Friday 27 November 2020
3 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Regular smart Ad on Bull Marsh. Second dingy looking thing also.), 115 Eider (West offshore, mixed posses. Some sub-ad Drakes too ), 650 Common Scoter (Incl an impressive necklace of 300, West.), 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail over Whalsey on to Serpentine late on, over A149 in front of me. ), 1 Short-eared Owl (Quartering Freshes just West of Boats, Coastguards. Great late afternoon performance.) [Graham Fellows]
400 Pink-footed Goose (Flying W, off Freshes @ 15.20), 6 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (Male hunting over saltmarsh, obs @13.40 and 14.55( heading W). ), 6 Buzzard, 80 Golden Plover (Quayside marsh), 300 Lapwing, 1000 Dunlin (circa, Harbour /New Cut corner on low tide. ), 1 Tawny Owl (Kettlehill Plantation ), 1 Kingfisher (New Cut ), 1 Rock Pipit (Agar Creek ), 2 Stonechat (Males), 1 Treecreeper (Kettlehill Plantation ), 200 Linnet (+), 29 Twite (Flying W, from nw corner of Freshes @14.55.) [Richard Burton]
1 Hen Harrier (male from Morston and then across Stiffkey to East Hills area), 1 Merlin (female came across from Morston Harbour whilst I was at Stiffkey ), 1 Grey Plover (Morston Harbour), 4 Snipe (with Lesser Yellowlegs - good size comparison),
1 Greenshank (Morston Harbour),
1 Lesser Yellowlegs (Performing well on the floods near junction of Letherpool Crossroads, Wiveton.),
1 Tawny Owl (Kettlehill Plantation in glorious sunshine at roost hole),
3 Rock Pipit (Morston Harbour) [David Griffiths]
1 Whooper Swan (Juv North Scrape.), 1 Gadwall (Through with Teal, West), 5 Mallard (Through with Teal, well offshore.), 1 Tufted Duck (Drake through with posse of Teal and single Gadwall, West), 72 Eider (Mixed Posse of 18 & 22, incl several Ducks and 1st Win Drakes. West. ), 1 Velvet Scoter (Duck through West close inshore, then back East shortly after.), 4 Goldeneye (3 incl Drake, then single Duck, West.), 3 Goosander (Redheads West), 1 Jack Snipe (Through West with 5 Turnstone.), 36 Turnstone (Posse of 26, West.), 5 Great Skua (Duo may have been with us for several weeks. Seen daily stoofing around.) [Graham Fellows]
9 Pintail (6 Brackish, 3 Pope's Pool), 72 Shoveler (Brackish pools), 1 Goldeneye (Sea off East Bank), 1 Water Rail (Flew across Main Drain at East Bank), 1 Wren (Brackish pools), 2 Cetti's Warbler (One seen near Richardson's Lookout, one calling by Don's Pool)) [Kath & Mick Claydon]
Thursday 26 November 2020
3 Rock Pipit (Using boats in channel to perch up),
29 Twite (North West Corner along fenceline, feeding and bathing ) [David Griffiths]
1 Sanderling (to east) [Steve Hale]
6 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan (per Al Davies: Yesterday's bird has sadly died overnight. DEFRA has been informed who say they will collect the body for analysis.Such a sad ending for a bird which has come a long way to be with us....), 1 Egyptian Goose, 44 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 12 Teal, 12 Mallard, 9 Shoveler, 1 Buzzard, 2 Redshank, 20 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Dunnock, 1 Stonechat, 4 Blackbird, 300 Corvidae sp. (Mostly Rook), 2 Bullfinch [Steve Hale]
1 Water Rail (Snipe's Marsh), 200 Starling [Steve Hale]
Wednesday 25 November 2020
1 Lesser Yellowlegs (Happily feeding in field at junction of Leatherpool Lane and The Street.) [Pauline Walton]
1 Whooper Swan (Kelling Water Meadows),
10 Whooper Swan (Flew west over Cley, Blakeney and onwards - picked up by RM over Cley) [David Griffiths]
6 Mute Swan,
1 Whooper Swan (soggy field where the Eastern Yellow Wagtail was), 25 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Shelduck, 24 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 10 Teal, 10 Mallard (plus a pale Mallard type bird), 6 Shoveler, 17 Curlew, 29 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 3 Stonechat, 8 Blackbird, 125 Rook [Steve Hale]
