My First Year List

Happy New Year!!
Below is my first year list 213 in total.

Alpine Swift

Avocet

Alder Flycatcher

Arctic Skua

Arctic Tern

Bar Tailed Godwit

Barn Owl

Barred Warbler

Bearded Tit

Bewick Swan

Bittern

Black Headed Gull

Black Necked Grebe

Black Redstart

Black Tailed Godwit

Black Tern

Blackbird

Blackcap

Blue Tit

Brambling

Brent Goose

Bullfinch

Buzzard

Canada Goose

Carrion Crow

Cattle Egret

Cetti's Warbler

Chaffinch

Chiff-Chaff

Coal Tit

Collared Dove

Common Crane

Common Gull

Common Sandpiper

Common Scoter

Coot

Cormorant

Corn Bunting

Cuckoo

Curlew

Curlew Sandpiper

Dunlin

Dunnock

Dusky Warbler

Egyptian Goose

Eider

Fieldfare

Firecrest

Gadwall

Gannet

Garden Warbler

Garganey

Glaucous Gull

Glossy Ibis

Goldcrest

Golden Plover

Goldeneye

Goldfinch

Goosander

Great Crested Grebe

Great Grey Shrike

Great Skua

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Tit

Great White Egret

Green Sandpiper

Green Woodpecker

Greenfinch

Greenshank

Grey Lag Goose

Grey Partridge

Grey Phalarope

Grey Plover

Grey Wagtail

Guillemot

Hawfinch

Hen Harrier

Heron

Herring Gull

Hobby

Hooded Crow

House Martin

House Sparrow

Jack Snipe

Jackdaw

Jay

Kentish Plover

Kestrel

Kingfisher

Kittiwake

Knot

Lapland Bunting

Lapwing

Lesser Black Backed Gull

Lesser Redpoll

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Lesser Whitethroat

Lesser Yellow Legs

Linnet

Little Egret

Little Grebe

Little Gull

Little Owl

Little Ringed Plover

Little Stint

Little Tern

Long Tailed Duck

Long Tailed Tit

Magpie

Mallard

Mandarin

Marsh Harrier

Marsh Tit

Meadow Pipit

Mediterranean Gull

Mistle Thrush

Moorhen

Mute Swan

Nightjar

Nuthatch

Osprey

Pale Bellied Brent Goose

Pallid Swift

Peregrine

Pheasant

Pied Flycatcher

Pied Wagtail

Pink Footed Goose

Pintail

Pochard

Purple Heron

Quail

Raven

Red Backed Shrike

Red Breasted Merganser

Red Crested Pochard

Red Flanked Blue Tail

Red Footed Falcon

Red Kite

Red Legged Partridge

Red Necked Phalarope

Red Throated Diver

Redshank

Redstart

Redwing

Reed Bunting

Ring Necked Parakeet

Ring Ouzel

Ringed Plover

Robin

Rock Pipit

Rook

Ruddy Duck

Ruddy Shelduck

Ruff

Sand Martin

Sanderling

Sandwich Tern

Scaup

Shelduck

Shorelark

Shoveler

Siskin

Skylark

Slavonian Grebe

Smew

Snipe

Snow Bunting

Song Thrush

Sooty Shearwater

Sparrowhawk

Spoonbill

Spotted Crake

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Redshank

Starling

Stock Dove

Stone Curlew

Stonechat

Swallow

Swift

Tawny Owl

Teal

Tree Pipit

Tree Sparrow

Treecreeper

Tufted Duck

Turnstone

Turtle Dove

Twite

Velvet Scoter

Water Pipit

Water Rail

Waxwing

Wheatear

Whimbrel

Whinchat

White Tailed Plover

White Wagtail

Whitethroat

Whooper Swan

Wigeon

Willow Warbler

Wood Pigeon

Wood Sandpiper

Wood Warbler

Woodcock

Woodlark

Wren

Wryneck

Yellow Browed Warbler

Yellow Wagtail

Yellowhammer

Stockers/Bury/Woodoaks

A rapid trip around Bury and Stockers Lakes then on to Woodoaks Farm.
At Stockers; c15 Siskin, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldeneye, 2 Goosander. Bury; 5 Red Crested Pochard, 3 Ring Necked Parakeet.

