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Wednesday 16th May 2012

A fine sunny day at the obs, though unfortunately few birds of note.  Highlights for the day included an obvious passage of Swifts during the morning,  several Cuckoos, 7 Black-tailed Godwits, a Short-eared Owl and a Tree Pipit.

 

Tuesday 15th May 2012 

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET 

*POSS CAPE GANNET RPTD CLEY/PAST BEACH C/PK AT 16:09

*2 TEMMINCK'S STINT CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE AT 18:00

LEACH'S PETREL E/PAST SHERINGHAM AT 17:35+2 ARCTIC SKUA

 

Monday 14th May 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*RED-RUMPED SWALLOW COLNEY GPs 08:50 BRIEFLY THEN FLEW SOUTH

*2 TEMMINCK'S STINTS CLEY NWT THIS EVNG & 3 SPOONBILLS

*FEM GREY-HEADED WAGTAIL KELLING WATER MEADOWS

*OSPREY STRUMPSHAW FEN RSPB 14:10

*OSPREY ROCKLAND BROAD 13:10 BRIEFLY

*BLACK TERN TITCHWELL RSPB FROM PARRINDER HIDE 16:25 +2 LITTLE GULLS & 2 SPOTTED FLYCATCHERS ON FEN TRAIL

*2 WOOD SANDPIPERS HOLKHAM FROM JOE JORDAN HIDE 17:00 BUT DISTANT

*2 GARGANEY SALTHOUSE ON POOLS BTW PATH & BEACH ROAD C/PK 10:00

 

Wednesday 9th May 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*PROB JUV PALLID HARRIER WAXHAM N/OVER CARAVAN PARK AT 13:21

*2 TEMMINCK'S STINT CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE THIS A/NOON

*5 SPOONBILL CLEY NWT ON BILLY'S WASH AT 08:40+2 LITTLE GULL OVER PAT'S POOL

*MALE GREY-HEADED WAGTAIL CLEY NWT TILL 09:00 IN EYE FIELD THEN FLEW W/ONTO BLAKENEY FRESHMARSH

*2 RING OUZEL HORSEY+MALE HEN HARRIER

*5 TREE PIPITS OVER WAXHAM SANDS HOLIDAY PARK

 

Tuesday 8th May 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER 15:30 WELLS WOOD IN NW/CORNER OF THE DELL

*5 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT ON BILLY'S WASH & WOOD SANDPIPER ON CRICKET MARSH

*MALE 'CHANNEL' WAGTAIL CLEY NWT ON EYE FIELD 07:55

 

Monday 7th May 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*JUV MALE PALLID HARRIER W/OVER BLAKENEY POINT 11:25

*RED-RUMPED SWALLOW S/OVER WAXHAM 09:30

*WRYNECK SALTHOUSE 400YDS W/OF DUN COW PUB ON PATH

*2 TEMMINCK'S STINTS 15:30 CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL

*4 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT ON BILLY'S WASH

*3 SPOONBILLS SALTHOUSE IN NEW CUT 20:40

*2 COMMON CRANES PAST BLAKENEY POINT

*2 COMMON CRANES TILL 10:00 BLAKENEY FRESHMARSH THEN FLEW WEST

*2 WOOD SANDPIPERS CLEY NWT 18:00

*SACRED IBIS HOLKHAM W/OF PINES 12:30

 

Sunday 6th May 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*PURPLE HERON BURNHAM OVERY DUNES FLEW IN OFF SEA THEN SW/OVER A149 14:00

*MALE RED-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT 16:20 BLAKENEY POINT E/OF LONG HILLS IN SUEDA

*TEMMINCK'S STINT 15:00 CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL

*WRYNECK HOLME VILLAGE RINGED IN PRIVATE GARDEN 16:50

*SPOONBILL E/OVER BLAKENEY 19:35 & 2 COMMON CRANES ON FRESHMARSH 19:15

*SPOONBILL WEST RUNTON FLEW E/OVER CLIFFTOP C/PK 07:30

*HOODED CROW SALTHOUSE S/OF GRAMBOROUGH HILL ON FLOODS

*OSPREY NE/OVER FILBY BROAD 07:45

 

Saturday 5th May 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*RINGTAIL PALLID HARRIER 16:35 BETWEEN HOLKHAM & WELLS FROM A149 DRIFTING W/

*PURPLE HERON 15:00 HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH NNR FROM JOE JORDAN HIDE

*TEMMINCK'S STINT CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL FROM BISHOP'S HIDE

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD 16:00 BURNHAM OVERY MARSHES+RINGTAIL HEN HARRIER

*RINGTAIL HARRIER SP. 15:25 BURNHAM OVERY MARSHES THEN FLEW TO BURNHAM OVERY DUNES

 

Friday 4th May 2012

A male Citrine Wagtail was at the seaward end of Beach Road opposite the toilet block at 11.55 but flew off not long after. Birds of note today included 3 Whimbrels, a Cuckoo, a male Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaffs, 4 Willow Warblers, 5 Blackcaps, 5 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Whitethroats, 8 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, 5 Yellow Wagtails and 2 Bullfinches. A Brindled Beauty was in the moth trap - shock!!

