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Isabelline Wheatear, Burnham Overy Dunes,
Norfolk, 31st October
2016. |
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Caspian Gulls, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley,
27th October
2016. Two different adults present this evening. |
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Desert Wheatear, Sea Pool, Cley,
26th October
2016. |
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Shore Larks, Sea Pool, Cley,
26th October
2016. |
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Pallas's Warbler, Blakeney Point,
25th October
2016. This showy, dazzlingly bright gem was well worth the seven
mile walk. |
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Dartford Warbler, Holkham Pines, Norfolk,
24th October
2016. This was a surprise find on the seaward side of the west
wood this afternoon. |
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Great White Egret, Holkham Fresh Marsh,
Norfolk, 24th October
2016. |
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Long-tailed Duck, Watling Water, Cley, 23rd October
2016. |
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Desert Wheatear, Burnham Overy Dunes,
Norfolk, 23rd October
2016. |
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Wheatear, Burnham Overy Dunes,
Norfolk, 23rd October
2016. |
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Isabelline Wheatear, Burnham Overy Dunes,
Norfolk, 22nd October
2016. |
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Pallas's Warbler, Burnham Overy Dunes,
Norfolk, 22nd October
2016. |
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Arctic Peregrine, Cley, 20th October
2016. A huge juvenile female on and around Simmonds' Scrape this
afternoon. |
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Firecrest, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 20th October
2016. |
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Eastern Yellow Wagtail, St Mary's, Isles of
Scilly, 17th October
2016. |
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Siberian Accentor, Ward of Scousburgh,
Shetland, 10th October
2016. |
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Black Guillemot, Lerwick, Shetland, 10th October
2016. |
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Boddam, Shetland, 10th October
2016. |
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Rock Doves, Boddam, Shetland, 10th October
2016. |
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Muntjac, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 6th October
2016. |
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Brambling, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 5th October
2016. |
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Red Kite, Holkham, Norfolk, 4th October
2016. This strangely confiding bird was perched on one of the
elaborate chimneys of the outdoor clothing shop. |
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Redstart, Gramborough Hill, Salthouse, 3rd October
2016. |
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Whooper Swans, Loch Druidibeg, South Uist,
Outer Hebrides, 1st October
2016. |
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Eastern Kingbird, Barra, Outer Hebrides, 30th September
2016. |
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Watching the Eastern Kingbird, Barra, Outer
Hebrides, 30th September
2016. |
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Landing on the beach on Barra, Outer Hebrides,
30th September
2016. |
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Pink-footed Geese, Cley, 29th September
2016. The first skein of the autumn landing on Simmonds' Scrape. |
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Peregrine, Cley, 27th September
2016. |
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Pectoral Sandpiper, Titchwell, Norfolk, 26th September
2016. |
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Hoopoe, Brancaster Golf Course, Norfolk, 26th September
2016. |
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Whinchats, Cley, 25th September
2016. |
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Little Egrets, Stiffkey Fen, Norfolk, 24th September
2016. A spectacular 324 roosted at the fen. |
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Cley, 23rd September
2016. NWT have just named the pool west of East Bank after the
late, great Don Dorling. |
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Simmonds' Scrape, Cley,
21st September
2016. Two diggers spent Monday-Thursday this week redigging the
moat around the edge of Simmonds' Scrape, but the bulk of the
pool has not been drained or reprofiled this time. |
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Wasp Spider, Gramborough Hill, Salthouse,
21st September
2016. – Actually, 25 yards east of the hill, in the long grass. |
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Yellow-browed Warbler, Stiffkey Fen, Norfolk,
21st September
2016. |
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Spoonbills, Stiffkey Fen, Norfolk, 21st September
2016. Thirty-two roosting and present from at least 10.50am
until at least 2.40pm. Were they different to the 33 seen
roosting at Burnham Norton just prior to 10.50am? |
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Dotterels, Sheringham Golf Course, Norfolk, 19th September
2016. |
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Red-breasted Flycatcher, Warham Greens,
Norfolk, 19th September
2016. A surprise find for us just east of the Whirligig. |
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Redstart, Gramborough Hill, Salthouse, 18th September
2016. |
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Yellow-browed Warblers, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 18th September
2016. Two of the three we found in the woods today. |
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Spotted Flycatcher, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 18th September
2016. |
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Pied Flycatcher, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 18th September
2016. |
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Treecreeper, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 18th September
2016. |
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Long-tailed Tit, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 18th September
2016. |
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Garden Warbler, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 18th September
2016. |
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Migrant Hawker, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 18th September
2016. |
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Comma, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 18th September
2016. |
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Red-breasted Flycatcher, Salthouse, 17th September
2016. |
