Sunday 17 November 2019
120 Canada Goose (in one flock on Salthouse Marsh), 400 Wigeon, 650 Teal, 9 Marsh Harrier (upto 9. 3 regularly through the day and 9 together in the air late PM), 1 Sparrowhawk (Male over Simmonds), 1 Merlin (Female hunting over Watling Water early morning), 1 Peregrine Falcon (over Simmonds AM and another (?) flying east at 1 5:45), 2 Avocet (On Simmonds inc one with no left foot), 150 Golden Plover (approx on Popes), 3 Grey Plover (off Arnolds and flew NW AM), 400 Lapwing (Reserve wide), 9 Dunlin (mainly on Pats), 30 Ruff (PM on Pats), 19 Black-tailed Godwit (Simmonds), 80 Curlew (Reserve wide), 1 Turnstone (Simmonds),
4 Water Pipit (At N end of Simmonds AM and one in front of Avocet Hide PM), 1 Isabelline Wheatear (North of Arnolds all day), 5 Cetti's Warbler (sub-song across reserve. One seen well outside Dauke's PM), 40 Snow Bunting (One along shingle ridge AM and upto 40 PM) [David Griffiths]
51 Pink-footed Goose (flyovers), 1 Buzzard, 3 Yellowhammer [Steve Hale]
Saturday 16 November 2019
1 Peregrine Falcon (2CY Female sat on her usual perch surveying her domain.), 1 Herring Gull (Interesting 1st Win Cach x Herring hybrid.Caused some debate. In with 260+ LWHG. Looked good for Cach but issues for me with bill. scaps, coverts and tertials, cautiously pushing it to Hybrid. ), 2 Yellow-legged Gull (Including regular Ad.), 1 Caspian Gull (Dark smudgy eyed 2nd CY. An educational moment. Always learning.) [Graham Fellows]
8 Barnacle Goose (Flying strongly off West. Back to Holkham ;~}}), 1 Great Northern Diver (West, then back East, then back West.), 2 Great Skua (West, prospecting for a LWHG to mug.), 50 Snow Bunting (Frenetic flyby and short feeding flurry. Didn’t settle by Bunker, quickly off like snowflakes.) [Graham Fellows]
4 Egyptian Goose (Flyovers), 1 Woodcock (Near the old pillbox, presumably an in/off bird down to rest.), 1 Reed Bunting [Steve Hale]
1 Woodcock (New in, on lower path at the recent YBW site) [Steve Hale]
Friday 15 November 2019
28 Eider (West), 2 Great Skua (Plodding East together.), 2 Yellow-legged Gull (Ad’s amongst 250+ LWHG. Simmond’s and Pat’s.), 2 Caspian Gull (Simmond’s, 4th CY and spanking near-Ad from yesterday.), 30 Kittiwake (+, East, ) [Graham Fellows]
4 Pintail (3 off Duck and single Drake, West.), 70 Eider (+, Mainly Drakes with a few tag-along Ducks, West.), 2 Great Northern Diver (Together East.), 2 Pomarine Skua (Juvs through, first off East, second mid-range West. Always good to pickup.), 7 Great Skua (Two through West, doing what they do best, mugging Gulls. Others through East.), 4 Little Gull (Dancing through East.), 100 Kittiwake (+, Steady stream of strung out Juvs and Ad’s, East), 1 Puffin (Juv again just offshore surfing.) [Graham Fellows]
6 Turnstone (Beach Rd), 1 Guillemot (At sea, passing west), 2 Stonechat [Steve Hale]
1 Greenfinch (Unusual here) [Steve Hale]
Thursday 14 November 2019
1 Caspian Gull (Smart near-adult (5CY?) in with 100+ LWHG, Simmond’s. Impressive as usual. Not the bird from Monday. Just love em.), 4 Water Pipit (Mixed in with numbers of Pied Wag, North end of Simmond’s. Another treat.) [Graham Fellows]
3 Little Grebe (In main drain west of East Bank), 1 Isabelline Wheatear (Still present and showing well along shingle near Arnolds) [David Fell]
Wednesday 13 November 2019
1 Bittern (Foraging along the East reedbed edge of Pat’s. Walked almost the whole length North. What a beauty. Stonking.) [Graham Fellows]
3 Canada Goose (hybrids x Greylag Goose near Babcock Hide ), 1 Long-tailed Duck (first winter male still on Brackish Lagoon - very active), 2 Red-breasted Merganser (Males west), 5 Grey Partridge (on the shingle next to Beach Hotel before flying back to the Eye Field), 6 Little Grebe (four in main drain and two on Brackish Lagoon), 20 Gannet (west), 3 Marsh Harrier (different males ),