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*MALE CITRINE WAGTAIL 11:55 HOLME AT SEAWARD END OF BEACH ROAD BY GOLF COURSE OPPOSITE TOILET BLOCK AT E/END OF C/PK IN AREA OF STRIPPED TURF

*PURPLE HERON HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH NNR BRIEFLY FROM JOE JORDAN HIDE EARLY A/NOON

*TEMMINCK'S STINT CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL FROM BISHOP'S HIDE THIS A/NOON+4 SPOONBILL ON BILLY'S WASH

*2 SPOONBILL CLEY NWT THIS MRNG+LITTLE GULL & 10 WHIMBREL . 35 WHIMBRIL SALTHOUSE 

*RING OUZEL WELLS WOODS IN FIELD S/OF PINEWOODS CARAVAN PARK THIS MRNG

 

Thursday 3rd May 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*WRYNECK NORTH WALSHAM IN GARDEN THIS MRNG

*TEMMINCK'S STINT CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL AT 09:20

*MALE GOLDEN ORIOLE 19:15 SNETTISHAM CP BUT ELUSIVE

*SPOONBILL BLAKENEY HARBOUR AT 13:20

*DRK GARGANEY SALTHOUSE W/OF BEACH ROAD ON SMALL POOL S/OF DARINAGE CHANNEL MID MRNG

 

Wednesday 2nd May 2012

A much nicer day with some migration noted. Highlights today were 1 Little Egret, 5 Whimbrels, a Greenshank west, Med Gull, a single Sandwich Tern on the sea, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl, 38 Swallows, 20 Chiffchaffs, 20 Willow Warblers, 15 Blackcaps, 1 Garden Warbler, 8 Lesser Whitethroats, 6 Whitethroats, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 15 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, a Whinchat in the dunes on the NWT, 5 Yellow Wagtails over, 2 Tree Pipits, and 6 Siskins.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER BLAKENEY POINT IN THE PLANTATION THIS A/NOON

*TEMMINCK'S STINT 17:45 CLEY NWT FROM BISHOP HIDE

*MALE GOLDEN ORIOLE 14:30 SNETTISHAM COASTAL PARK AT N/END BUT ELUSIVE

*FEM MONTAGU'S HARRIER WINTERTON DUNES OVER NORTH DUNES

*RINGTAIL MONTAGU'S HARRIER WAXHAM FLEW S/THRU DUNES 11:50

*2 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT ON BILLY'S WASH 19:25

*5 BLACK TERNS WELNEY WWT & 6 ARCTIC TERNS THRU

*OSPREY N/OVER BREYDON WATER 05:55 & 4 LITTLE GULLS

*DRK GARGANEY SALTHOUSE E/OF BEACH ROAD

 

Tuesday 1st May 2012  

A wet and windy start to the month, with a some what wintery feel to it, with two Bramblings noted around the observatory feeders and a Fieldfare (second day) seen along the East bank. More typical birds recorded included 10+ wheatear and a Cuckoo, and unsurprisingly there were no moths in the moth trap !

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*BLACK TERN TITCHWELL RSPB +DRK GARGANEY, 2 LITTLE GULLS & 3 RED-CRESTED POCHARDS

*DRK GARGANEY HOLME FROM 1st HIDE & 2 MED GULLS

*2 DRK GARGANEY BREYDON WATER RSPB

 

Monday 30th April 2012

A fine sunny day, produced a splattering of migrants with at least 40 Willow warblers, 25 Wheatears, 25 Yellow Wagtails and 5 Whinchats recorded, with 3 Redstarts, a Nightingale, a Turtle Dove and a male Pied Flycatcher also present. A Short-eared Owl was seen early morning and a single Hebrew Character was in the moth trap.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*MALE GOLDEN ORIOLE 19:20 SNETTISHAM CP c2/3ML N/OF C/PK AT N/END OF CONCRETE DAM WALL SHOWING WELL THEN FLEW INTO COVER

