A good family holiday in Norfolk this week, some very nice species seen including 2 new lifers.
A total of 122 Species
SNETTISHAM RSPB (highest tide of the year 11/9/10) No beach left, huge flocks of Oystercatcher, Knot and Bar-tailed Godwit on the lagoon, 21 species of wader in total.
Bar-tailed Godwit x2500 Oystercatcher x1000 Knot x20,000 Avocet x2 Whimbrel x2 Dunlin x2000 Golden Plover x200 Grey Plover x100 (Still in summer plumage) Curlew Sandpiper x2 Great Skua x1 (very close) Marsh Harrier x1 Common Buzzard x2 Swift x2 Swallow x2000 Wheatear x2
TITCHWELL RSPB (Half of the reserve closed, should be fully open again by the end of September) Not much about due to machinery everywhere
Blackcap x1 Chiffchaff x1 (still singing) Little Stint x7 Dunlin x12 Ruff x45
LAKENHEATH RSPB
Hobby x6 showing very well all around the reserve Bearded Tit x5 Kingfisher x2 Sparrowhawk x1 Marsh Harrier x6
HOLME
Red-necked Phalarope x1 (Juv) (close views) LIFER Arctic Warbler x1 (fantastic views after only waiting 30 seconds) LIFER Pink-footed Goose x7 (in of the sea) Great Crested Grebe x1 (North) Yellow Wagtail x2 (Flying North) Eider x6 Common Scoter x2 Green Sandpiper x4 Ruff x1
CLEY MARSHES
Pink-footed Goose x27 Guillemot x2 (on the sea) Curlew Sandpiper x3 (Juveniles) Little Stint x6 Black Tern x1 Swallow x12 Swift x1 Great Skua x5 Arctic Skua x4 Red-throated Diver x1 South Lapland Bunting x6 (my first close up views, previous sightings were fly overs) Wheatear x1 Gannet x60 Spotted Redshank x4 Short-eared Owl x1 Bearded Tit x30 (pinging everywhere) Avocet x2 Marsh Harrier x5 Pintail x2 Yellow Wagtail x2 (Flying Over) Common Sandpiper x1 Wigeon x400 Teal x500
Not a single Shearwater all week after hours and hours of sea watching.
Cheers,
Richard
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