Tuesday 24 November 2020
1 Hen Harrier (Male hunting along edge of field south of Gramborough) [Mick Roe]
1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field), 1 Kingfisher (Main Drain) [Peter & Sue Morrison]
6 Red-throated Diver (inc some very close in surf),
1 Grey Heron (Imm bird in from sea and flying west), 9 Marsh Harrier (in to roost), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard (mischief making from perch on main hides and harrassing everything late afternoon), 1 Peregrine Falcon (large female intent on havoc at dusk), 300 Golden Plover (approx on Eye Field), 4 Great Skua (through day all distant) [David Griffiths]
1 Long-tailed Duck (Juv Drake foraging on sea just East of BH.), 1 Caspian Gull (Elegant Nr-Ad Salthouse Beach Road roost. A Larophile’s delight.), 1 Short-eared Owl (Inoff West towards Point. Harassed by two GBBG but even though it looked tired, it outflew them easily. Tenacious.), 12 Snow Bunting (West, rippling and trilling as they went, only to quickly turn-tail, tumbling back over our heads, West along beach. Foraging on shoreline briefly later. Then back West over surf. ) [Graham Fellows]
Monday 23 November 2020
1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (In to Eyefield for wash ‘n brush-up and a snack.), 1 Great Northern Diver (Ploughing through West.), 1 Glossy Ibis (fFlew West through Reserve, around 13:35.), 1 Hen Harrier (Stonking Ad Male low East through Reserve.), 2 Great Skua (As usual walloping GBBG before bumbling off West. Second ginger biscuit off West.), 8 Little Gull (Skipping East.), 1 Short-eared Owl (Foraging South-East end of East Bank. Quartering along side and low down middle of A149. Stunning display.), 35 Snow Bunting (West, bouncing along Surfline. At least one stonking Male.) [Graham Fellows]
1 Hen Harrier (Male showed well for several minutes) [Chris Abrams]
7 Marsh Harrier (At least seven on the Point around Halfway House and on the fresh marshes .),
1 Hen Harrier (One fine male , flying over the fresh marshes and then right over me ,heading towards the harbour , hotly pursued by three or four Rooks !), 1 Peregrine Falcon (One perched on the top of a small bush on the Point , then getting up and spooking the many waders , soaring , stooping and sweeping upwards , a fine display .) [Richard Price]
1 Firecrest (Still present Church Lane) [Martin Kelsey]
4 Cygnus sp. (Family party 2 Ad’s, 2 Juvs. Almost certainly Berwick, through West. Briefly on water body just east of Iron Road, then same Arnold’s before off West over Reserve and out over West Bank. ), 1 Lesser Yellowlegs (Briefly on Keepers Marsh before flying off SW over village. (MAG)), 1 Short-eared Owl (Inoff just West of East Bank, stoofed around a little before drifting down in to Marsh.), 12 Fieldfare (In off over Boats, East of Beach Hotel.) [Graham Fellows]
4 Bewick's Swan (pr + 2 juvs on Arnold's briefly at 07:26 then flew W ), 1227 Pink-footed Goose (left roost on Pat's 06:30-09:55.), 8 Pintail, 1 Long-tailed Duck (Brackish), 6 Grey Plover (Arnold's), 1 Black-tailed Godwit (99) [David & Pat Wileman]
1 Kingfisher (Catchwater Drain) [Peter & Sue Morrison]
1 Great Northern Diver (west) [Steve Hale]
400 Pink-footed Goose (flyover skeins), 33 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Shelduck, 19 Wigeon, 11 Gadwall, 8 Teal, 15 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 9 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 28 Black-headed Gull, 3 Meadow Pipit (first I've seen here in a while), 4 Wren, 5 Robin, 4 Stonechat, 8 Blackbird, 5 Starling [Steve Hale]
Sunday 22 November 2020
1 Grey Phalarope (1st winter watched feeding contentedly on pool to west of West Bank. A good find by whoever and enjoyed by man.y) [David Griffiths]