*7 COMMON CRANE OVER WAXHAM BARNS AT 10:10+RING OUZEL WAXHAM SANDS

*2 RING OUZEL ROUGHTON OFF BACK LANE

*BLACK TERN 12:15 BARTON BROAD+HOBBY

*SPOONBILL CLEY NWT+3 WHINCHAT, FEM REDSTART, 20 YELLOW WAGTAIL & 50 WHEATEAR

*BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL 07:00 WAXHAM AT PIPE DUMP+2 YELLOW WAGTAIL & 3 WHIMBREL OVER

*2 PIED FLYCATCHER GREAT YARMOUTH IN SW/CORNER OF S/SECTION OF CEMETERY BY IVY CLAD WALL AT 13:45

*PIED FLYCATCHER SNETTISHAM CP 50YDS ALONG INNER SEAWALL 

*AD LITTLE GULL IDLE VALLEY NR ON NEATHOLME SCRAPE AT 17:45

 

Sunday 29th April 2012 

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

2 WHITE STORK 14:15 SE/OF ACLE ON MARSH AT END OF DAMGATE LANE BUT DISTANT

*MALE GOLDEN ORIOLE SNETTISHAM CP IN C/PK NEAR PINES AT 20:00

*POMARINE SKUA E/PAST SHERINGHAM AT 09:45+3 ARCTIC SKUA, 3 MANX SHEARWATER & PUFFIN

*HOODED CROW SALTHOUSE FROM BEACH C/PK THIS MRNG

*PIED FLYCATCHER WELLS WOODS IN NW/CORNER OF THE DELL THIS MRNG+MALE REDSTART

*BLACK TERN 16:00 BARTON BROAD

*3+RING OUZEL 18:00 BEESTON BUMP

 

Saturday 28th April 2012

A very cold and blustery day, highlights included 20 Pink-feet, 2 Black-tailed Godwits and a Greenshank on the marsh, a Cuckoo calling, and 5 Swifts, 6 Swallows, 2 House Martins, 20 Chiffchaffs, 8 Willow Warblers, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 7 Yellow Wagtails and 2 Bullfinches.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*2 WHITE STORK 18:12 SE/OF ACLE ON MARSH AT END OF DAMGATE LANE

*2 SPOONBILL CLEY NWT ON BILLY'S WASH+5 WHITE WAGTAIL ON NORTH SCRAPE. FEM BLACK REDSTART BY OLD VISITOR CENTRE

*3 LITTLE GULL BREYDON WATER+HEN HARRIER, 4 SPOTTED REDSHANK & 2 ARCTIC TERN

*PIED FLYCATCHER TITCHWELL RSPB+5 SPOTTED REDSHANK & OSPREY OVER W/

*RING OUZEL SYDERSTONE COMMON AT 09:00

*12 ARCTIC TERN TITCHWELL RSPB N/OVER THORNHAM MARSH AT 11:30

*HOODED CROW 12:18 SALTHOUSE S/OF GRAMBOROUGH HILL VIEWABLE FROM BEACH ROAD+12 WHIMBREL

*ARCTIC TERN PENTNEY GPS AT 11:50

*COMMON CRANE SE/OVER CRANWORTH AT 11:50 

*MALE PIED FLYCATCHER TITCHWELL RSPB ALONG MAIN PATH 100YDS BEYOND VISITOR CENTRE AT 14:45

*RED KITE SANDRINGHAM OVER C/PK AT 15:10

*AD LITTLE GULL STIFFKEY FEN+FEM BLACK REDSTART AT CAMSITE

 

Friday 27th April 2012

Yet another day dominated by wet and windy conditions, some migrants did struggle through, a Sandwich Tern west on the sea, 5 Wheatears at Gore Point on the NWT reserve, 1 Cuckoo, 8 Swifts, and 25 Swallows over the marsh, around the paddocks 3 Chiffchaffs, 7 Willow Warblers, 8 Blackcaps, 6 Lesser Whitethroats, 6 Whitethroats, 2 Sedge Warblers, 6 Yellow Wagtails and 2 Tree Pipits over west. The Short-eared Owl was hunting near the Golf Course. Yet again there were no moths.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*4 SPOONBILL CLEY NWT ON BILLY'S WASH . PROB BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL ON BILLY'S MARSH+2 WHIMBREL,HOBBY & 7 YELLOW WAGTAILS. FEM REDSTART NEAR BEACH C/PK. 5 RING OUZELS FRIARY HILLS

