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PostPosted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 10:01 pm 
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Location: Gibraltar Point, Sykes Farm
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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