Mark Smithson
about 12 years ago

Weeks holiday around Norfolk Suffolk Essex & Surrounding area Holme Bird Observatory A good day today with some visible passage of migrants. Highlights were 3 Common Cranes seen coming across the Wash and drifting east towards Titchwell, a Red Kite flying east over the grazing marsh, 20 Avocets, 18 Ruff, 22 Black-tailed Godwits, an adult Med Gull east, a Short-eared Owl, 2 Sand Martins and 24 Swallows west, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 6 Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler singing, a male Blackcap, a Whitethroat and 2 Wheatears in the dunes on the NWT reserve, and 4 Siskins and 2 Crossbills over early morning. On the sea 7 Eiders, 3 Fulmars, 4 Gannets, and 12 Great Crested Grebes were noted. A Comma and 2 Orange Tips were around the reserve. NORFOLK *HOOPOE TILL 16:00 WAXHAM SANDS HOLIDAY PARK BY BLUE TOILET BLOCK THEN FLEW TOWARDS PIPE DUMP+FEM RING OUZEL *4 WAXWING NORWICH AT JUNCTION OF ADELAIDE STREET & WEST END STREET IN SUGARY C/PK AT 17:25 *3 COMMON CRANE OVER THORNHAM HARBOUR AT 14:08 *11 RING OUZEL CLEY ON SCRIB HILL VIEWABLE NE/FROM THE HANGS THIS EVENING *5+RING OUZEL CLEY AT THE HANGS *6 RING OUZEL SNETTISHAM CP *4 RING OUZEL ROYDON COMMON NWT AT MIDDAY *BLACK-NECKED GREBE BARTON BROAD THIS MORNING *5 HAWFINCH LYNFORD ARBORETUM THIS MORNING *OSPREY RANWORTH BROAD NWT THIS EVENING FROM VIEWING PLATFORM *2 GARGANEY WELNEY WWT SERIN LOWESTOFT AT DENES OVAL SINGING THIS MORNING THEN FLEW W/OVER CLIFF TOP HOUSES+MALE RING OUZEL 3 MALE RING OUZEL LOWESTOFT AT CARLTON MARSHES SWT THEN FLEW TOWARDS OULTON BROAD *2 BLACK REDSTART PORT OF FELIXTOWE *RING OUZEL LANDGUARD NR OPPOSITE ICKY RIDGE *OSPREY FERRY MEADOWS CP OVER GUNWADE LAKE & LYNCH LAKES AT 17:15 *2 MALE RING OUZEL MORBORNE HILL BEYOND LAST BUNGALOW E/OF VILLAGE THIS MORNING *RINGTAIL HEN HARRIER BURWELL FEN AT 18:50+2 SHORT-EARED OWL & WHEATEAR ESSEX *SLAVONIAN GREBE ABBERTON RESERVE OFF DAM AT 11:00 *2 RING OUZEL HOLLAND HAVEN CP AT REAR OF GOLF COURSE *MALE RING OUZEL SHOEBURYNESS IN GUNNERS PARK ON RESERVE AT 18:00