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...


1 Sep 2009

30/8/09 undisclosed

A single juvenile Montagu's Harrier gave very good views during the morning and was regularly doing battle with a Kestrel and a Marsh Harrier! Unfortunately I was only able to obtain distant pictures.