Woodoaks Farm; 10 Yellowhammer, Skylark, Buzzard, mixed flock c120 Fieldfare and Redwing, approx 90% Fieldfare.

Scotsbridge Mill then Maple Lodge

At Scotsbridge; 2 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail.
Maple Lodge; 99% still frozen, c15 Siskin, 2 Ring Necked Parakeet, 12+ Long Tailed Tit.
At Maple Lodge I bumped into Pete and Margret. Margret gave me a disc with some pics she has taken. The Wryneck used in my blog title is one of them, another that caught my eye was the pic below of a pair of Goldeneye on Stockers.

Curlew

Today I visited 3 Herts birding sites with Brendan G. First stop was Mary Exton School in Hitchin, postcode SG4 0QA. On arrival we immediately connected with a Curlew happily feeding away on the school sports field.

Secondly, Whitwell Water Cress Beds; 18 Common Snipe, 4 Meadow Pipit, 3 Little Egret, Grey Wagtail, Teal.

Last port of call was East Hyde on the Herts/Beds border; 2 Jack Snipe, Common Snipe, Water Rail, 4 Little Grebe, Wigeon, Teal (all in Herts.)
sh4rpy, Brendan G.

3 Smew on Bury Lake

An hour at Maple Lodge, very quiet but the tranquility was nice after 2 days of relatives! 3 Long Tailed Tit, 4 Jay, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c12 Siskin and a Redwing were the most noteworthy birds.

Half an hour at Bury Lake; 3 Smew, 6 Red Crested Pochard, 2+ Goldeneye.

Woodoaks Farm then Scotsbridge Mill

At Woodoaks Farm; Buzzard, Redwing, Fieldfare, Little Owl, 12 Yellowhammer.

Scotsbridge Mill; 2 Little Egret, 2 Common Snipe, 4 Water Rail, Lapwing.

Seasons Greetings

Happy Christmas to one and all.
So far today from my living room window; Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jay, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Starling, Pied Wagtail, Grey Heron, Black Headed Gull, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Greenfinch, Long tailed Tit, Coal Tit.

Nuthatch somewhere in amongst the food

Stockers and Scotsbridge Mill

At Stockers Farm; 2 Lapwing. Stockers Lake; 2 Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Little Grebe, Goldeneye, 2 Goosander (m and f,) c15 Fieldfare, c30 Siskin, c20 Ring Necked Parakeet, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Little Egret.

Scotsbridge Mill; 2 Little Egret, Grey Wagtail, 12 Teal, 5 Snipe, 3 Water Rail.

Lone Waxwing and 2 Smew

At 09:30 this morning I was driving along Baldwins Lane towards Croxley Green when I noticed a single Waxwing perched on the telephone wires directly above the road. I had a quick look 45 minutes later but it was not to be seen.

At about 14:30 I visited Bury Lake and then Scotsbridge Mill with Paul F. At Bury lake we noted the following; Wigeon, Pochard, Gadwall, Shoveler, Goldeneye, 6 Red Crested Pochard, Ring Necked Parakeet and best of all 2 Smew both showing well close in. At Stockers Farm a lone Lapwing patrolled the "flooded field."
At Scotsbridge Mill we noted the following; c20 Teal, 3 Little Egret, c5 Water Rail, 8+ Snipe.
sh4rpy, Paul F

Scotsbridge Mill

A lunchtime visit to Scotsbridge Mill produced the following; c5 Water Rail, c5 Common Snipe, c11 Teal, Song Thrush and Grey Wagtail.