*4 COMMON CRANE OVER BREYDON WATER BRIDGE AT 11:35

*OSPREY TITCHWELL RSPB LOW W/OVER FRESHMARSH AT 07:22

*HOODED CROW WINTERTON NORTH DUNES+HEN HARRIER & 2 SHORT-EARED OWL

*OSPREY OVER HICKLING BROAD NWT+SPOTTED REDSHANK ON RUSH HILL SCRAPE

*OSPREY S/OVER HUNSTANTON CLIFFS

*5 RING OUZEL BLAKENEY FRESHMARSH AT FRIARY HILLS NT

*FEM BLACK REDSTART CLEY NWT ON OLD VISITOR CENTRE AT 16:40

*116 WHIMBREL BREYDON WATER FROM NORTH WALL+9 GREENSHANK

*WOOD SANDPIPER KELLING WATER MEADOWS LATE MRNG+MALE HYBRID BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL X YELLOW WAGTIAL WITH 12 YELLOW WAGTAILS

*2 GARGANEY WELNEY WWT+HOBBY

 

Thursday 26th April 2012

Another showery and blustery day, highlights today were 16 Pink-feet, 12 Brent Geese, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers on the sea, 5 Gannets, a Hobby flying south over the marsh, over 200 Sandwich Terns off the Golf Course, a Little Tern on the seawatch, a Cuckoo, 5Swifts, 6 Swallows, 3 House Martins, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroats, and 2 Sedge Warblers.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*FEM MONTAGU'S HARRIER WAXHAM N/OVER SHANGRI-LA MID A/NOON+2 RING OUZEL BETWEEN HORSEY GAP & WINTERTON NORTH DUNES+2 SHORT-EARED OWLS

*2 BLACK TERN 09:00 HICKLING BROAD NWT OVER RUSHY HILL SCRAPE+ARCTIC TERN

*2 ARCTIC TERN PENTNEY GPS+CUCKOO, 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER & 4 SWIFT

*HOODED CROW 12:55 S/GRAMBOROUGH HILL THIS A/NOON 12:55

*2 RING OUZEL WEYBOURNE JUST E/OF MOD CAMP BY FENCE THIS A/NOON

 

Wednesday 25th April 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*CATTLE EGRET BURNHAM OVERY ON E/SIDE OF MILL 07:45 THEN FLEW WEST

*POSS MALE ASHY-HEADED WAGTAIL CLEY NWT ON BILLY'S WASH 15:10

 

Tuesday 24th April 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*PROB ASHY-HEADED WAGTAIL 19:30 CLEY NWT+PROB BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL

*3 ARCTIC TERN COLNEY GPS FROM CHAPEL BEAK ROAD

*3 SPOONBILL CLEY NWT ON BILLY'S WASH+LITTLE GULL ON PATS POOL.FEM PIED FLYCATCHER NEAR WALSEY HILLS NOA MID A/NOON

*FEM RED-CRESTED POCHARD TITCHWELL RSPB+SHORT-EARED OWL

 

Monday 23rd April 2012

A cool and breezy day, highlights were 2 reeling Grasshopper Warblers and 2 Sedge Warblers singing near the Broadwater, a Cuckoo was also heard mid morning. 6 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers, 8 Blackcaps, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Siskins and 2 Redpoll sp were also of note.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*DRK GREEN-WINGED TEAL 13:00 WELNEY WWT FROM LYLE HIDE

*4 SPOONBILLS 11:40 CLEY NWT VIEWABLE FROM BEACH C/PK

*11 RING OUZELS SALTHOUSE HEATH AT SCRIB HILL THIS A/NOON +WHEATEAR & MALE REDSTART

 

Sunday 22nd April 2012

A showery day with some warm sunshine, some migrants struggled through, including a Cuckoo, 1 Sand Martin, 18 Swallows, a male Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warblers, 2 Sedge Warblers, 12 Blackcaps, 2 Willow Warblers, and 2 Chiffchaffs. Other birds of note included 12 Avocets, 15 Ruff, 7 Black-tailed Godwits and 2 Med Gulls. A Barn Owl was hunting, and 2 Sandwich Terns were noted on the seawatch. Moth trapping continues to be very slow with just a single Early Thorn today.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*IMM GLAUCOUS GULL N/PAST GORLESTON TWDS HARBOUR

*SHORELARK CLEY ON SHINGLE RIDGE E/OF EAST BANK 11:20 TG.064.448

*OSPREY W/OVER BLAKENEY POINT 12:15

*6 RING OUZELS ROYDON COMMON NWT AT E/END LATE MRNG

*4 RING OUZELS WEST RUNTON S/OF CLIFFTOP C/PK

*3 RING OUZELS WINTERTON DUNES

 

