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...


2 Aug 2009

2/8/09 west Norfolk

A few walks close to home this afternoon produced a good result in the form of 2 Hobbies hunting dragonflies overhead, while a Green Sandpiper flew over calling. The dragonflies were also good, with 2 Black Darters, 20 Common Emeralds, 15 Common Blue Damseflies, 5 Blue-tailed Damselflies, 5 Migrant Hawkers and 1 Azure Damselfly.

Black Darter








Common Emerald action - both males (top and bottom) and females (middle) captured devouring gnats!

Blue-tailed Damselfly