36 Snow Bunting (Flighty group stayed around for several hours.) [Kerry Harris]
1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Ad Keepers Marsh with DbBrent.), 10 Pintail (Small passels West.), 3 Goldeneye (Drake through with a Drake Gosander. Others Ducks off West.), 2 Goosander (Drakes West.), 1 Black-throated Diver (Juv again loafing, preening and foraging just offshore, flew East.), 1 Great Northern Diver (Trundling West.), 25 Golden Plover (Posse inoff.), 1 Little Stint (Through West along shoreline, probably this sp.), 5 Great Skua (At least, mainly West.), 1 Iceland Gull (1st Win East along surfline.) [Graham Fellows]
48 Gadwall (About 48 on the lake), 5 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, 10 Ruff (Ten at Bayfield Brecks piggery again .) [Richard Price]
Saturday 21 November 2020
6 Egyptian Goose (Inoff from the Windfarm. Outrageous.), 2 Tufted Duck (West), 2 Red-breasted Merganser (Redhead West.), 2 Goosander (Drakes West, exceptional couple of days movement.), 1 Jack Snipe (Inoff with Snipe, from way out.), 1 Snipe (Inoff with Jack Snipe.) [Graham Fellows]
1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Eyefield with large DbBrent flock.), 4 Gadwall (Through West with Teal), 1 Mallard (Off West.), 6 Shoveler (At least 3 Drakes, West.), 3 Tufted Duck (West), 2 Eider (Drakes, West.), 3 Velvet Scoter (Through West with posse of scooters.), 6 Goldeneye (Several Drakes, West.), 4 Red-breasted Merganser (West, incl Drake.), 12 Goosander (Immaculate Drakes in clusters. 2 Redheads.), 2 Black-throated Diver (Juv loafing, preening, foraging close inshore. Grilled before flying off West. Outstanding. Ad through West.), 1 Shag (Juv foraging just offshore), 8 Grey Plover (West.), 1 Woodcock (In off through boats.), 8 Great Skua (Min. Cooperative harassing of GBBG again.),
1 Caspian Gull (Nr-Ad resting on sea with raft of Dump Gulls. Later relocated on Eyefield (MAG) Enjoyed by many.), 4 Razorbill (Still a few foraging just offshore.), 16 Snow Bunting (Flurrying West just offshore.) [Graham Fellows]
1 Long-tailed Duck (1st winter male on Brackish Lagoon - found by TD earlier), 1 Goldeneye (Female west), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (Female west), 3 Little Egret, 4 Marsh Harrier, 2 Grey Plover, 12 Dunlin,
1 Woodcock (fresh remains on shingle ridge - so far to travel then......), 6 Curlew (Arnolds),
1 Cetti's Warbler (A fine display by a presumed youngster near the East Bank carpark.),
3 Snow Bunting (very confiding along the shingle ridge) [David Griffiths]
1 Barn Owl (Visitor Centre car park) [Peter & Sue Morrison]
Friday 20 November 2020
2 Goldeneye (Ducks in with a posse of Scooters. Ditched several times just offshore. Then West.), 4 Goosander (Definitely a sawbill day. Posse West, Drake incl), 1 Great Northern Diver (Powering West.), 1 Woodcock (Inoff from way out through just West of boats. Phenomenal. ), 1 Caspian Gull (2nd Win briefly Eyefield, loafing with several Herring Gulls. Off West.), 4 Blackbird (No Dump Gull gauntlet to run. Cheering them on as they just about make it, crashing on to the beach. Then struggling to get to the scrub back of BH. One even fluttering almost at our tripods. Vizmig.), 3 Fieldfare (Inoff over the boats. Their wight underwing flashing like large Snowbunts.) [Graham Fellows]
10 Goldeneye (Several posses West, incl 4 Drakes.), 2 Red-breasted Merganser (Redheads West),
10 Goosander (Sawbill day, 3 groups, 6 Drakes. A posse of 3 Drakes flushed-up, blushing in the soft autumn sun.),
11 Great Northern Diver (Mainly trundling West, exceptional trio. Single East), 1 Shag (Through close inshore, East.), 4 Great Skua (Lumbering West. No ‘duffing-up’ action today.), 2000 Larus sp. (+, Incredible sight. What a melee against the crystal white crashing surf.), 1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd Win West, settled on sea for a short time.),
