Norfolk 2004
Jeremy Barker
Species seen:
- Red-throated Diver
- juvenile off the beach at Cley
- Little Grebe
- seen at Cley and Titchwell
- Great Crested Grebe
- on the sea off Holkham and Titchwell
- Great Cormorant
- singles seen flying along the coast, also at Hickling on the broad
- Bittern
- one flew past Observation Hut at Hickling Broad NWT
- Little Egret
- numerous on the north coast
- Grey Heron
- seen occasionally on the saltmarsh and in reedbeds
- Mute Swan
- a few at Cley (with a Black Swan) and many at Welney WWT
- Whooper Swan
- many seen at Welney WWT, plus a thousand or so unidentified swans
- Bewick's Swan- many seen at Welney WWT, plus a thousand or so unidentified swans
- White-fronted Goose
- 2 at Holkham on the 25th
- Pink-footed Goose
- seen daily around the fields of the north coast, plus thousands roosting on the sandspit E of Brancaster
- Greylag Goose
- feral birds seen regularly at Cley, Titchwell and Hickling area
- Canada Goose
- small flock of ferals at Titchwell and at Holme
- Barnacle Goose
- about 40 at Hickling; presumably feral
- Brent Goose
- many hundreds on the north coast
- Egyptian Goose
- pairs seen here and there, plus a flock of 9 at Cley
- Shelduck
- seen all along the north coast
- Mallard
- seen everywhere
- Gadwall
- at Titchwell, Horsey and Cley, as well as Welney WWT at the end of the trip
- Pintail
- 25 in off the sea at Cley, plus 3+ males at Titchwell, then 120+ at Welney
- Wigeon
- common across the north coast
- Shoveler
- several seen at Titchwell, Horsey and Welney
- Teal
- common across the area
- Pochard
- several hundred at Welney
- Tufted Duck
- about 30 at Horsey, followed by 100 or so at Welney
- Eider
- two female-types offshore at Titchwell
- Common Scoter
- several hundreds offshore at Holkham, with up to 3,000 off Titchwell; also seen off Brancaster
- Long-tailed Duck
- two females off Holkham and a female on the freshmarsh at Titchwell
- Goldeneye
- three offshore at Titchwell
- Red-breasted Merganser
- small groups off the coast in most places
- Marsh Harrier
- 1 at Cley, followed by up to 19 roosting at Stubb's Mill
- Hen Harrier
- ringtails seen at Cley, Titchwell (same bird?) and Stubb's Mill
- Common Buzzard
- one over the road very early Thursday morning, just before Salisbury plain
- Sparrowhawk
- female at Stubb's Mill; male at Hickling
- Kestrel
- single birds seen here and there throughout
- Merlin
- female hunting down the beach-line at Cley
- Peregrine
- small male at Holkham, female at Titchwell and (same bird?) Cley
- Red-legged Partridge
- coveys seen inland in various places
- Grey Partridge
- small covey between Great and Little Snoring, on the old airfield
- Pheasant
- everywhere
- Water Rail
- calling through most reedbeds, seen well at Titchwell and Cley
- Moorhen
- everywhere
- Coot
- common at Horsey and Hickling, many hundreds at Welney WWT
- Crane
- heard in the reeds at Horsey; briefly seen there and at Hickling
- Oystercatcher
- small numbers along the coast
- Avocet
- party of up to 18 birds on Arnold's Marsh every day
- Black-winged Stilt
- 'Sammy' still present at Titchwell (11th year now!)
- Ringed Plover
- several seen on the beach at Titchwell
- Grey Plover
- one at Holkham, plus several on the beach at Titchwell
- Golden Plover
- large flocks at Titchwell, Cley and in fields near roads on occasion
- Lapwing
- flocks seen everywhere
- Sanderling
- on the beach at Titchwell, plus two flew past at Brancaster
- Turnstone
- seen in small numbers all along the coast
- Dunlin
- small numbers all along the coast
- Redshank
- present all along the north coast
- Spotted Redshank
- a single at Cley twice
- Black-tailed Godwit
- small flock at Cley; a few birds at Titchwell
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- a small number present at Titchwell
- Curlew
- a small flock roosting at Cley each morning, few others along the coast
- Snipe
- odd birds here and there, biggest group 25 over at Thornham
- Ruff
- 41 at Titchwell, plus 39 (same birds?) at Choseley
- Arctic Skua
- dark immature in off the sea at Titchwell to harass gulls
- Black-headed Gull
- seen everywhere
- Common Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Herring Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Feral Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Woodpigeon
- Collared Dove
- Barn Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Kingfisher
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Skylark
- Shorelark
- Meadow Pipit
- Rock Pipit
- Pied Wagtail
- Wren
- Dunnock
- Robin
- Blackbird
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Fieldfare
- Mistle Thrush
- Cetti's Warbler
- Goldcrest
- Great Tit
- Blue Tit
- Long-tailed Tit
- Bearded Tit
- Jay
- Magpie
- Jackdaw
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Starling
- House Sparrow
- Chaffinch
- Greenfinch
- Goldfinch
- Linnet
- Twite
- Bullfinch
- Yellowhammer
- Reed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Snow Bunting
- Lapland Bunting
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