Abbots/Bedmond

An afternoon stroll around the fields between Abbots Langley and Bedmond. About an inch of snow and -2. The most noteworthy birds observed were as follows; 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Long Tailed Tit, Goldfinch, 3 Jay, Kestrel, c15 Yellowhammer.

Waxwings

I popped over to Hatfield today in search of the recently reported Waxwings. When I arrived I immediately connected with c70 Waxwings. I stayed for about 2 hours and their numbers steadily increased to c110. The birds spent most of the time perched up in the nearby poplars, then occasionally dropping down to feed on the rowan berries in Hillfield.

Hillfield is in the Birchwood area of Hatfield and off Longmead. The postcode for twat-nav users is AL10 0TZ

Another top quality pic!

Rainham Marshes

Sat 11th December 2010. A visit to RSPB Rainham Marshes and adjecent river thames forshore.

River Thames between reserve and concrete barges; Avocet, Black Tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Grey Plover, Curlew, Redshank, Lapwing, Snipe, Shelduck, Teal, Wigeon, Gadwall, Greater Black Backed Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Herring Gull, Common Gull, Meadow Pipit, Greenfinch, Kestrel, Skylark.

RSPB Rainham Marshes; Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Pintail, Shoveler, Wigeon, Teal, 2 squealing Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler, Redwing, Fieldfare, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Herring Gull, Common Gull, Stonechat, Reed Bunting.

We spent some time going through the gulls looking for a Yellow Legged Gull but drew a blank. In one of the hides there was a "Gull i.d. Workshop" we even asked the Gull experts had they seen any Yellow Legged Gulls. We were told that there were none on the reserve. Checking sighting on birdguides this morning I noticed a report of "16 Yellow Legged Gulls RSPB Rainham Marshes (11/12/2010)" Oh well **it happens!

To finish the day we spent an hour on the Serin Mound looking for Short Eared Owl, however, we drew a blank here too.
sh4rpy, Brendan G

Maple Lodge, Woodoaks Farm, Stockers Lake and Farm, Bury Lake, Wilstone Reservoir Tring.

Early Morning at Maple Lodge.
Little Grebe, Pochard, Siskin, Goldfinch, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush.

Woodoaks Farm.
c20 Fieldfare, c30 Yellowhammer, 2 Reed Bunting, c20 Linnet, 8 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit, c200 Golden Plover, 6 Lapwing, Song Thrush.

Stockers Lake.
Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard, Teal, Lapwing, Ring Necked Parakeet, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Siskin, Goldfinch.

Bury Lake.
12 Red Crested Pochard, Goldcrest, Siskin.

Stockers Farm.
3 Lapwing.

Wilstone Reservoir, Tring.
Wigeon, Teal, Pochard, Shoveler, Gadwall, Redshank, Little Egret, Buzzard, c35 Fieldfare, c 15 Redwing.

Rainham Concrete Barges and RSPB Reserve 29th Nov 2010.

Concrete Barges near Tilda Rice Factory, Rainham.
Redshank, Bar Tailed Godwit, Wigeon, Teal, Gadwall, Reed Bunting, Herring Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Greater Black Backed Gull.

Rainham Marshes RSPB Reserve.
10+ Bearded Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Stonechat, Little Grebe.

River Thames foreshore near RSPB Reserve.
Wigeon, Teal, Gadwall, Shelduck, Redshank, Dunlin, Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat.

Stockers Farm and Lake

A mid morning visit to Stockers Farm and Lake.
Stockers Farm; Sparrowhawk, 2 Little Owl, 7 Lapwing, Green Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Fieldfare.
Stockers Lake; 10 Goldeneye (3m, 7f,) 3 Egyptian Geese, Pochard, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Great Crested Grebe, Goldfinch, Siskin, Ring Necked Parakeet, Kestrel.

Golden Plover at Woodoaks

07:30 this morning in my back garden 2 Coal Tit, Green Woodpecker.

Woodoaks Farm. Red Kite, c15 Linnet, c15 Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting, Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Fieldfare, Redwing, c170 Golden Plover, 6 Lapwing.