1 Iceland Gull (1st Win, West along beach to feed in the Gull ‘melee’ 500mtrs from BH. Back East again just offshore surface picking.), 1 Sandwich Tern (Foraging East.), 21 Snow Bunting (Posse tumbling East over our heads, rippling calls announcing their presence. A real treat.) [Graham Fellows]
2 Common Scoter, 2 Red-throated Diver, 3 Gannet [Steve Hale]
300 Pink-footed Goose (several flyover flocks, west to east), 40 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 18 Mallard, 12 Shoveler, 12 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Little Egret, 1 Snipe, 18 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 3 Stonechat, 5 Blackbird, 5 Linnet, 3 Bullfinch [Steve Hale]
Thursday 19 November 2020
1 Firecrest (On Church Lane, same area as seen a few days ago) [Martin Kelsey]
1 Great White Egret (On marsh between West Bank and Blakeney Bank.) [Michael Harcup]
1 Scaup (Sub-Ad Drake East.), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (Ad Drake through West. Always a pleasure.), 1 Fulmar (Fourth for today, great to see them back, West.), 1 Arctic Skua (Juv in close proximity to a string of Kittiwake. Magic.), 5 Great Skua (Shearing through East at pace.), 100 Little Gull (+, Delightful numbers, mega flock of 80-ish bouncing East illuminated by the late afternoon sun. Delightful.), 100 Kittiwake (+, Careering through East. Always a treat.) [Graham Fellows]
1 Long-tailed Duck (Drake , West close inshore.), 35 Red-throated Diver (+, Constant shuffle, birds West and East.), 8 Great Northern Diver (Trundling through West), 1 White-billed Diver (Ad through West, just offshore.), 3 Great Crested Grebe (Drifting East.), 3 Red-necked Grebe (Struggling West), 3 Fulmar (Great to see them back, classic, West), 8 Sanderling (Through West.), 1 Woodcock (East along tideline.), 2 Grey Phalarope (West along surfline then one dancing West just offshore.), 4 Pomarine Skua (Posse West.), 1 Arctic Skua (Juv close inshore, East.), 30 Great Skua (+, East at pace, West with purpose.), 150 Little Gull (+, Some through surf, East.), 1 Iceland Gull (1st Win loafing on Beach 300mtrs East of BH, then later on to North Scrape.), 250 Kittiwake (+, Again some through surf, East) [Graham Fellows]
Wednesday 18 November 2020
2 Red-throated Diver (Fishing ), 1 Great Northern Diver (Fishing and moving East),
1 Desert Wheatear (Gramborough, showing well but still very wary.) [Chris Cook]
2 Red-throated Diver (Close in, north of east bank), 3 Marsh Harrier (Either side of east bank),
1 Iceland Gull (At north end of east bank; landed briefly then headed west at 08:50), 5 Guillemot (At least, cruising around and flying past) [John Fairey]
1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Gannet, 8 Guillemot/Razorbill [Steve Hale]
2 Mute Swan, 24 Pink-footed Goose (flyovers), 25 Wigeon, 4 Gadwall, 6 Mallard, 5 Shoveler, 1 Buzzard, 16 Curlew, 1 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 4 Blackbird, 20 Redpoll sp. (flyovers per Ian Eggleton), 3 Bullfinch [Steve Hale]
Tuesday 17 November 2020
1 Whooper Swan (Juv in from West, stoofed about a bit, East, North, switched South, ditched just off Wreck, drifted West with ebbing tide.), 1 Black-throated Diver (Juv foraging just offshore, working West.), 100 Little Gull (+, Dropping out of the sky like a waterfall. Dancing East. What a sight.) [Graham Fellows]
3 Whooper Swan (3 very distantly from my house, on pools by Iron Road. ) [Richard Petley]
1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Still present on Church Lane, along with a Firecrest in mixed bird party ), 1 Firecrest (In mixed bird party ) [Martin Kelsey]
4 Great Northern Diver (West, single East. Offshore), 8 Grey Plover (Several bunches West.), 11 Redshank (West, posse of 8.), 6 Great Skua (Minimum, cruising for next GBBG.),