Saturday 21st April 2012

Highlights today were 150 Sandwich Terns at Gore Point, a Cuckoo near Redwell Marsh, 4 Willow Warblers and a single Lesser Whitethroat.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*3 SPOONBILL CLEY NWT ON BILLY'S WASH 

*SPOONBILL E/OVER BREYDON WATER

*UNCON RPT GOSHAWK N/OVER THORPE MARSHES 10:00+GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 

*MALE PIED FLYCATCHER NORWICH CITY CENTRE 09:00 - NO FURTHER DETAILS

*8 RING OUZEL ROYDON COMMON NWT AT W/END 11:55 

*8 RING OUZEL CLEY IN FIELD S/OF SCRIB HILL 13:30+MALE REDSTART

*7 RING OUZEL CLEY AT THE HANGS 12:00

*5 RING OUZEL WINTERTON NORTH DUNES NNR 

*4 RING OUZEL FELBRIGG HALL NT+WHOOPER SWAN

*3 RING OUZEL WEST RUNTON S/OF CLIFFTOP C/PK

*3 RING OUZEL SNETTISHAM COASTAL PARK+RED KITE & YELLOW WAGTAIL 

*2 RING OUZEL CHOSELEY AT REAR OF MEADOW GRANGE 15:30

*BITTERN WELNEY WWT FLEW PAST MAIN OBS TWDS LYLE HIDE 12:17

 

Friday 20th April 2012 

Highlights today were the small trickle of approx 30 Swallows, with 2 Sand Martins over the reserve throughout the day, and a singing Cetti's warbler along the edge of the broadwater. Two Short-eared Owls were also seen hunting between the grazing marsh and the dunes. 

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*3 SPOONBILLS LATE MRNG CLEY NWT & LITTLE GULL

*SPOONBILL TITCHWELL RSPB +BLACK-NECKED GREBE RPTD OFFSHORE & 4 VELVET SCOTERS

*7 RING OUZELS ROYDON COMMON NWT

*3 RING OUZELS TRIMINGHAM NEAR PILGRIM SHELTER

 

Thursday 19th April 2012 

Birds of note today on the reserve included Sedge Warbler and Whitethroat, with a Whimbrel,12 Ruff and both Short-eared and Barn Owls on the grazing marsh and a Spotted Redshank over the broadwater. On the sea 4 Red-breasted Mergansers were noted.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*SHORE LARK 10:10 CLEY ON SHINGLE AT E/END OF ARNOLDS MARSH+5 SPOONBILL CLEY NWT ON BILLYS WASH

*3 SPOTTED REDSHANK BREYDON WATER+ARCTIC TERN

*FIRECREST HOPTON-ON-SEA AT WARREN LANE

*SHORT-EARED OWL HOLME NWT OVER DUNES AT E/END

*2 GARGANEY WELNEY WWT+RING OUZEL

 

Wednesday 18th April 2012

 NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*SPOONBILL S/OVER HUNSTANTON CLIFFS AT 07:30

*COMMON CRANE OVER KELLING WATER MEADOWS AT 16:05

*OSPREY STRUMPSHAW FEN RSPB FROM HIDE AT 09:00 THEN FLEW TOWARDS WHEATFEN

*3 RING OUZEL WINTERTON NORTH DUNES+SHORT-EARED OWL & JACK SNIPE

 

Tuesday 17th April 2012

Highlights today were 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Gannets and 7 Sandwich Terns on the sea, 4 Swallows through, a Willow Warbler and a Blackcap on the reserve, a Ring Ouzel on the grazing marsh, 2 Yellow Wagtails over west, 8 Siskins, 5 Redpoll sp and 3 Crossbills in the pines.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

4 SPOONBILL CLEY NWT FROM AVOCET HIDE

 

Monday 16th April 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*DRK RING-NECKED DUCK THIS EVNG BARTON BROAD & 2 AD LITTLE GULLS

*SERIN HEACHAM NORTH BEACH JUST S/OF HUNSTANTON AT SEARLES HOLIDAY PARK IN 1st PONY PADDOCK LATE A/NOON

*HOOPOE 13:45 HORSEY AT E/END OF NELSON HEAD TRACK

*BLACK GUILLEMOT OFF TITCHWELL RSPB E/OF BOARDWALK

*6 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT 09:10

*HOODED CROW CLEY NWT E/OF WEST BANK 11:30

*LANNER FALCON BREYDON WATER RSPB BY SOUTH WALL LATE MRNG

*9 RING OUZELS SALTHOUSE AT THE HANGS NEAR SCRIB HILL 09:55

*5 MALE RING OUZELS HOLME NWT DUNES

 