Finally over to Hertford with Brendan G in search of Waxwing, after nearly 2 hours we drew a blank only noteworthy bird a Sparrowhawk.

Maple Lodge.

An afternoon visit to Maple Lodge. Bright sunshine but temperature hovering around freezing point. Shoveler, Gadwall, Teal, c25 Siskin, 4 Goldfinch, 3 Jay, 2 Little Grebe, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron. On Lynsters Lake; 12 Wigeon and on the farm 2 Egyptian Geese.

Abbots Langley / Bedmond 24th Nov 2010.

An afternoon stroll around the fields between Abbots Langley and Bedmond (sheppeys lane.) Most notable birds were as follows; Grey Heron, Fieldfare, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10+Pied Wagtail, 3 Jay, 10 Long Tailed Tit, Mixed flock of about 50 birds containing c30 Chaffinch, c15 Yellowhammer and c5 Goldfinch. Also a Muntjac.

Woodoaks Farm 20th Nov 2010

Highlights of an afternoon visit to Woodoaks Farm; Green Woodpecker, 30 Linnet, 10 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 10 Long Tailed Tit, Skylark, Meadow Pipit.

Abbots Langley/Bedmond

The highlights of an afternoon walk around the fields between Abbots Langley and Bedmond were as follows; Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Treecreeper, Kestrel, 12 Skylark, Yellowhammer, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Stockers Lake and Farm 18th Nov 2010

The most noteworthy birds at Stockers lake were as follows; Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon, Goldeneye (2m, 1f,) Little Egret, Ring Necked Parakeet, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch.
At Stockers Farm 2 Little Owl in the nestbox tree and then on temporary fenceposts.

Velvet Scoter and Lesser Redpoll at Broadwater

A mid morning visit to Broadwater Lake nr Harefield. 14th November 2010.
Although not a comprehensive the list the following birds were seen; Velvet Scoter, Pochard, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Shoveler, Teal, Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Ring Necked Parakeet, Siskin, Goldfinch, Long Tailed Tit and 6 Lesser Redpoll in Silver Birch near entrance barrier to sailing club.
Grid reference for location of Velvet Scoter is TQ045893 which is roughly the south east corner of the lake. The Scoter has been seen at the north end of the lake but may have been pushed south by the sailing dinghies.
sh4rpy, Brendan G.

Garden Watch 13th Nov 2010.

After travelling far and wide recently I decided to stay at home today. I did a couple of jobs around the house, watched some footie on the t.v. and did a bit of a "Garden Watch"
Birds that visited my garden were as follows; 2 Magpie, 3 Dunnock, 2 Woodpigeon, 5 Collared Dove, 10 Chaffinch, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Coal Tit, 1 House Sparrow, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Robin, 3 Blackbird.

A Days Birding in Norfolk

Saturday 6th November 2010.
A days birding in Norfolk with Brendan G and Dave J.

First stop was 1k south of Welney, noteworthy birds seen here were as follows; 40 Fieldfare, 15 Hooper Swan, 20 Bewick Swan, 2 Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Reed Bunting. No sign of reported Glossy Ibis so we decided to press on to Cley. 30 minutes later a message on Dave and Brendan's pagers "Glossy Ibis Welney" We all said it would happen!

Cley.
20 mins seawatching produced, Common Scoter, 20 Kittiwake in several small groups, 2 Goldeneye.
North Hide, 2 Grey Phalarope, Dunlin, Shoveler, Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Redshank, Ruff, Pintail, Teal.
On the beach and in flight, a summer plumaged Arctic Tern.

RSPB Titchwell.
On the reserve, 10+Twite, 10 Linnet, Redshank, Oystercatcher, Golden Plover, Curlew.
On the beach, 8+Shorelark.

