Latest Norfolk Bird News: 15th Novemmber: Green-winged Teal still at Cley NWT, 7 Lapland Buntings in the clifftop fields at West Runton, Great Grey Shrike still at Dersingham Bog though mobile, Black Redstart still at Choseley Drying Barns and 3 Shorelarks still at Holme on beach by the golf-course.

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My latest sightings: As autumn fizzled out into winter numbers of common migrants, particularly Goldcrests, remained low. Probably the best 2 days of the autumn in terms of numbers were the 30th and 31st October and I managed 5 Woodcocks, 2 Short-eared Owls, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Shorelarks, 1 Ring Ouzel, 2 Bearded Tits, 1 Crossbill and 3 Bewick's Swans at Holme, as well as 916 Blackbirds and 11724 Starlings on the 31st. A Great Grey Shrike at Dersingham Bog and a Hen Harrier at Roydon seem to lend support to the theory we are now firmly into winter...


25 Aug 2009

25/8/09 Great Ryburgh

An enjoyable 4-hour stint at the Great Ryburgh raptor watchpoint produced good views of the dark-phase male HONEY BUZZARD on two occasions between 11:30am and midday. Other raptors noted included 3+ Hobbies, 9 Common Buzzards, 2 Kestrels, 2 Sparrowhawks and a male Marsh Harrier. Nearby, at a wildflower meadow near Fakenham, 5+ Clouded Yellows were present.

In the evening dad went for a walk at Burnham Overy Dunes where he located a single Whinchat.