-tick for Titchwell.

Common Wood-Pigeon X
Eurasian Collared-Dove X - on the feeders.
Carrion Crow X
Bearded Tit X - heard.
Great Tit X
Blue Tit X
Long-tailed Tit X
Eurasian Wren X
Common Chiffchaff X - heard.
European Starling 2
Pied Wagtail 6 approx.
Meadow Pipit X
Reed Bunting X
Common Chaffinch X
European Greenfinch X
European Goldfinch X
Common Linnet X

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Titchwell Marsh RSPB Nature Reserve, Norfolk, UK, 31-Jul-2011

12:25 PM - 3:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: With Kim, mum, Emma & the boys, mainly for the beach.
Weather: bright, sunny, t-shirt weather.
37 species

Greylag Goose X
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Common Shelduck 3 including 2 juveniles.
Gadwall X
Mallard X
Great Crested Grebe X
Great Cormorant X
Grey Heron X
Little Egret X

Eurasian Spoonbill 1 flew over from Thornham Marshes & headed right over the reserve & up the coast. First in a long time at Titchwell.

Eurasian Marsh-Harrier 3 - one early on, then later two flew out over the beach.
Common Kestrel 1 over freshmarsh.
Eurasian Coot X
Northern Lapwing X
European Golden-Plover X - a small flock flew in onto the freshwater marshes as we walked back to the car.
Eurasian Oystercatcher 5 approx. on the beach.
Pied Avocet X
Eurasian Curlew 6 approx. on the beach.
Black-tailed Godwit X
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Sanderling 6 +
Ruff 4 approx.
Black-headed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Lesser Black-backed Gull X
Common Wood-Pigeon X
Common Magpie X
Barn Swallow X - over.
Great Tit X
Eurasian Reed-Warbler 3 - 1 adult feeding 2 juveniles.
Pied Wagtail X
Reed Bunting 2 , a pair.
Common Chaffinch 1 female on feeders.
European Greenfinch X - over.
European Goldfinch X
Common Linnet X

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Hampstead Cemetery & UCL Sports Ground, Enfield, UK, 24-Jul-2011

2:20 PM - 3:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Post-emigration visit to the soon-to-be-old patch with mum.
Weather: hot, bright & sunny, for a change.
11 species

Black-headed Gull X - big flock overhead.
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 on the field.
Common Wood-Pigeon X
Common Swift X
Great Spotted Woodpecker X
Common Magpie X
Carrion Crow X
Blackcap X
European Robin X
Eurasian Blackbird X
European Starling X

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Hampstead Cemetery & UCL Sports Ground, Enfield, UK, 17-Jul-2011

3:35 PM - 4:55 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Summer patch visit.
Weather: overcast, rainy, breeze (W). Cool, miserable, but some breaks in the cloud leading to some brightness.
19 species

Black-headed Gull 2 on UCL fields.
Herring Gull 1 over south.
Common Wood-Pigeon X
Ring-necked Parakeet X - heard.
Common Swift X - distant.
Green Woodpecker 1 juvenile over.
Common Magpie 3 on UCL fields.
Carrion Crow X - including 5 together in some sort of display flight.
Great Tit X
Blue Tit X
Eurasian Wren X - heard.
European Robin X
Eurasian Blackbird X
Song Thrush 4 singing loudly, & clearly visible in top half of tall pine. Later three chasing after each other.
European Starling X - approx, half a dozen, including two juveniles.
Dunnock X
Common Chaffinch X
European Greenfinch 4 including juveniles.
European Goldfinch 2

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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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