Norfolk birding (96 Viewers)

[nicholland]

The Mundesley Richard's Pipit location was given out as near the gas works? Does this mean nearer to Bacton than to Mundesley?

 

[Penny Clarke]

The Yellow-browed Warbler was showing well in The Plantation at Blakeney Point. Also had a Short-eared Owl by Halfway House. Lots of Redwings, Blackbirds and Song Thrushes flying overhead.

Full update on blog.

Penny:girl:

 

[Sue G]

Hi everybody

I am pretty sure a while ago someone on this thread created a photo of the new Parinder hide at Titchwell with an aeroplane just over it -possibly due to it's similarity to a airport terminal. I would really like to find this again to drop into a powerpoint presentation.

Please can anyone remember where it is. ?

many thanks

Richard

Gosh, yes, that was me with my warped sense of humour! What fun it was to do, I'll see if I can find it again...
Sue G

 

[Sue G]

Terminal 5, Titchwell

the new Terminal 5 at Titchwell...

Here it is...

 

[Greenmoor Owl]

New Terminal 5 at Titchwell

Many many thanks for finding this picture. It made me smile again.

Richard

 

[wheatearlp]

Many many thanks for finding this picture. It made me smile again.

Richard

Me too. Wonder in what category it won awards? Not sure I'd have voted for it if it's for its aesthetics

 

[gclarke1]

Hi

I searched in vain for over an hour for the PGP amongst the very large flock of goldies at Breydon Water today.
I believe the bird is a moulting adult, there were a few birds with dark bellies in the flock but they all seemed too dumpy to be anything other than ordinary golides.
Just wondering if there are photos anywhere of the bird?
Also wondering, for Norfolk, is Pacific commoner than AGP?

Thanks

Graham Clarke

http://grahamsphoto.blogspot.co.uk/

 

[Johny121]

Not an awful lot at Cley this pm. I had a Grey phalarope West at around 2pm the first I have found myself. A couple of divers were offshore, 2 pegs from the north hide and 2 red kite on the way home.

 

[jforgham]

Not an awful lot at Cley this pm. I had a Grey phalarope West at around 2pm the first I have found myself. A couple of divers were offshore, 2 pegs from the north hide and 2 red kite on the way home.

Hi,
Had a grey phalarope off Cley beach car park on Friday. It was distant and on the water. Tricky to refind so pleased someone else got it. Otherwise, friday was very quiet.
Regards,
Jono

 

[Locostella]

Glandford Black Redstart

Sup Players,

Having seen the Glandford Black Redstart yesterday, the bird does seem to be showing atypical plumage characteristics. Namely, the bleeding of orangey-red from the vent onto the lower belly and flanks.

Martin Garner has blogged about these 'western' Black Redstarts showing atypical plumage and from an image search I can only find one other bird that Garner had not documented showing this 'bleeding', from Portland Bill.

There isn't much of a conclusion to these birds from what I have read, maybe just the fact that ssp gibraltariensis is variable and may show 'eastern' features.





Interesting bird and subject nonetheless, so thought I would share.

Link to Garner post: http://birdingfrontiers.com/2011/03/24/red-bellied-black-redstarts/

Cheers,

Kieran

 

[davethebird]

WeBS wonder

I found this bird during my WeBS count of the Eye field at Cley. It made me think for a while then I realised it's an Australian Wood Duck. Now it was wary and some must have been displaced by the recent fires but I think it will be hard to get this past the recorder ....

 

[Locostella]

Vismig numbers from Beeston Bump 20/10/13

http://showingwell.com/2013/10/21/beeston-bump-vismig-201013/

Kieran

 

[crapbirder]

Australian Wood Duck.

I found this bird during my WeBS count of the Eye field at Cley. It made me think for a while then I realised it's an Australian Wood Duck. Now it was wary and some must have been displaced by the recent fires but I think it will be hard to get this past the recorder ....

Banham Zoo keeps these, securely I hope.

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell October 21st

Today's highlights

Red necked grebe - 1 offshore
Slavonian grebe - 1 offshore
Great Northern diver - 2+ offshore
Spotted redshank - 13 on fresh marsh
Greenshank - 13 on fresh marsh
Jack snipe - 1 on Patsy's reedbed
Hen harrier - ringtail over reedbed
Long tailed duck - 3 offshore
Yellow legged gull - adult on fresh marsh
Snow bunting - 3 on beach

Paul

 

[Robert S J Smith]

Anyone in the area most go and see the Rare Birds exhibition at Birdscapes. It's breath taking!

Interesting male Black Redstart around the buildings too.

 

[stuart white]

Sorry for the self promotion

But we had a couple of interesting days staying at the Le Strange arms in Hunstanton. The vis mig from dawn yesterday was brilliant, just standing on the lawn we had c2000 chaffinches over in continuous flocks of up to 50 birds, a few Redpoll, Grey Wagtail, lots of Starlings, lesser numbers of Linnet, Mipits, Skylark etc. Also Black Redstart on the hotel roof and Slav Grebe and 2 Velvet Scoter on the sea. (Chris Mills had c4,500 chaffinches over the cliffs, breakfast got in the way of our count!)

Today we were treated to a proper spectacle at Snettisham, courtesy of the Peregrines! See attached (rubbish)shots + another Grey Wagtail flew south.
Later at Titchwell lovely close up views of 2 Great Northern Divers (see record shot), a rather showey grey plover and a nice close up flight view of the Bittern.

 

[Archie Opteryx]

Today we were treated to a proper spectacle at Snettisham, courtesy of the Peregrines! See attached (rubbish)shots

Still pretty impressive!

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell October 22nd

Today's highlights

Jack snipe - 1 on Patsy's reedbed
Slavonian grebe - 4 offshore
Red necked grebe - 2 offshore
Great northern diver - 2 offshore
Snow bunting - 6 on beach
Long tailed duck - 5 offshore
Hen harrier - 2 ringtail over saltmarsh. 3 roosted with 30 marsh harriers last night
Little stint - 1 on fresh marsh
Shorelark - 1 west along beach this morning

Paul

 

[davethebird]

Sup Players,

Having seen the Glandford Black Redstart yesterday, the bird does seem to be showing atypical plumage characteristics. Namely, the bleeding of orangey-red from the vent onto the lower belly and flanks.

Martin Garner has blogged about these 'western' Black Redstarts showing atypical plumage and from an image search I can only find one other bird that Garner had not documented showing this 'bleeding', from Portland Bill.

There isn't much of a conclusion to these birds from what I have read, maybe just the fact that ssp gibraltariensis is variable and may show 'eastern' features.


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Interesting bird and subject nonetheless, so thought I would share.

Link to Garner post: http://birdingfrontiers.com/2011/03/24/red-bellied-black-redstarts/

Cheers,

Kieran

Thanks for the heads up Kieran,

I went down today (Tuesday 22nd) and the bird is still there.

Dave

 

[john miller]

Yellow-browed performing very well and quite vocal at Natural Surroundings. (but you have to pay to go into garden) in tree by squirrel cages.
On a brief visit to Cley Spy could not find the Black Redstart, others were there and had not seen it.

John

www.kellingnature.zenfolio.com