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Norfolk birding
Alternatively, if you don't mind a bit more of a walk and have the time, you can go out along the eastern edge of Haddiscoe Island, taking the footpath through the boatyard at St Olaves and then bending right round along the the west side of the R Waveney. Depending on where the raptors are... -
Norfolk birding
Good stuff - thanks Paul. May well pop in on Saturday, especially now I see you've acquired a little flock of Twite! -
Norfolk birding
Anyone know whether the usual small group of Long-tailed Ducks has been off Gore Point at Holme this winter? thanks -
Norfolk birding
Surely too long winged (ie primary projection relative to tertials should only be about 60% on Brown), and I can see 7 primary tips beyond the tertials on the first pic (should be 5-6 on Brown). edit: also the lack of mask, and greyish tones to the nape also suggest RBS. Agree completely that... -
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Norfolk birding
I was waiting for someone to say that! It is suppression, I suppose, but it's not necessarily malicious or a terrible crime in many cases - it's having a flat mobile battery or being out of signal, or even just not being that bothered about yet another minor scarcity. The way 'suppression'... -
Norfolk birding
Playing devil's advocate for a sec: you KNOW that that was the SOLE purpose, do you? The finder has told you that's precisely why they kept stumm (in which case they've got quite some balls!)? (Don't get me wrong - I recognise it can happen, and I'm sure it would be beyond annoying if so, but... -
Norfolk birding
Who says they did? Lots of late news that riles people is actually harvested off people's blogs, websites and local news channels (be they Twitter, Facebook, whatever) when they're updated later on in the day, or when the finder first speaks to someone who is fussed about putting news out. I... -
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Norfolk birding
There was indeed a Leach's PetrEl past Sheringham late afternoon (though annoyingly I lost it behind one of the pillars immediately after picking it up), which I phoned out to give the folk at Cley and points west a heads-up. Otherwise, it was nothing special with maybe c80 Little Gulls, c25... -
Norfolk birding
Here's the map link Dave suggested: http://binged.it/URFSgR Garden Drove is the one that goes out from the A149 at the 4m spot height, and bisects the "Warham Greens" text at the northern end. That's where the copse is. When I saw the bird with John F et al on Saturday, not long after it had... -
Norfolk birding
Enhanced how, exactly? The way that a pale panel near the leading edge of the inner left wing (as we look at the photo) has suddenly become very dark grey, and also the way the black wedge in the outer right wing has broadened, looks really odd. If it is a Sabs (and I don't rightly care... -
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Norfolk birding
from RBA: "still 2.15pm SE of Acle on marsh at end of Damgate Lane tho distant. Park sensibly on Damgate Lane, walk to end of lane +over bridge, turn right +follow stream for c200yds to view" -
Norfolk birding
No, they were released at Sculthorpe a few years ago. -
Norfolk birding
Exactly; otherwise you just wave a big flag that says "there's something interesting going on here, go read it again". -
Norfolk birding
Exactly - this map illustrates, I hope: http://binged.it/yUH8GF [Stone Rd is the dead end leading towards Manor Farm] Either walk ESE from the end of Stone Road (where there's roadside parking, if you're careful), or E from Wickhampton. In both cases, take careful note of footpaths signs and... -
Norfolk birding
Yeah, they were Whoopers. Not sure I've ever seen swans of any description on the sea before - and these must've been a good half mile out! A solitary Velvet Scoter was closer in! We also saw the pale / leucistic Rough-leg just west of Wells late morning - amazing looking bird, especially the... -
Norfolk birding
That made me chuckle as well... though I think it could well have been a typo, since the logbook at Cley noted 3 early morning. -
Norfolk birding
At least you've moved to an area with some good birding of its own.... think about those of us who've moved to London! ;-) Know what you mean though - wandering around in lovely weather, without another soul in sight, on Gun Hill (nr Burnham Overy) at the weekend was glorious. -
Norfolk birding
Sure, they're back in decent numbers already, great to see skeins arriving last weekend. Holkham is probably as good a place as any to see them, on the freshmarsh west of Lady Anne's Drive. Enjoy! -
Norfolk birding
Sorry - don't understand what you mean - the website at the top? But I'm sure that the target of the link will have no bearing on the colour it appears in... -
Norfolk birding
Penny - is there any particular reason why all the links on your blog are invisible (ie white text on white background) until you hover over them? Happens in Firefox and IE... You might want to have a look at the blog theme, since it's doing it consistently on all links. -
Norfolk birding
I thought the Warham gazetteer was useful, but this is absolutely brilliant! Recognise every single one of those landmarks! If I had a pound for every minute I've wasted following cr*p directions looking for birds in there, I'd have enough for a new pair of bins. All we need now is for people...