Sunday 15th April 2012

*1w CASPIAN GULL SSW/OF GREAT MASSINGHAM IN PIG FIELD S/OF B1145

*9 RING OUZEL ROYDON COMMON NWT MID MRNG 

*OSPREY RANWORTH BROAD NWT ON POST FROM VISITOR CENTRE AT 11:00+COMMON CRANE OVER W/

*4 RING OUZEL 12:45 ESE/OF CLEY AT GREAT HULVER HILL

*10 RING OUZEL 16:30 CLEY AT THE HANGS ON SCRIB HILL

*9 RING OUZEL HORSEY GAP BEHIND DUNES AT 15:45 FROM NELSONS HEAD TRACK

 

Saturday 14th April 2012

A quiet day at the Observatory, highlights were 4 Eiders and 1 Red-breasted Merganser on the sea, and 8 Swallows and a Blackcap on the reserve.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*SERIN WAXHAM SANDS HOLIDAY CAMP WITH LINNETS 08:00 & RING OUZEL 

*HOOPOE 18:45 WAXHAM SANDS HOLIDAY PARK BTW TOILET BLOCKS. WALK N/FROM HORSEY GAP & VIEW FROM DUNES 

*HOOPOE 13:00 HORSEY GAP S/OF C/PK OPP. PILL BOX

BLACK GUILLEMOT OFF TITCHWELL RSPB 07:34 +MED GULL 

*SPOONBILL W/OVER MORSTON QUAY

*2 LITTLE GULL STIFFKEY FEN

*AD LITTLE GULL BARTON BROAD 06:00

*OSPREY 18:45 RANWORTH BROAD NWT FROM VIS'CTR 

*9 RING OUZEL ROYDON COMMON NWT 

*6 RING OUZEL S/OF HORSEY GAP C/PK 09:00 

*RING OUZEL BTW ROUGHTON + CROMER BY CARR LANE TG.217.395

*20 RING OUZEL SYDERSTONE COMMON ON NE/EDGE

 

Friday 13th April 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*GLOSSY IBIS ORMESBY LITTLE BROAD

*HOOPOE 13:15 WAXHAM SANDS HOLIDAY PARK IN DUNES

*HOOPOE N/OVER HORSEY GAP 11:35

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD WEETING HEATH NT FROM WEST HIDE 13:30 THEN FLEW INTO PINES

*BLACK GUILLEMOT MID A/NOON OFF TITCHWELL RSPB +2 RED-NECKED GREBES, 4 VELVET SCOTERS, OSPREY & RED KITE

*SHORELARK CLEY NWT ON SHINGLE RIDGE E/OF EAST BANK 16:00

*9+RING OUZELS SALTHOUSE AT THE HANGS NEAR SCRIB HILL LATE A/NOON

*5 RING OUZELS HORSEY 300YDS S/OF HORSEY GAP IN DUNES

 

Thursday 12th April 2012

A good day today with some visible passage of migrants. Highlights were 3 Common Cranes seen coming across the Wash and drifting east towards Titchwell, a Red Kite flying east over the grazing marsh, 20 Avocets, 18 Ruff, 22 Black-tailed Godwits, an adult Med Gull east, a Short-eared Owl, 2 Sand Martins and 24 Swallows west, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 6 Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler singing, a male Blackcap, a Whitethroat and 2 Wheatears in the dunes on the NWT reserve, and 4 Siskins and 2 Crossbills over early morning. On the sea 7 Eiders, 3 Fulmars, 4 Gannets, and 12 Great Crested Grebes were noted. A Comma and 2 Orange Tips were around the reserve.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*HOOPOE TILL 16:00 WAXHAM SANDS HOLIDAY PARK BY BLUE TOILET BLOCK THEN FLEW TOWARDS PIPE DUMP+FEM RING OUZEL

*4 WAXWING NORWICH AT JUNCTION OF ADELAIDE STREET & WEST END STREET IN SUGERY C/PK AT 17:25

*3 COMMON CRANE OVER THORNHAM HARBOUR AT 14:08

*11 RING OUZEL CLEY ON SCRIB HILL VIEWABLE NE/FROM THE HANGS THIS EVNG

*5+RING OUZEL CLEY AT THE HANGS

*6 RING OUZEL SNETTISHAM CP

*4 RING OUZEL ROYDON COMMON NWT AT MIDDAY

*BLACK-NECKED GREBE BARTON BROAD THIS MRNG

*5 HAWFINCH LYNFORD ARBORETUM THIS MRNG

*OSPREY RANWORTH BROAD NWT THIS EVNG FROM VIEWING PLATFORM

*2 GARGANEY WELNEY WWT

 

