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***NORFOLK 31st January - 15th February 2015***
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Author:  Richard Doan [ Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:02 am ]
Post subject:  ***NORFOLK 31st January - 15th February 2015***
Epic two week holiday in Norfolk, staying at the Marine Hotel in Hunstanton. Recorded 144 species during the trip. The below counts are my totals for the entire holiday.

Mute Swan 168
Whooper Swan 2183
Bewick's Swan 2666
White-fronted Goose 11
BEAN GOOSE 15 (2 Cley Marshes, 13 Welney)
Pink-footed Goose 69894
Greylag Goose 5939
Canada Goose 93
BARNACLE GOOSE 2 (with pinkies at Holkham)
Brent Goose 12908
Shelduck 1523
Egyptian Goose 71
Mallard 965
Gadwall 383
Pintail 223
Shoveler 94
Wigeon 37591
Teal 6176
GARGANEY 1 (first-winter drake - Cley Marshes)
Pochard 2058
Tufted Duck 527
Eider 33
Common Scoter 1213
LONG-TAILED DUCK 2 (stonking drake off Holme)
Goldeneye 97
Goosander 3
Red-breasted Merganser 112
Red-legged Partridge 34
Grey Partridge 13
Pheasant 104
Red-throated Diver 125
BLACK-THROATED DIVER 1 (offshore at Salthouse)
GREAT NORTHERN DIVER 1 (west past Sheringham)
BLACK-NECKED GREBE 1 (Snettisham)
Little Grebe 18
Great Crested Grebe 49
Fulmar 18
Gannet 29
Cormorant 460
BITTERN 4
Little Egret 69
GREAT WHITE EGRET 1
Grey Heron 13
RED KITE 1
Marsh Harrier *125*
Hen Harrier 14 (2 Titchwell, 8 Warham Greens, 4 Hickling Broad)
Common Buzzard 34
ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD 4 (2 Burnham Overy, 1 Welney and 1 Halvergate)
Sparrowhawk 9
Kestrel 44
Peregrine 8
Merlin 8
Water Rail 7
Moorhen 113
Coot 1557
COMMON CRANE 32 (28 into roost at Hickling Broad - inc a single flock of 18!!!!)
Oystercatch 6272
Avocet 210 (150 at Breydon Water)
Ringed Plover 16
Grey Plover 305
Golden Plover 11209
Lapwing 26468
Knot 40091
Sanderling 586
PURPLE SANDPIPER 2 (Sheringham)
Turnstone 169
Dunlin 4655
Redshank 586
GREENSHANK 1 (Holme)
Black-tailed Godwit 128
Bar-tailed Godwit 335
Curlew 1663
Woodcock 4
Snipe 64
Ruff 45
GREAT SKUA 4 (East past Sheringham)
POMARINE SKUA 6 (3 South past Hunstanton and 3 west past Sheringham)
Black-headed Gull 37205
Common Gull 8115
Mediterranean Gull 29
Herring Gull 13308
Great Black-backed Gull 110
Lesser Black-backed Gull 72
Kittiwake 1
GLAUCOUS GULL 2 (third-winter at Sheringham and Juv at Cley Marshes)
Guillemot a
Auk Sp 4
Stock Dove 56
Wood Pigeon 11310
Collared Dove 85
Short-eared Owl 4
Tawny Owl 2
Barn Owl 15
Little Owl 3
Green Woodpecker 9
Great Spotted Woodpecker 15
LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER 1
Skylark 357
WATER PIPIT 7 (2 Titchwell and 5 Buckenham/Cantley Marshes)
Rock Pipit 38
Meadow Pipit 138
Pied Wagtail 47
Grey Wagtail 2
Dunnock 71
Robin 182
Stonechat 14
Song Thrush 48
Redwing 120
Mistle Thrush 9
Fieldfare 613
Blackbird 208
Cetti's Warbler 23
Goldcrest 117
Wren 77
Great Tit 120
Coal Tit 88
Blue Tit 128
Marsh Tit 32
Long-tailed Tit 84
Bearded Tit 28
Nuthatch 22
Treecreeper 20
GREAT GREY SHRIKE 1 (Roydon Common)
Magpie 87
Jay 20
Jackdaw 3608
Room 4220
Carrion Crow 65
Starling 4225
House Sparrow 653
Tree Sparrow 19
Chaffinch 374
Brambling 26
Linnet 647
TWITE 40 (Titchwell/Thornham)
Lesser Redpoll 35
Goldfinch 224
Greenfinch 154
Siskin 55
Bullfinch 31
HAWFINCH 1 (Lynford Arboretum - bottom of the bird feeders!)
Reed Bunting 121
Snow Bunting 6
Yellowhammer 12
Corn Bunting 15

Not bad for February!!!!!!!!

Sites visited; Flitcham Abbey Farm, Tottenhill, Wolferton, Hunstanton, Sheringham, Blakeney Harbour, Burnham Overy, Titchwell, Roydon Common, Dersingham Bog, Ken Hill Wood, Lynford Arboretum, Snpanton Downham, Cley Marshes, Welney, Holme, Kelling Heath, Salthouse, Warham Greens, Snettisham, Holkham, Strumpshaw, Breydon Water, Great Yarmouth, Ormesby Broad, Hickling Broad, Buckenham Marshes, Cantley Marshes.

Cheers,

Richard
Author:  George Rutter [ Tue Mar 31, 2015 8:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: ***NORFOLK 31st January - 15th February 2015***
Tremendous dedication Richard, Bravo.
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