Then back to Welney in search of Glossy Ibis!
Within 5 mins of arriving at Welney we spotted the Glossy Ibis showing well feeding furiously amonst a herd of cattle. It showed well for about 30 mins, then it apparently flew off whilst we were distracted by a Barn Owl hunting in the field on the opposite side of the road. We stayed until nightfall hoping for Short Eared Owl but no luck, however, we did see another Barn Owl hunting. So for second visit to Welney, Glossy Ibis and 2 Barn Owl.

sh4rpy, Brendan G, Dave J.

Hen Harrier at Deadmans Hill nr Sandon

Early sunday morning visit to Deadmans Hill nr Sandon, postcode SG7 6SF. Female Hen Harrier showing from 07:10 to 07:25, Buzzard, Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, 20+Red Legged Partridge, 16+ Grey Partridge.

Mid morning at Amwell. Pintail, Lapwing, Shoveler, Wigeon, Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest, 2 Water Rail, Grey Wagtail, 2 singing Cetti's Warbler. No sign of reported Bearded Tits.
sh4rpy, Brendan G.

Updates

A couple of visits to Woodoaks farm since last blog. Several Buzzard, 2 Red Kite, Little Owl, Linnet, Goldfinch, Goldcrest, Meadow Pipit and Skylark the most notable birds seen.

On Thurs from our works canteen window. Mixed tit flock consisting of, 6 Long Tailed Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit and bringing up the rear a Coal Tit.

Friday 29th Oct 2010. I visited Grove Ferry and Oare Marshes both reserves are in Kent. Traffic on the M25 was diabolical on both the outward and return journies.
Notable birds at Grove Ferry, Lapwing, Golden Plover, Ruff, Bearded Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Snipe.
At Oare Marshes. 3 Little Egret, Redshank, Dunlin, Golden Plover, Grey Plover, 3 Snipe, Rock Pipit.

Saturday 30th October. 20 mins at Springwell Lake, Mixed Tit flock, 7 Long Tailed Tit, 2 Blue Tit and also a Goldcrest.

Woodoaks Farm Weds 27th Oct 2010

Noteworthy birds at Woodoaks today were as follows; 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 13 Linnet, 4+Meadow Pipit, 12 Skylark, 50+ Black Headed Gull, 3 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, Green Woodpecker.

Snow Buntings at Cley

The highlight of a trip to Cley with Brendan G and Phil B today was at least 14 Snow Bunting. Other birds noted were as follows; Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Stonechat, Bearded Tit, Black Tailed Godwit, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Turnstone, Redshank, Ringed Plover, Ruff, Knot, Curlew, Lapwing, Grey Plover, Spotted Redshank, Teal, Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail, Shelduck, Brent Goose, Marsh Harrier, Kestrel, 14+ Snow Bunting in two groups of 2 then 12+, 30+Goldfinch, 3 very late House Martin.
Seawatch: 30+ Common Scoter, 15 Gannet, 6 Red Throated Diver, Guillemot, Kittiwake, Great Skua.
Also 1 Grey Seal.
sh4rpy, Brendan G, Phil B.

Woodoaks Farm

An hour spent at Woodoaks Farm today, 20+Chaffinch and 1 Yellowhammer on or around haystack and farm outbuildings, Little Owl in old orchard, 6 Yellowhammer in old orchard hedgerow,  c30 Linnet feeding on track towards manure pile also bathing in puddles along the track, other birds seen were, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch and Grey Wagtail.

Stockers Farm and Lake

Early afternoon walk around Stockers Farm and Lake. 3 Ring Necked Parakeet and 1 Lapwing at Stockers Farm.
Stockers Lake, Pochard, Shoveler, Great Crested Grebe, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, 6 Ring Necked Parakeet, 3-4 flocks of Long Tailed Tit, mixed flock of approximately 30 Goldfinch and Siskin, 25 Redwing.

Maple Lodge and Woodoaks Farm

Pretty quiet at Maple Lodge. 7 Little Grebe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kingfisher, Shoveler. Similar situation at Woodoaks Farm, 3 Linnet, 2 Grey Wagtail, Skylark, 12 Lapwing in field closest to main road.