Wednesday 11th April 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*HOOPOE 17:30 WAXHAM SANDS HOLIDAY PARK IN NE/CORNER SHOWING WELL. VIEW ONLY FROM DUNES

*2 COMMON CRANE OVER HORSEY MILL 

*5 RING OUZEL CLEY AT THE HANGS THIS EVNG

*3 RING OUZEL 09:30 BLAKENEY AT FRIARY HILLS

*3 RING OUZEL ROYDON COMMON NWT AT W/END NEAR PADLOCKED GATE TF677225

*RED-NECKED GREBE OFF TITCHWELL RSPB+3 LONG-TAILED DUCK & 4 VELVET SCOTER . SHORT-EARED OWL & 2 RED-CRESTED POCHARD ON RESERVE & OSPREY THRU W/

*RING OUZEL HORSEY GAP C/PK AT 17:00

 

Tuesday 10th April 2012

Highlights today included a Red Kite, 9 wheatears, and a Swallow. On the fresh marsh there were 100+ Pinkfeet, 20 Golden Plover and 17 Ruff, and 2 Eider and a single Red-breasted Merganser were noted on the sea.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*HOOPOE 18:05 WAXHAM SANDS HOLIDAY PARK ON N/SIDE OF CAMPSITE N/OF BLUE TOILET BLOCK

*HOOPOE SHERINGHAM E/OF ALLOTMENTS FLEW TWDS GOLF COURSE 07:25

*3 WAXWINGS NORWICH ON ADELAIDE STREET LATE A/NOON

*MALE RING OUZEL HEACHAM IN HORSE PADDOCK OPP SEWAGE WORKS 15:30

*MALE RING OUZEL BLOFIELD HEATH IN FIELD W/OF PEDHAM ROAD 10:30

*RED-NECKED GREBE OFF TITCHWELL RSPB +4 VELVET SCOTERS, 10 LONG-TAILED DUCKS & WATER PIPIT ON FRESHMARSH

*2 LITTLE TERNS BARTON BROAD FROM BOARDWALK 13:00 & 3 LITTLE GULLS

 

Monday 9th April 2012 

Another wet and windy day. Seawatching produced 8 Eider and 12 Red-breasted Mergansers. 2 Wheatears were on Thornham Bank and c200 Pink-feet and c100 Golden Plover were on the grazing marsh. Again very little in the moth trap, somewhat unsurprisingly, with only a single Hebrew Character, Red Chestnut and Clouded Drab caught.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*HOOPOE 16:20 WAXHAM OVER PIPE DUMP TWDS DUNES & HOODED CROW EARLY A/NOON

*HOOPOE 13:30 WAXHAM SANDS HOLIDAY PARK ON N/SIDE OF CAMPSITE N/OF BLUE TOILET BLOCK

*SERIN TILL 10:35 WAXHAM SANDS HOLIDAY PARK THEN FLEW S/WITH LINNETS

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 1ML S/OF NORTHREPPS W/OF RAILWAY BRIDGE SHOWING WELL

*MALE RING OUZEL HEACHAM IN HORSE PADDOCK S/OF SEWAGE WORKS 12:35

*MALE RING OUZEL BLOFIELD HEATH IN FIELD W/OF PEDHAM ROAD

*WATER PIPIT HICKLING BROAD BEHIND SWIM COOTS HIDE 14:30

 

Sunday 8th April 2012

A cool grey and quiet day, highlights on the sea were 7 Eiders, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Fulmars, 4 Great Crested Grebes, a Red-necked Grebe and a single Sandwich Tern east. Elsewhere a Peregrine was hunting, 7 Black-tailed Godwits and a Short-eared Owl were also seen. A single Swallow flew through west, and on the reserve a female Blackcap and a Stonechat were of note. A Redpoll sp flew over calling.

Just the one Red Chestnut in the moth trap, brrrrr!

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

GREAT GREY SHRIKE 1ML S/OF NORTHREPPS W/OF RAILWAY BRIDGE THIS A/NOON & RING OUZEL S/OF BRIDGE

4 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT FROM DAUKES HIDE

*SPOONBILL CROMER FLEW W/OVER GOLF COURSE 08:30

*SPOONBILL E/OVER BLAKENEY POINT 08:00

*JUV GLAUCOUS GULL W/PAST SHERINGHAM 08:05

*2 RING OUZELS HEACHAM IN LAST HORSE PADDOCK BEFORE SEWAGE WORKS

*MALE RING OUZEL BLOFIELD HEATH IN FIELD W/OF PEDHAM ROAD FOR 2nd DAY

*MALE RING OUZEL SOUTHREPPS NW/OF SOUTHREPPS HALL BY PATH

 

