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    Norfolk birding

    Dave Farrow has posted some pics of the D-b Barn Owl (L Stratton) on RBA nice pix of a very attractive bird - in one pic the bird looks like a bit like a Bay Owl. Rural - thanks for the Teal link
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    Norfolk birding

    Hi Chris Unfotuntately it moved on in early January. Hopefully the bird in Long Stratton will hang around. I still don't really know what these birds are or if they're within the variation of dark female Hens. Nice to see mind. Not sure how many Norfolk birds have occurred inland though...
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    Norfolk birding

    amazing the difference a pager message makes...;) :king: no one seemed remotely bothered about the Ludham bird aside from Pom Skua. Paul, can you briefly describe your GW Teal Hybrid as myself an Ilya saw a bird at the weekend that we considered might have been a hybrid cheers
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    Norfolk birding

    I've become quite interested in these recently Matt and have put some extra pics on my site of the Ludham bird so you could always have a look at that. Plus I've researched the ID as much as possible and included some of that info on there too. On the Ludham bird although it has a half-breast...
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    Norfolk birding

    A cold seawatch this afternoon produced a Pom Skua. very little else, apart from a small number of Kittiwakes 10 Gannets 12 auks 2 Pintail 20+ Snow Buntings 1 Barnacle Goose a few Cranes c.20 Red-throated Divers a trawl of the records suggests that yesterday's diver passage was very...
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    Norfolk birding

    20 Snow Bunts several Cranes 6 Whitefronts 1 Barnacle 2nd-winter Med Gull and over 200 Red-throated Divers north in one hour this lunchtime plus good numbers noted passing Walcott later on. Wonder if anyone did any longer counts? Velvet Scoter 'reported' Horsey... details on website later
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    Norfolk birding

    Hi there added some more pix of the Ludham D-b Barn Owl to show the Id features see http://www.freewebs.com/eastnorfolkbirding/articles.htm Tim
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    Norfolk birding

    several cranes incl three very low over Horsey Mere tonight plus whitefronts, Barnacles and 2000 pinks on way home from work but no sign of any Tundras. I think well over 150 Pink-footed goose neck collars have been read out east. The flocks are quite mobile and you've probably got more chance...
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    Norfolk birding

    I've added something to my website here about Dark-breasted Barn Owls. It might be rubbish but it's MY rubbish...
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    Norfolk birding

    I'm currently looking into guttata type Barn Owls with an aim to including something on my website records for Norfolk since 1970 are as follows - singles unless otherwise stated: 75 76 78 79 85 90 (2) 91 94 95 (four) 97 Kelling 29th - 30th Oct 1999 Waxham/Sea Palling Mar 4th - Apr 5th 2003...
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    Norfolk birding

    Hi Pete they're very variable birds indeed - BWP long version has a lot on variation in Barn Owl and 'Dark-breasted' Barn Owl. As i mentioned above, the underwing coverts are a good point as they should be white on Barn and coloured on 'Dark-breasted'. The Barn Owl by Warburton et al. has some...
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    Norfolk birding

    added some nice Tundra Bean shots of the recent east Norfolk birds to my website (thumbnailed too - whoo-hoo!) and Grey Phal too. http://www.freewebs.com/eastnorfolkbirding/diary2008.htm
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    Norfolk birding

    re DB Barn Owl the underwing coverts are a good pointer - very white on alba but buff or some grey-buff on guttata-type birds. Although there's so much variation it's hard to know what you're looking at, i think. It may be that some 'guttata'-type birds are just dark female Barns. The Ludham...
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    Norfolk birding

    re the phalarope walk on the beach! either north from Horsey or South from Waxham. Or along the dune tops. There's no need to struggle through the brambles around the old caravan site. The farm has just been taken over by new people. The last farmer was very anti-birder so people wandering...
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    Norfolk birding

    walked down to Waxham. About 1000 Pinks on the way, nothing in them. Despite a pager message to the contrary, the Grey Phal was on some pools near the pipe dump because i was watching it. Watched it with a couple of mates in peace and quiet for an hour or so at amazingly close range. A chap who...
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    Norfolk birding

    Grey Phal at the pipe dump this afternoon 11 Cranes on my journey to work, several pinks over our football match tonight in Yarmouth. Pinks have been vocal and mobile over the last few nights with the full moon. Fantastic sight and sound - especially from your bed! Tim
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    Norfolk birding

    the shingle is being left as far as i am aware the next spring tide / surge could be interesting not sure about the wisdom of building that 'visitor' centre
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    Norfolk birding

    this was pretty much my missive last night earlier. One minor point - although we put stuff on our websites they are sightings by friends and aquaintances or people we meet (as with the 'A47' GWE). So we do not know any details... something to bear in mind... re the owls, word will spread...
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    Norfolk birding

    scuse my earlier missive our team let a last minute equaliser in so came home with a huff on..
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    Norfolk birding

    16 (+3) Cranes tonight and 2 Hen Harriers quartering at close range
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    Norfolk birding

    East Norfolk today 3 Tundra Beans, and a couple of unusual birds that had us guessing for a while as to possible parentage. 2 Lapland Buntings, 9 Whoopers (thanks Steve!), Pom Skua 6 Wapits yesterday (thanks again Steve) and thanks to Ilya, I've managed to add a shoutbox to the diary page -...
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    Norfolk birding

    East Norfolk this morning Ross's Goose 2 Tundras White-fronted Goose and eight fresh-in Greylags that were surely wild birds, being extremely pale underneath, almost a buffish white. and Steve Lister! details on my website later.
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    Norfolk birding

    Ross's, Tundras and Barneys in east Norfolk today and a lovely sunset around Horsey with cranes bugling away I've started a webpage of Past Glories for my local patch... to inspire me and to marvel at the untapped potential on offer... http://www.freewebs.com/eastnorfolkbirding/pastglories.htm...
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    Norfolk birding

    Watcha mate good to see birding is 'devolving' back to the individual birders with these sites springing up... great stuff - particularly the 4x4 bit and the proscribed remedy! thanks for the link, I'll reciprocate on mine - but the east Norfolk mafia will be after you if they see that...
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    Norfolk birding

    been some decent goosing around east Norfolk with rossicus and fabalis Beans seen of late and 12 Mandarins Felbrigg D-b Barn Owl pic http://www.gybc.org.uk/year/photos2008.htm
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