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Norfolk birding
This record is a bit late due to PC problems. Single swallow east at Swanton Novers 9am March 24th. Same day inland movement of redwings 100+ in 5 flocks all south west ? -
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For most mortals the walk to Berney is closer to 2 1\2 hours if you do not hang about too much. You will usually have plenty to see so add at least another hour . -
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Ben I saw the dead animal at Pensthorpe this morning on my way to work. My first impression was it was a well mangled badger , though I did not note any sign of a black and white striped head and did think at the time it must been a hell of a big badger as the body was quite long . Like you I... -
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Looks like a Clumber Park honey was reported today so one theory shot down !! -
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I personally did not see the 4 honey buzzards on Friday morning and I am not going to name names on a public forum, all I will say is the observations come from a well known Norfolk birder who has been watching honey buzzards for years. Pyrtle , it’s not uncommon to have satellite honey... -
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Crap Birder . According to Roberts 1999 paper , on honey buzzards he has found birds usually lay 10 days after nest construction , but on occasion are laying within 5 days and first eggs in nests from May 21st. With an incubation of 30 to 35 days ( depending on clutch size ) eggs could be... -
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The honey buzzard sighting at Swanton Novers was good seen by one of the vol wardens who knows his stuff with honey buzzards. It was seen on several occasions and has been about for the last few weeeks.There is the possibility of a second bird though not reported because the sighting was brief... -
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We may not like it , but its very common pratice on the farms around where I work and yes it does work very well and crop damage is almost non existant where is is used. -
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Lots of swallows , house martins and swifts moving west along the N Norfolk coast today and a bit late perhaps my first cuckoo heard yesterday at Swanton Novers and my second seen today at Stiffkey. Bigtide this morning and several terns ( common and sandwich ) sheltering on pools at the back... -
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A few warblers have arrived at last on the North Coast. Had my first blackcap and sedge warblers of the year and amazingly my first singing chiffchaff ( had a wintering bird back in early March ) this morning. This is the first time I have not heard a chiffchaff until April , usualy hear the... -
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The partial eclispe seem to have no effect on the birds in north Norfolk. During the build up to the eclispe I was in a wood and woodpeckers , blue , marsh and great tits carried on searching for food as before, kestrels continued hunting Mistle thrushes , blackwings and fieldfares carried on... -
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I sometimes think we are getting into the crazy situation where birds we thought of as being rare 30-40 years ago ie gadwall , little egret , marsh harriers ect are now doing quite well while birds that we thought of as common place are now becoming scarce , ie turtle dove , corn buntings , tree... -
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Good numbers of redwings comming up the Wavenly valley this morning at dawn. Most I have seen so far this winter. Also lots of blackbirds and thousands of lapwings on the grazing marshes. Last night under the moon big numbers of wigeon on the move too. -
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I would agree willowgrouse likely to be parvipes or at least one of the medium sized races.I have kept both cackling and Richardsons canadas in captivity and both are a lot smaller than the bird in the photo and their bills shorter. The big problem with canadas is the races see to change every... -
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Jim, You asked what my sighting might be for the last couple of days. Thursday was by far the best for migrants with loads of redwings a handfull of fieldfare's , plenty of reed buntings and bramblings a couple of yellow browed warblers and another warbler I could not get my head around ... -
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Ok Crapbirder if you want to use that sort of thing but i never do and always find my own birds. Ps sorry about the late reply ,but i have been in the Broads for a few days playing with the pink feet so been offline since Thursday -
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Quote "Bit of a scrum there and much worse behaviour than the bluetail. A lady near us got smacked in the face with someone's tripod legs as they pushed her out the way! I got a good enough flight view in my bins but my friend didn't manage any view unfortunately." The very reason why I avoid... -
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I have noticed at times raptors can be attracted to the sound of shooting. I was watching a pheasant drive a couple of years ago by the South Gate at Holkham when two harriers appeared. As the beaters moved through the wood there were quite a few shots from the standing guns that the harriers... -
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I can only echo Norfolk Snakes words on kite\raptor moult. There are times when i see buzzards in such heavy moult its a wonder they can fly. Usually the moult and its missing feathers are repeated in both wings , but not always. Some people think just because a raptor has holes in its wings its... -
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Over the last 6=8 yeas in N Norfolk I see red kites almostdaily during the late winter until june , then numbers rapidly drop becoming very scarce at this time of year. -
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Fred the work on phosphates from goose droppings has been done . I read a report by Anglian Water a few years ago and there has been a lot done on the effects of gull roosts on drinking water. -
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It will be worth it in the long run as the aim is to improve the breeding site for waders and help water quality which can be poor when large numbers of greylag roost on it. -
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Stiffkey Fen is being drained for management work at the moment and is going to be very disturbled for the next month or so. -
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Penny, I see in your blog you had trouble with quicksand on your way out across the saltings today on the North coast. Thats normal after big tides and these patches tend to move about with each tide. It seems when there has been a big tide it lifts the sand and when the tide drops quick sand... -
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Black tailed godwits ,Common and green sandpipers already returning on the North coast