Saturday 7th April 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 1ML S/OF NORTHREPPS 150YDS W/OF RAILWAY BRIDGE AT 11:05

*GARGANEY WELNEY WWT

*SACRED IBIS WELNEY WWT

*RED-NECKED GREBE OFF TITCHWELL RSPB AT 08:20+VELVET SCOTER

*2 BLACK REDSTART GORLESTON IN BEACON PARK

*11 LONG-TAILED DUCK OFF TITCHWELL RSPB+5 VELVET SCOTER . WATER PIPIT & FEM RED-CRESTED POCHARD ON FRESHMARSH

 

Friday 6th April 2012

Highlights today were a ring-tail Hen Harrier, 8 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, a Redpoll sp over and a single Lapland Bunting over the east bank. A Swallow flew through.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE S/OF NORTHREPPS 150YDS W/OF RAILWAY AT 14:45 

*UNCON RPT POSS FEM TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL LYNFORD ARBORETUM BY BRIDGE BRIEFLY AT 12:30 THEN FLEW OFF 

*NEAR-AD ICELAND GULL 12:20 SIDESTRAND ON BEACH THEN FLEW E/TOWARDS CRAB BOAT 

*SPOONBILL 15:10 CLEY NWT ON SOUTH POOL SHOWING WELL+YELLOW WAGTAIL IN EYE FIELD

*SPOTTED REDSHANK KILVINGTON WEST LAKE AT 10:20

*SACRED IBIS WELNEY WWT

 

Thursday 5th April 2012

Highlights today were 3 Velvet Scoters east on the seawatch, and a Merlin east over the marsh.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE S/OF NORTHREPPS c500YDS E/OF RAILWAY BRIDGE AT 16:30

*MALE RING OUZEL 16:17 HOLME DUNES IN DUNES NEAR GORE POINT+STONECHAT 

 

Wednesday 4th April 2012

A cold, wet and windy day at the observatory resulting in little seen of note, though c50 Brent Geese were on the grazing Marsh and six Black-tailed Godwits were seen in flight over the broadwater.

 

Tuesday 3rd April 2012

Highlights today were an Osprey flying west along the beach being mobbed by Oystercatchers, a male Ring Ouzel initially found near the observatory building which then flew off west towards the NWT reserve, and two Swallows again noted flying west over the reserve. 

A single Snow bunting was noted in the dunes and a Sandwich Tern was noted at sea. At Redwell Marsh a Red Kite and a Ruff were noteworthy. 

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

JUV ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BURNHAM OVERY DUNES 09:30

 *JUV GLAUCOUS GULL OFF WEYBOURNE 12:45

*JUV GLAUCOUS GULL OFF SHERINGHAM BY CRAB BOAT MID MRNG

*SPOONBILL CLEY NWT 11:15

*OSPREY W/OVER TITCHWELL RSPB 14:30 & 9 LONG-TAILED DUCKS OFFSHORE

*OSPREY HOLME NOA FLEW W/OVER BEACH 14:25

*BLACK REDSTART SHERINGHAM ON RALWAY OPP CEMETERY ENTRANCE

*2 GARGANEY WELNEY WWT THIS MRNG & SACRED IBIS

 

Monday 2nd April 2012

 NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*JUV GLAUCOUS GULL W/PAST SALTHOUSE 12:10

*JUV GLAUCOUS GULL OFF SHERINGHAM 09:45

*BLACK REDSTART GREAT YARMOUTH AT SOUTH DENES

 

Sunday 1st April 2012

Highlights today were at least 2 Red Kites in the area and on the sea 3 Common Scoters, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Fulmar, and 5 Great Crested Grebes. The Short-eared Owl was hunting in the morning.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*RICHARD'S PIPIT 18:25 KELLING JUST N/OF WEYBOURNE RADAR STATION. PARK ONLY IN WEYBOURNE BEACH C/PK & WALK W/FOR 3/4ML

*COMMON CRANE WELNEY WWT & SACRED IBIS

*5 RED KITES W/OVER SHERINGHAM 14:55

*3 RED KITES OVER BURNHAM OVERY DUNES

*DRK GARGANEY WELNEY WWT FROM LYLE HIDE 13:00

*MALE RING OUZEL CROMER ON CLIFFTOP N/OF LIGHTHOUSE 09:50

*FEM BLACK REDSTART CROMER IN NORTH LODGE PARK 11:15

*FEM BLACK REDSTART WAXHAM AT PIPE DUMP 11:00

        

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