1 Caspian Gull (Nr-Ad Salthouse Beach Road.), 1 Swallow (West just offshore.) [Graham Fellows]
55 Gadwall (At least 55 , the largest number I have recorded here ), 1 Teal (one male along the tideline out from the car park .), 8 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Peregrine Falcon [Richard Price]
9 Common Scoter, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Guillemot/Razorbill [Steve Hale]
2 Shelduck, 31 Wigeon, 5 Gadwall, 12 Teal, 9 Mallard, 7 Shoveler, 1 Buzzard,
22 Curlew, 70 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 4 Chaffinch [Steve Hale]
Monday 16 November 2020
12 Pink-footed Goose (Small numbers still making it in.), 6 Pintail (West at height.), 2 Eider (Drakes West.), 8 Great Northern Diver (5 West, 2 East, Juv close-in just offshore, loitering, preening, then foraging. Second and third breakfast of fairly large fish, struggling to get them down.), 2 Great Crested Grebe (From East before ditching offshore.), 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail, stoofing West over Blackeney Freshes), 80 Ringed Plover (+, Beach Boys again shoreline West.), 9 Grey Plover (Party of 8, mixed wader posse, West.), 50 Dunlin (+, Off West.), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (West), 7 Great Skua (Badgering the GGBG, often co-operative skirmishing. Loafing on the deck for their next victim. Threesome East.), 1 Iceland Gull (1st Win, briefly loafing on Eyefield before wending erratically over Pool, West Bank towards Blackeney Harbour and Freshes. (J&DB) (Only took 2 hrs to get from Weybourne TonyF) ), 50 Guillemot (At least foraging just offshore and in the surf.), 1 Razorbill (Change of fortunes, numbers evaporated almost overnight.) [Graham Fellows]
2 Razorbill (Close in on sea), 1 Desert Wheatear (Still present perched on brambles on hill) [David Fell]
1 Iceland Gull (juvenile west along the inside of Blakeney Point (first seen at Cley by J & D B)), 19 Twite (drinking at flood puddle in the usual field in the NW corner of the Freshes) [Steve Gantlett]
2 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 4 Guillemot [Steve Hale]
2 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Goose, 16 Wigeon, 4 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 4 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 16 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 80 Wood Pigeon, 1 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 3 Blackbird, 2 Blue Tit, 240 Corvus sp. (mostly Rook), 5 Starling, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch [Steve Hale]
Sunday 15 November 2020
1 Desert Wheatear (Stunning looking bird,in a tussle with a pied Wagtail,at Gramborough.) [Mick Roe]
1 Kestrel (Male, hunting east of Gramborough hill),
1 Desert Wheatear (On and around the hill; just me and one other birder. The wheatear showing well, though fairly mobile), 30 Linnet (Approx., around pool west of hill) [John Fairey]
Saturday 14 November 2020
4 Great Northern Diver (Moulting Sum Plum East, then shortly after back West. Two additional East plus Juv close inshore foraging.), 1 Red-necked Grebe (Briefly ditched before diving and disappearing, not relocated.), 1 Pomarine Skua (Dark individual, East just offshore. Half-hearted attempted nail a GBBG before pushing on. Interesting bird.), 5 Great Skua (Hammering both GBBG and Gannet.), 1 Desert Wheatear (Stonking Ad Male again Salthouse Beach and Gramborough, tho mobile at times.), 2 Raven (Imm, Across Reserve from Salthouse over Beach Carpark and out over West Bank and Freshes. Whoop-whoop, outstanding.) [Graham Fellows]
1 Desert Wheatear (Yesterday's male relocated and watched feeding along north side (beach) of Gramborough Hill) [David Griffiths]
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