1 Peregrine Falcon (Over Arnolds and then harassing everything over Simmonds and Pats), 1 Kingfisher (Main drain), 1 Isabelline Wheatear (North of Arnolds - soon it will be on the Weyborne list!! ),
12 Bearded Tit (busy feeding along East Bank),
30 Snow Bunting (27 - Shingle Ridge North of Arnolds 10:00ish , 3 flew west passing Beach Hotel 08:00 ) [David Griffiths]
2 Water Rail (Reeds by the Bishop hide) [Steve Hale]
Tuesday 12 November 2019
1 Green Woodpecker (Male anting in private garden), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Male feeding and very vocal in private garden) [David Fell]
6 Great Northern Diver (Several through West, 2 together and singles East), 1 Great Skua (Lumbering through East, then flipped, on a mission back West some distance to mug a LWHG, unsuccessful. Single attempt, then continued off East again. Energy waste or what.), 2 Little Gull (Through West. Blown like confetti.) [Graham Fellows]
971 Pink-footed Goose (960 left roost on Pat's 06:45-07:12 plus 11 on Pope's Pool), 1 Long-tailed Duck (juv still on Brackish), 2 Stonechat (pair Arnold's), 1 Isabelline Wheatear (found again behind Arnold's in suaeda and on inner fence at 08:15 as the sun warmed up), 10 Snow Bunting (behind Arnold's) [David & Pat Wileman]
Monday 11 November 2019
2 Caspian Gull (1st Win and near-ad in roost with 200+ LWHG on Simmond’s.), 100 Pied Wagtail (+, Everywhere on Simmond’s ) [Graham Fellows]
8 Barnacle Goose (Eye Field),
2 Pintail (Drake and Duck on N Scrape), 40 Shoveler (N SCrape), 1 Long-tailed Duck (On Brackish Pool AM but not seen PM), 5 Grey Partridge (flushed from beach vegetation and flew on to Eye Field), 1 Gannet (dead on beach - adult), 1 Bittern (Reported flying over main reedbed), 1 Water Rail (well plucked corpse on way down to Isabelline site), 1 Purple Sandpiper (On Arnolds PM for over an hour), 25 Ruff (Pats - came in from east early PM), 80 Curlew (Watling Water PM), 1 Grey Phalarope (Reported briefly on Arnolds at about 14:00. Did not linger), 1 Water Pipit (Watling Water PM),
1 Isabelline Wheatear (North of Arnolds throughout the day. Seen at 07:30 and looking soaked, feeding well but skittish - looked a different bird when dried out and performing well for the crowds. Very little disturbance to the birds feeding, with one or two exceptions mid morning when crowds assembled. ),
31 Snow Bunting (28 on shingle north of N Scrape, 3 very confiding birds N of Arnolds) [David Griffiths]
700 Pink-footed Goose (left roost on Pat's Pool 06:51-07:02), 1 Swallow (flying around over Simmond's at c. 08:00 nearly coming into Daukes) [David & Pat Wileman]
Sunday 10 November 2019
1 Isabelline Wheatear (Found around 100 yards east of the north end of East Bank, on top of the shingle ridge (initially picked up south of the sluice...) the bird showed fabulously well before midday. It became elusive, heading to the back of Sea Pool for a while, then performed brilliantly again mid afternoon. Stunning, subtle bird in the very place I've always dreamed of discovering one. ), 45 Snow Bunting (in flight over the Wheatear at times, spectacular) [Mark Golley]
1 Pintail (On North scrape), 1 Snow Bunting (On beach near North screen) [Gary Bunting]
Saturday 09 November 2019
1 Purple Sandpiper (Returning from watching a gull feeding frenzy about one mile west of the car park , I was standing about 100 yards in from the sea when this bird flew in and alighted about ten yards rom me . It only flew towards the beach when disturbed by a dog .) [Richard Price]
2 Pintail (East with Wigeon.), 5 Eider (Drake with brown jobbies , West.), 2 Long-tailed Duck (Ducks through West, briefly on sea but didn’t longer long.), 4 Goldeneye (Ducks through West.),
5 Red-breasted Merganser (+, Redheads off West.),
