Tuesday 21 January 2020
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Flew over church.),
1 Black Redstart (Still on St Margaret's Church and feeding continuously. Loving it in the church gutters and picking insects off the stonework.) [David Griffiths]
Monday 20 January 2020
1 Black Redstart (still on church roof ) [Nik Borrow]
300 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (crop-field behind the Obs),
8 Robin (more than I usually record here) [Steve Hale]
Sunday 19 January 2020
1 Water Rail (Foraging through reed-bed front of Daukes.), 200 Golden Plover (+, Spooked off Eye Field.), 250 Lapwing (+, Constantly being churned off by large female Peregrine, Microlight flyover and Marsh Harrier.), 4 Ruff (Mixed in with roosting Lapwing, Simmond’s.), 1 Caspian Gull (3rd Win in early but all too short, churned off by two Microlight’s flying over Simmond’s. A large individual not seen before. Yet another addition to the current run of magnetic Cach’s. A delight.) [Graham Fellows]
600 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (On fields south of Walsey Hills AM and intent on stripping emergent crop!),
50 Shelduck (at least across scrapes),
800 Wigeon (Reserve wide), 500 Teal (Reserve wide), 2 Common Scoter (West), 6 Red-throated Diver (East), 2 Great Crested Grebe (on sea), 5 Marsh Harrier (different birds and ages through the day - not around though for roosting birds.), 1 Sparrowhawk (large female again terrorising scrapes mid AM), 2 Kestrel (Males - sparring and calling over woods), 1 Peregrine Falcon (one out on bank between Arnolds and Serpentine in the morning and possibly different bird on Billy's Wash fences PM), 1 Water Rail (in front of Daukes late PM), 10 Avocet (Pats - still strange to see them here but feeding well and intent on being here when the water levels drop.), 60 Golden Plover (Eye Field), 300 Lapwing (Reserve wide - mainly on grassland east of East Bank.), 12 Curlew (8 Eye Field, 4 Arnolds), 1 Caspian Gull (3rd winter on Simmonds - GF finder - soon pushed off by the microlight flying display team. ),
1 Tawny Owl (One at roost Blakeney (west) during lunchtime sojourn away from reserve duties. Clearly both enjoying the warm sunshine.), 1 Kingfisher (flew across Pats towards main reedbeds), 3 Skylark (at least three in full song and flight - Eye Field, Serpentine and behind VC. Quite mad!), 3 Song Thrush (Walsey Hills), 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing full song - weird for time of year!), 20 Bearded Tit (approx coming and going around path to Bishops Hide and taking grit at times from path - about time we put up a grit tray somewhere to both see them and avoid disturbing them when we walk along to the hide!!),
18 Long-tailed Tit (flocking at Walsey Hills. Aggressive behaviour from some. ? weather related.), 2 Jay (Walsey Hills), 12 Greenfinch (at least around feeders), 2 Bullfinch (male and female at Walsey Hills AM), 28 Snow Bunting (Shingle Ridge and being chased towards Suffolk again by the long lens tribe. If you wait - they will come... remember the film??) [David Griffiths]
Saturday 18 January 2020
2 Goosander (Drakes beating West. Excellent Winter period for Goosander, unparalleled, winter sea-watching gems.), 10 Red-throated Diver (+, Numbers East and West. Weather displacement.), 3 Great Crested Grebe (Tide hopping East.), 4 Fulmar (2+1+1 leisurely shearing West. ), 1 Sooty Shearwater (Towering West at pace.), 1 Gannet (Distant shearing East.), 1 Grey Plover (Through West.), 5 Dunlin (Tight posse West.), 5 Guillemot (Several West, singles foraging close inshore.) [Graham Fellows]
Friday 17 January 2020
