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  1. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    Another unexpected encounter on my walk along Gorleston prom today. A superb female Kestrel was moving along the prom perching on the railings and flying onto the grass, the beach and the prom itself picking up insects and other food. It was a great source of curiosity for the people present and...
  2. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    That looks close. A lovely shot.
  3. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    A nice surprise on my regular walk at Gorleston seafront today was this Red Throated Diver feeding in the river by the harbour bend. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me so these shots with my phone are the best I could do. Ron
  4. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    This page is for Project Godwit sightings but it also gives an email address for other ringed Godwit sightings: https://projectgodwit.org.uk/get-involved/report-a-sighting/ Ron
  5. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    I usually have a walk along Gorleston seafront several times a week and always check the Turnstones on the pier for anything interesting. Yesterday (Sunday 2nd January) I was pleased to find two Sanderlings amongst them – the first I have seen for several months. Unfortunately I was limited by...
  6. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    Following a visit by this handsome male Sparrowhawk the population of House Sparrows in my garden is reduced by one. Ron
  7. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    Understandably with the lockdown this thread has gone a bit quiet again so here is a quick bump. A few years ago I regularly saw Sanderlings sprinting along the water's edge at Gorleston but I hadn't seen any for a couple of years. As our exercise walks during the pandemic take place in this...
  8. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    Welcome to the thread Colin. It does sound as if there are worse places to be based. Please let us hear about your sightings, even if they are not 'exciting.' Ron
  9. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    As soon as the rain stopped we went for a walk along the promenade at Gorleston this morning and were rewarded with twelve close views of Wheatears. I am not sure how many individual birds were present but probably five or six along the length of the prom. I was a bit annoyed that I hadn't...
  10. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    It is very gratifying to see this thread being resurrected from the dead, as I have no interest in Twitter etc. Please keep the posts coming. Ron
  11. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    Thanks Pat. I haven't seen Sand Martins at Gorleston for many years, so I suspect they were probably on the move. We have still got some Swifts here. I saw about ten together near the seafront this morning and I can see about half a dozen of them flying about from my window at the moment. Ron
  12. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    Due to the lockdown I have seen hardly any birds this year, apart from those in and over the garden. However, last Tuesday we went for a walk along Gorleston lower promenade and there was a steady stream of Sand Martins heading south. Some of them were skimming over the model yacht pond and...
  13. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    They must be more common as even I have seen a few. Apparently one flies in to roost at Carlton Marshes most evenings. I don't know where it spends the day. Ron
  14. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    Thank you David. Looking at the photo again this morning I think you are probably right. I hope that is the case. Ron
  15. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    What has this Kingfisher caught? I was watching and photographing a Kingfisher in front of Fen Hide at Strumpshaw Fen today. When I looked at the photographs tonight I discovered that what I had assumed at the time was a fish, was actually something else and looks rather unpleasant. It appears...
  16. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    Thanks Daniel, that is really helpful. We did walk along the coastal path but didn't go far enough this time. Last year we walked quite a bit further and I think I know where the scrape is now. There were some waders there but I assumed that the area was just flooded. |=)| I will have a look the...
  17. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    North Point, Wells-next-the-sea I keep seeing references to a scrape at North Point, Wells (mainly from Ms P. Clarke) but I have been unable to find out where it is. Googling didn't turn anything up and it doesn't seem to appear on any maps. Could somebody please tell me where it is...
  18. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    I have just seen my first Swifts of the year zooming about over the garden in Gorleston this evening. It's always an exciting moment. Ron
  19. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    Just seen my first two Swifts of the year over the garden in Gorleston this evening. Hopetully they will be nesting under the tiles next door as usual. Ron
  20. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    I see Gary was featured on Springwatch Unsprung tonight in quite an extensive interview. I don't know if it is available on iPlayer if you missed it. Ron
  21. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    Cranes at Strumpshaw Three photos of a couple of Cranes which flew past Tower hide at Strumpshaw this lunchtime. Ron
  22. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    That one is shifting! Nice pic. After it ran towards me it went down to the reserve side of the river bank and proceeded to hunt, apparently unconcerned by my presence. I assume it was a Stoat rather than a Weasel. It seemed too big for a Weasel but didn't have a black tip to its tail. I...
  23. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    Plenty of singing Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps and Willow Warblers at Strumpshaw today, along with booming Bitterns and lots of Marsh Harrier activity. The real treat for me, though, was finding a flock of over 30 Fieldfares in the paddock on the Buckenham road, opposite the reserve gate. That is more...
  24. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    I don't usually watch the One Show (honest) but when we switched the telly on tonight it was on and an item was just starting featuring Mike Dilger at the Buckenham corvid roost. It has been featured many times before on tv but there was some great footage of the birds and it is probably...
  25. NoSpringChicken

    Norfolk birding

    Addiction is a terrible thing. ;) Ron
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