Bird Sightings – Saturday 31 August 2013

Horsey – juv ROSE COLOURED STARLING 1/2 mile south of nelson’s head track again + 12 Whinchats. Strumpshaw – Wryneck still + Osprey at 7.30am (later seen at Buckenham 5.15pm) Sheringham – 2 Sooty Shearwaters flew west early am + Wryneck & Red-backed Shrike still at Beeston bump late afternoon. Holme NWT – Wryneck still. Yarmouth – Red-backed […]

Bird Sightings – Friday 30 August 2013

Lynford – juv TWO BARRED CROSSBILL again at arboretum. Strumpshaw fen – Wryneck still Holme NWT – Wryneck still + 4 Redstarts, Tree Pipit & 6 Arctic Skuas. Welney – Osprey flew north at 12.15 & then over denver sluice. Yarmouth – Red-backed Shrike still in south dunes. Titchwell – 14 Spoonbills, 46 Curlew Sandpipers, 5 […]

Bird Sightings – Thursday 29 August 2013

Horsey – juv ROSE COLOURED STARLING 1/2 mile south of nelson’s head track. Waxham – CORNCRAKE SE of shang-ri-la cottage at 1pm + 2 Pied Flys & Redstart. Strumpshaw fen – Wryneck still present. Gramborough hill – Wryneck still present. Sheringham – 2 Long-tailed Skua, Pomarine Skua, Balearic Shearwater & 5 Black Terns. Swaffham – Honey […]

Bird Sightings – Wednesday 28 August 2013

Burnham Overy dunes – CITRINE WAGTAIL 1.40-2.15pm only & 1-2 Icterine Warblers. Kelling – CITRINE WAGTAIL flew past beach at 8.30am, on water meadow 10.30am and then Weybourne camp in the afternoon. Horsey – ROSE COLOURED STARLING 1/2 mile south of nelson’s head track. Lynford – juv TWO BARRED CROSSBILL again at arboretum. Holt – 3 […]

Bird Sightings – Tuesday 27 August 2013

Stiffkey – BOOTED WARBLER just west of car park at 8.40am but no further sign. Horsey – GREENISH WARBLER & Icterine Warbler in area with no general access south of nelson’s head track. Burnham Overy dunes – Icterine Warbler & Bluethroat still. Gramborough hill – Barred Warbler reported + Little Gull. Winterton – Long-tailed Skua, […]

Bird Sightings – Monday 26 August 2013

Burnham Overy dunes – BOOTED WARBLER at west end of Holkham pines, GREENISH WARBLER reported at 9am only, Icterine Warbler & 1-2 Bluethroats. Holme NWT – Icterine Warbler on golf course by tee 14 briefly, 6 Spoonbills & Crossbill. Kelling WM – Barred Warbler on east side by weybourne camp briefly this morning + Black Redstart. […]

Bird Sightings – Sunday 25 August 2013

Happisburgh – WESTERN BONELLI’S WARBLER in hedge by cricket pitch mid morning & again in evening at west end of churchyard. Burnham Overy dunes – GREENISH WARBLER, Bluethroat & Red-backed Shrike. Stiffkey campsite wood – GREENISH WARBLER, Osprey over & possible Booted Warbler? Blakeney point – 2 Icterine Warblers & Common Rosefinch + 2 Long-tailed Skuas & […]

Bird Sightings – Saturday 24 August 2013

Blakeney point – BOOTED WARBLER, Icterine Warbler, 5+ Wrynecks & probable SHORT-TOED LARK. Cley – Icterine Warbler, Red-necked Phalarope, adult Long-tailed Skua, Dotterel, 13 Balearic Shearwaters past, 16 Arctic Skuas, 20 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Spoonbills & Wood Sandpiper. Salthouse – Wryneck at Gramborough hill & 2 Twite + 7 Pomarine Skuas past at 11.35 + 8 reported […]

Bird Sightings – Friday 23 August 2013

Hemsby – ICTERINE WARBLER this evening along kings loke north of beach road. Sheringham – Balearic Shearwater flew west early am. Cley – 14 Curlew Sandpipers this evening all juvs, Spoonbill & Wood Sandpiper. Northrepps – possible ITALIAN SPARROW ? still present. Cantley – Red-necked phalarope still at the beet factory + Wood Sandpiper. Breydon […]

Bird Sightings – Thursday 22 August 2013

Northrepps – possible ITALIAN SPARROW ? present for 7+ days, potential first for Britain? Snettisham – adult WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER in high tide roost 7-9am. Weybourne – 6+ TWO-BARRED CROSSBILLS in trees by station in morning then flew west. Lynford – juv TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL again with 60 Crossbills early morning and 1.15pm only. Cantley – Red-necked […]