North Norfolk 17 - 20 July 2010 (1 Viewer)

North Norfolk 17 - 20 July 2010

We just got back from four glorious days in North Norfolk.
Fab weather, although we found it quite from a birding point of view, we did manage the buff breasted sandpiper at Titchwell on Saturday and a Curlew Sand + 5 spoonbill at Cley on Sunday (18/07/10).
Main reason for posting is to remind anyone planning to visit on holiday, that the main beach path at Titchwell (reserve remains open but with restricted access)is closed from this weekend for a month and that there is now a parking charge up at Holkam Hall grounds of £2.50/day.
I may add more if I get time.

Great pics - really like the Sedge Warbler with Gatekeeper butterfly. That Meadow Pipit on the Arnold's Marsh sign seems to be a regular - it was on that sign when I was there back in June!

Thanks for the kind comments Paul, you're right about that pipit. must be its regular perch.
Large numbers of swift were passing though over the weekend.
Barn Owls proved scarce compared to other visits.
Despite the time of year we still managed about 80 species without trying to hard.
North Norfolk 17 - 20 July 2010 - sightings
Avocet - Common
Blackbird - common
Blackcap - 1@ Titchwell 19/07/10
Buzzard Common - 1@Titchwell over flieds near main rd 19/07
Chaffinch - common
Collared Dove - common
Coot - common
Cormerant - common on coast
Crow - common
Cuckoo - 1 on Wires near Titchwell village 19/07/10
Curlew - several at Titchwell Beach
Dunlin - common at Titchwell & Cley
Dunnock - common
Eider - 12 near Thornham Beach 19/07/10
Gadwall - common at Titchwell & Cley
Godwit Bar Tailed - 2 @ Cley 20/07/10
Godwit Black Tailed - common at Titchwell & Cley
Goldfinch - common
Goose Canada - common
Goose Egyptian - common at Holkaam Hall
Goose greylag - common
Grebe Great Crested - 2@Holkham hall 18/07/10
Grebe Little - 1 each @ Titchwell & Cley
Greenfinch - common
Greenshank - 1 x@ Titchwell 17/07/10 & 1 x@ Arnolds Marsh 20/07/10
Grey Heron - - fairly common at Titchwell & Cley
Gull - common 2 @ titchwell
Gull Black Headed - common
Gull Herring - Common
Gull Lesser Black Backed - 1@ Arnolds Marsh 20/07/10
Harrier Marsh - failrly common
House Martin - common
House sparrow - common
Jackdaw - common
Kestrel - 1@Cley 18/07 & 1@Chosley
Knot - 2 @ Titchwell Beach 17/07/10
Lapwing - Common
Liinnet - fairly - common at Titchwell & Cley
Little Egret - fairly common at Titchwell & Cley
Magpie - faily common
Mallard - common at Titchwell & Cley
Meadow Pipit - common
Moorhen - common
Northern Shoveler - Common at Titchwell & Cley
Owl Barn - 1@Holme 19/07/10
Oystercatcher - common
Pheasant - common
Plover Ringed - common at Titchwell
Red legged Partridge - common
Redshank - common
Redshank Spotted - 1 x@ Arnolds Marsh 20/07/10
Reed Bunting - common at Titchwell & Cley
Reed Warbler - common but confiding
Robin - common
Ruff - common
Sandpiper Buff Bellied - 1 x@ Titchwell 17/07/10
Sandpiper Common - 1 x@ Cley 17/07/10
Sandpiper Curlew '- 1 x@ Cley 17/07/10
Sandpiper Green '- 1 x@ Cley 17/07/10
Sedge Warbler - common at Titchwell & Cley
Shellduck - Common at Titchwell & Cley
Skylark - common
Snipe - 2 x@ Titchwell 17/07/10
Spoonbill - 5 @ Cley 18/07/10
Starling - common
Swallow - common
Swan Black - - 1@Cley
Swan Mute - common
Swift - common, big passage
Tern Common - failrly common along coast
Tern Little - serveral @ Titchwell Beach
Tern Sandwich - Common @ Arnolds Marsh
Thrush - 1@Briarefields 19/07/10
Tit Bearded - several sightings t Cley 20/07/10
Tit Blue - common
Tit Great - common
Tit Long Tailed - 2@Docking 20/07/10
Wagtail Pied - common
Whimbrel - 1 x@ Titchwell 17/07/10
Wood Pigeon - common
Woodpecker green -12@Holkham hall 18/07/10
Yellowhammer - common @ Chosley & surrounds

Butterflies Norfolk July 2010

Surprisingly we didn't manage a common Peacock but there was a good number of other common butterflies and moths at most locations, particularly Syderstone Common. The only birds that we had at this site were yellow hammer,kestrel and blackbird.
Butterflies included:
small white
large white
green veined white
small copper
common blue
small tortoiseshell
large skipper
meadow brown
comma
red admiral
gatekeeper


Moths
six spot burnett
silver y

Hi Mick,

Glad you had a good time here in Norfolk, come back again soon.

All the best Nigel