4 Goosander (Two pairs through West. First set almost over BH. Stonkers .), 4 Great Crested Grebe (+, Several West. One or two loafing just offshore), 1 Shag (Foraging around Wreck.), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Female in off from distance carrying large prey. Harassed by LWHG but easily bamboozled that and worked high plucking the prey as it went. Stunning!), 1 Grey Plover (Calling and pushing high West.), 20 Knot (+, Small parties through West), 10 Sanderling (Through over surf West.), 2 Redshank (East.), 4 Great Skua (+, Usual plodding East, another two ganging up on LWHG to mug them.), 2 Little Auk (Through West less than 100mtrs offshore. Blink and they’re gone.), 30 Snow Bunting (+, East over surf and landing in roped off area.) [Graham Fellows]
Friday 08 November 2019
5 Eider (+, All Drakes again.), 1 Goosander (Drake through Wst at the dimming.), 60 Dunlin (+, Through surf East.), 3 Pomarine Skua (Juvs through East at pace.), 1 Arctic Skua (Dark Phase reasonbly close East.), 5 Great Skua (+, Lumbering through East. Two off ganging up to mug a LWHG, dropping on to sea to enjoy their spoils. Great stuff), 30 Kittiwake (+, Ad’s and Juvs East. Skua look-a-likey’s.) [Graham Fellows]
7 Pintail (Incl 2 off Drakes West), 10 Eider (+, Mainly Drakes West.), 3 Goldeneye (Incl Drake, West),
20 Red-throated Diver (+, Feeding movements both East and West. Maybe same birds toing and froing??), 1 Great Northern Diver (Lumbering East.), 1 Little Auk (close in surf, landed briefly on sea off Wreck then off East at pace.), 50 Snow Bunting (+, Along surf West.) [Graham Fellows]
17 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 46 Wigeon, 1 Redshank, 1 Turnstone,
1 Snow Bunting (Beach Rd) [Steve Hale]
Thursday 07 November 2019
1 Scaup (Sub-ad Drake through with Drake Tufted, East), 1 Goosander (Redhead through with Redhead RBM, West.), 1 Black-throated Diver (Through West.), 3 Little Auk (Pre my arrival a 2 and a 1 went through. (per AJ)), 1 Snow Bunting (Beach just East of BH adjacent to scrub by Pillbox.) [Graham Fellows]
Wednesday 06 November 2019
26 Curlew (Flying past over sea), 1 Turnstone,
1 Guillemot (Resting on Shingle) [Derek Gaffney]
21 Blackbird (more than usual), 17 Siskin (single mobile party) [Steve Hale]
Tuesday 05 November 2019
8 Pintail (Through West), 2 Shoveler (Pushed through East), 5 Tufted Duck (Associated with Common Scoter plus 3 Ducks through at pace. ), 2 Eider (Ducks through East),
4 Velvet Scoter (Through with Common Scoter and posse of three West.), 25 Goldeneye (+, Female types and six Drakes.), 3 Red-breasted Merganser (Single redheads through West.), 1 Great Northern Diver (Partial SP relatively close West. Spanking.), 1 Manx Shearwater (East close inshore, another treat.), 400 Gannet (+, Once again what a feeding frenzy spectacle. Filled the sky.), 2 Sanderling (West through surf.), 1 Grey Phalarope (Another blink and you miss it, so quick through surf.), 29 Pomarine Skua (Exciting passage once wind turned and increased. Mainly Juvs East but at least three Ad Pale Phase. Almost thigh rubbing but not quite, but still breathtaking. What a day.), 4 Arctic Skua (Pale Phase Ad’s plus one intermediate Juv being harassed by a Pom. Seawatching at its finest.), 25 Great Skua (Always enjoy these bully-boys going through. Several doing what they do best...mugging GBBG’s. Stunning.), 25 Little Gull (+, Always great to see these dancing past.), 42 Great Black-backed Gull (String of these ruffians East, notable.), 1000 Kittiwake (+, Constant stream through East, then few back East late pm.), 500 Guillemot/Razorbill (+, Numbers in necklaces East.), 4 Little Auk (As usual blink and you miss them. Close inshore West. Frustrating for some.), 1 Short-eared Owl (In off from Windfarm, through over Weybourne.) [Graham Fellows]
1 Long-tailed Duck (Brackish pool), 1 Goldeneye (Serpentine), 4 Bearded Tit [Steve Hale]
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