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Woodoaks Farm then Ivinghoe Beacon

A mid morning/early afternoon visit to Woodoaks Farm; 2 Little Owl, 4/5 Buzzard, 3 Red Kite, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Grey Wagtail, several small flocks containing 3-6 Linnet, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 10 Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Skylark.
sh4rpy, Geoff L, Tony H

Mid afternoon/early evening visit to south east side of Ivinghoe Beacon; 4 Buzzard, 50+ Meadow Pipit, Kestrel, Skylark, Green Woodpecker, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, 6+Brambling, 2 Marsh Tit.

top quality Brambling pic

sh4rpy, Brendan G

Last of the Summer Wine?

sh4rpy, Tony S and Brendan G at Breydon Water (Asda's Car Park)

Lesser Yellow Legs

A mid morning visit to Port Meadow, Oxford. Park near junction of Aristotle Lane and Navigation Way. OX2 6AB.
Lesser Yellow Legs, Ruff, Redshank, 2 Little Stint, 2 Sparrowhawk, 20+Golden Plover.
sh4rpy, Brendan G

Norfolk / Suffolk Bird List w/c 11th Oct 2010.

The following is a full list of the birds seen this week. Sites the more notable birds were seen at will be added soon.
Birds seen Norfolk/Suffolk Oct 2010. sh4rpy/Brendan G/Tony S. 120 seen and 2 Heard.
Monday 11th October 2010;
Mute Swan
Pink-footed Goose
Brent Goose
Mallard
Long-tailed Duck
Common Scoter
Pheasant
Gannet
Cormorant
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Moorhen
Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Stock Dove
Woodpigeon
Barn Owl
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Skylark
Meadow Pipit
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Redstart
Whinchat
Stonechat
Wheatear
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Redwing
Mistle Thrush
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Great Grey Shrike
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Brambling
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Siskin
Reed Bunting

Tues 12th October 2010;
Eider
Velvet Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-legged Partridge
Red-throated Diver
Marsh Harrier
Buzzard
Crane
Ringed Plover
Golden Plover
Lapwing
Ruff
Snipe
Turnstone
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Collared Dove
Little Owl
Swallow
Pale Bellied Brent Goose
Red-flanked Bluetail
Black Redstart
Firecrest
Treecreeper
Rook
Linnet
Wigeon
Cetti’s Warbler (Heard)

Weds 13th October 2010;
Greylag Goose
Egyptian Goose
Gadwall
Teal
Pintail
Shoveler
Red-crested Pochard
Pochard
Tufted Duck
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Sooty Shearwater
Coot
Oystercatcher
Avocet
Grey Plover
Knot
Dunlin
Black-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Curlew
Redshank
Guillemot
Kingfisher
Yellow-browed Warbler
Bearded Tit
Comic Tern

Thurs 14th October 2010;
Canada Goose
Little Stint
Jack Snipe
Rock Pipit
Tawny Owl (Heard)

Fri 15th October 2010;
Scaup
Lapland Bunting

Norfolk/Suffolk Update

Back from four and a bit days birding in Norfolk and Suffolk. 120 species were seen and 2 heard. Highlights were Great Grey Shrike, Red Flanked Blue Tail, Firecrest, Yellow Browed Warbler, Lapland Bunting and Jack Snipe. A more detailed report will follow within the next couple of days.
sh4rpy, Brendan G, Tony S.

Collective go mad in norfolk!

Off to sunny norfolk for a few days birding tomorrow. Hopefully the blog will be updated daily depending on the performance of my vodafone internet dongle.
sh4rpy

Fields either side of Sheppeys Lane, Abbots Langley.

Late afternoon/early evening. Clear visibility, 20c, Wind NE14. 3 Buzzard, 2 Yellowhammer, 10+ Skylark, 2 Goldfinch, 6 Swallow heading roughly north east.
sh4rpy