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Arctic Warbler, East Hills, Wells, Norfolk, 15th September
2016. |
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Pied Flycatcher, Wells Woods, Norfolk, 15th September
2016. |
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Whinchat, Salthouse, 13th September
2016. |
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Red Admiral, Kelling, 13th September
2016. |
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Moorhen, Cley, 12th September
2016. |
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Willow Emerald Damselfly, Beeston Pond,
Norfolk, 12th September
2016. |
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Migrant Hawker, Cley, 11th September
2016. |
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Starling, Salthouse, 10th September
2016. |
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Wheatear, Portland Bill East Cliffs, Dorset,
8th September
2016. |
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Black Darter, Thursley Common, Surrey, 6th
September
2016. |
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Young Common Lizard, Thursley Common, Surrey,
6th September
2016. |
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Redstart, Beach Carpark, Cley, 5th September
2016. |
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Stint, Pat's Pool, Cley, 7th July
2016. Can you identify this stint ? At the time, we thought it
was a Temminck's but, oops, apologies, see
www.birdingworld.co.uk/The%20Cley%20Stint.htm |
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Greenshank, Watling Water, Cley, 4th September
2016. |
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Whinchat, Attenborough Walk, Salthouse, 4th September
2016. Note the very visible fence. |
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Pectoral Sandpiper, 'Swan Pool', Iron Road,
Salthouse, 4th September
2016. Still present this morning, but still spending most of its
time hiding in the grass. |
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Pectoral Sandpiper, 'Swan Pool', Iron Road,
Salthouse, 3rd September
2016. |
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Sparrowhawk, Cley, 2nd
September
2016. |
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Wood Sandpiper, Pat's Pool, Cley,
30th August
2016. |
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Wheatear, Pat's Pool, Cley, 29th August
2016. |
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Lesser Whitethroat, Cley, 29th August
2016. A welcome garden visitor. |
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Sanderling, Blakeney
Point, 28th August
2016. |
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Royal Tern, Beale
Point, Co. Kerry, Ireland, 23rd August
2016. |
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Terek Sandpiper,
Tacumshin Lake, Co. Wexford, Ireland, 22nd August
2016. |
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Gannets, Bridges of
Ross, Co. Clare, Ireland, 22nd August
2016. |
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Gannet, Bridges of
Ross, Co. Clare, Ireland, 21st August
2016. |
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Sabine's Gull, Bridges
of Ross, Co. Clare, Ireland, 20th August
2016. |
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Cory's Shearwater,
Bridges of Ross, Co. Clare, Ireland, 20th August
2016. |
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Sooty Shearwater,
Bridges of Ross, Co. Clare, Ireland, 20th August
2016. |
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Great Skuas, Bridges
of Ross, Co. Clare, Ireland, 20th August
2016. |
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Gannets, Bridges of
Ross, Co. Clare, Ireland, 20th August
2016. A 'classic' Bridges of Ross seawatch during the westerly
gale on 20th produced a close Fea's Petrel, as well as 3
Wilson's Petrels, Leach's Petrels, Cory's, Great and Sooty
Shearwaters and all four Skua species, not to mention a constant
stream of 100,000 Manx Shearwaters and over 1,000 Storm Petrels
plus various other seabirds. |
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Bridges of Ross, Co.
Clare, Ireland, 20th August
2016. |
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Least Sandpiper,
Cloghaun Lough, Loop Head, Co. Clare, Ireland, 19th August
2016. |
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Iceland Gull, Roonagh Lough,
Co. Mayo, Ireland, 18th August
2016. But no sign of the Royal Tern.... |
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Sandwich Tern, Cley, Norfolk, 15th August
2016. |
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Ring-necked Parakeet, Cley,
14th August
2016. A surprise in the garden this morning, but only a
brief visitor. Only my third in the Cley Square, following one
over the East Bank on 6th October 1973 and one in a Salthouse
garden on 22nd October 1998! |
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Peregrine, Cley,
12th August
2016. |
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Swifts, Cley,
11th August
2016. They've gone! One of our two swiftlets fledged at around
midday on 11th and the other at about 6.00pm on 13th August. Bon
Voyage! For their full story
see Sue's
www.cleyswifts.blogspot.co.uk . |
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Silver-washed Fritillary form valezina,
Holt CP, Norfolk,
9th August
2016. |
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Silver-washed Fritillary, Holt CP, Norfolk,
9th August
2016. One of about 25 seen. |
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Comma, Holt CP, Norfolk,
9th August
2016. |
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Brimstone, Holt CP, Norfolk,
9th August
2016. |
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Juvenile Mediterranean Gull, Pat's Pool,
Cley, 8th August
2016. |
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Common Snipes, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley,
8th August
2016. |
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Fledgling Water Rail, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley,
8th August
2016. At least two pairs of Water Rails have bred this year. |
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Garganey, Pat's Pool,
Cley, 6th August
2016. |
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Little Egret, Pat's
Pool, Cley, 6th August
2016. |
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Swifts, Cley, 2nd
August
2016. Our two Swiftlets are on their
marks and contemplating the outside world. It won't be long now.
Wish them luck! For their story
see Sue's
www.cleyswifts.blogspot.co.uk . |
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Purple Gallinule,
Minsmere, Suffolk, 31st July
2016. |
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Cattle Egrets, Cley, 31st July
2016. These two were a surprise find for me on one of the weedy
islands on Pat's Pool this morning. They soon flew and
joined the cattle on Bull Marsh, but then disappeared. |
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