3 Pintail (Duck and 2 off Drakes refugees from North Scrape.), 11 Avocet (No change from yesterday.), 4 Ruff (Mixed as usual with numbers of Lapwing.), 3 Caspian Gull (Handsome 3rd Win in early, a surprise and, educational. Then first of two off 2nd Win. Another example of how variable in maturity individuals can be. Always learning.) [Graham Fellows]
1 Skylark (Singing), 21 Blackbird, 4 Song Thrush (!), 22 Greenfinch (inc a single group of 18 birds), 3 Bullfinch [Steve Hale]
Thursday 16 January 2020
2 Caspian Gull (Different 2nd Win to our usual star, waited to the dimming to drop in though. 1st Win German muck hybrid, scruffy thing too.) [Graham Fellows]
4 Tundra Bean Goose (2 off singles plus 2 together.), 6000 Pink-footed Goose (+, B1156 Langham, Blakeney Short Lane X Road.), 1 White-fronted Goose (1st Win associated with 2 Tundra’s, conspicuous trio. Imprinted maybe? Interesting anyway.) [Graham Fellows]
Wednesday 15 January 2020
1 Peregrine Falcon (Dive-bombing male Marsh Harrier) [Kath & Mick Claydon]
3 Tundra Bean Goose (In with Pinkies Bull Marsh, earlier today, (pers con)), 192 Pintail (North Scrape earlier today, (pers con)), 31 Ruff (On several occasions the ‘Flotilla’ drifted with the large flock of Teal and Wigeon across Simmond’s.), 1 Caspian Gull (2nd Win in a little later today to a very expectant audience, although played hide ’n seek for some for a time, in with the big boys.) [Graham Fellows]
2 Common Scoter (Brown jobs loafing offshore. Not the 2000 of last year unfortunately.), 20 Red-throated Diver (+, Toing and froing in singles and bunches. Several close inshore as usual.), 2 Great Crested Grebe (Offshore), 2 Gannet (Adults through East.), 60 Ringed Plover (Bunch through West close in.), 16 Grey Plover (Posse pushing West. ), 20 Turnstone (+, Through West in three parties.), 2 Guillemot (Loafing and foraging just offshore) [Graham Fellows]
1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Buzzard [Steve Hale]
1 Chiffchaff,
67 Chaffinch (new flock of 60 birds, mobile in the field behind the Obs + the usual gang on the feeders), 25 Linnet (flyovers) [Steve Hale]
Tuesday 14 January 2020
1 Red Kite (Flew west over private garden.) [David Fell]
3 Caspian Gull (Regular 2nd Win in early once again. 1st Win and finally a Nr Ad later. A real treat.) [Graham Fellows]
1 Blackcap (Female feeding on fat balls in garden) [John Kenyon]
Monday 13 January 2020
8 Avocet (Foraging on Pat’s while trying to shelter from the strong wind.), 25 Ruff (Foraging posse unphased by usual MH churn. ), 2 Yellow-legged Gull (Scruffy faced Ad and a 1st Win.), 3 Caspian Gull (Usual 2nd Win in early again. What a cracker . 2 off 1st Win later. Not the usual 1st Win that has been regular lately though. ) [Graham Fellows]
2 Red Kite (Over Old Woman's Lane) [Kath & Mick Claydon]
Sunday 12 January 2020
1 Barn Owl (Marsh opposite Three Swallows pub) [Kath & Mick Claydon]
Saturday 11 January 2020
1 Yellow-legged Gull (Ad trying to hide in the throng.), 1 Caspian Gull (Regular, of late, 2nd Win on Simmond’s much to the appreciation of all ‘Bird Race’ Team’s. What a star.) [Graham Fellows]
Friday 10 January 2020
22 Ruff (In and out and around Simmond’s before churned off SE.), 2 Caspian Gull (Usual 2nd Win in early loafing around giving itself up for all, before being churned off. Second bird, much debate. Advanced 2nd Win?? So Nr Ad best conclusion.), 1 Kingfisher (Another great display by the regular female. Awesome!) [Graham Fellows]
Thursday 09 January 2020
3 Caspian Gull (1st Win in early again. 2 off 2nd Win. One in around 15:30, second just after 16:00. Excellent!) [Graham Fellows]
1 Brambling (At least one in Chaffinch flock in weedy field west of Glandford-Letheringsett road opposite the Bayfield kissing gate.) [Richard Webb]
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