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  1. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    Think you have seen as good a Rough-leg as anybody has John ;)
  2. john miller

    Norfolk birding

  3. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    Hi Pat you been in hiding, not seen you for many months. Still putting out seed at Salthouse, but just feeding Turnstones and Gulls. Hopefully some Snows will eventually find it, but not like the good old days when they fed around your feet. Re Lap Buntings, 2007 was the only year that a good...
  4. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    Brent Geese Looking at Brents in the Cley area the young birds only account for <2%. Presume it must have been a disastrous breeding season for them, as it seems to have been for many waders. Anyone looked at birds elsewhere? John
  5. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    Or at least none reported by locals.
  6. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    Superb pictures Penny. However does anybody know anyone reliable who has seen this bird since 17th. The 18th was a washout, it was reported yesterday, but I met many down there who had only seen a Reed. Late morning the Reed was apparently pointed out as the Icterine. From what I hear much...
  7. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    What difference does the 'shooting debate in Malta' make to the British breeding population of Turtle Doves? It's a well known fact, at least I thought it was that our Turtle Doves migrate through France and Spain on their way to West Africa. The blame for our decline in Turtle Dove's is not...
  8. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    In the late 70s you could view all the rare breeders with info gained over the grapevine and not too many birders about. Now such sites can be too well known. I have seen at least 12 birder/photographers within 10yds of a schedule 1 birds nest whilst the bird was trying to feed young. Anybody...
  9. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    Agree with Gropper, on those pics you can see crown and undertail streaking which was not obvious on the first ones, that look over corrected on the computer, loosing a lot of detail. Pic of Cley bird below, giving a much better performance.
  10. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    Sorry David all three are Common Buzzard. The small European eagles show 6 primaries. John
  11. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    Not incredibly early although one of the earliest and worthy of note. Ring Ouzel have probably wintered in Norfolk in the past, plus some wintered in britain last winter. Why is the photo extraordinary, apart from the fact it shows a early March RO. It just looks like a good record shot to me...
  12. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    For some reason the flock rarely performs in tight formation. Flocks are spread over a wide area, my video just concentrated on the birds that were going to roost. Could not cover all the birds.
  13. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    going into Baconsthorpe from Holt. Go past first few houses, then past a farm on the right, 2-300 yds on rd to Edgefield on rt. Turn in here and park after 100yds. Birds all roost in conifers in garden on the left. The conifers are now trashed!!. Time, in sunny weather about 5.15 to 5.30 for the...
  14. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    Youtube link to video of some of the estimated 20,000 starlings roosting at Baconsthorpe taken yesterday evening. http://youtu.be/DvfnjWKCkKA
  15. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    Have not seen them myself, but the car park is next to the hall, just follow signs. As I said before just look south from car park, which is not very large. Hopefully somebody who has seen them will clarify. Felbrigg is a few miles west of Cromer John
  16. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    No sign of the Flitcham birds a couple of weeks ago, notes in the book suggest they are not there. As said, birds can be seen from the carpark at Felbrigg, I believe looking roughly south at a large isolated tree. John www.kellingnature.zenfolio.com ps no thanks required or expected|=)|
  17. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    At least 15 Red Kite at roost near Wells this evening, some sitting in trees only 50yds from road. There must also be a movement off the continent in the last few days, with small numbers of Waxwing turning up plus a few small groups of Fieldfare over my garden, high heading south. John...
  18. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    Not sure about the 2013/14 winter being a disaster, what was a disaster was the weather early in 2013. The birds went into the breeding season weak and out of condition, the season was one of the poorest for success rate.. In contrast 2014 was superb for them, told that some even had two broods...
  19. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    The large roost from last Nov/Dec seems to have moved, you probably found where some of the birds are now roosting. John
  20. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    At least 13 Twite, Gramborough hill to Kelling hard, plus Lap Bunting and Purple Sand today. Common Darter on Kelling WM must have reached 30 at least plus a few hawker sp John www.kellingnature.zenfolio.com
  21. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    Agree with that, some superb shots. Not time to go through them all but will later. Quite a few got me rather envious. John www.kellingnature.zenfolio.com ps the report yesterday of 50 Twite at Kelling hard probably refers to the flock of 50 Linnet in the area. However yesterday there were up...
  22. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    On facebook there is `Norfolk Birding` only 45 members and unfortunately hardly used. John
  23. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    At the moment there is a lot of work being done on the new seawall, so some areas are closed off. For the Shrike come back out of the carpark, turn left and after about 100 yds there is a footpath on the left. Walk along this till you get to the pool 600yds+, the Shrike is in the dead trees on...
  24. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    Good raptor movement going on at moment along the north coast, many Buzzards with good numbers of Honey. John (that is good numbers for Norfolk!!)
  25. john miller

    Norfolk birding

    The regulars to the point might know better, but I was always told that if a bird departs Scandinavia at dusk it arrives on the Norfolk coast early afternoon. John www.kellingnature.zenfolio.com
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