Sunday, April 13, 2008

SUNDAY

SW 2-3 bright sunny but cool becoming cloudy 0700-1230

Took an early morning traipse down to the lake this morning hoping for a Rouzel or the like but no joy, only birds of note were Shelduck 6, Tufties 12, Gadwall pr, Dabchick 3 a screaming Water Rail and several singing Chiffchaffs. From 0900-1100 a watch from the High Point produced 2 female/2nd c/y Marsh Harrier moving west, single Common Buzzard and 40 Golden Plover. Best of all, a meet up at the Roman Camp pub with Rob and Nigel to discuss an up and coming birding trip resulted in a fine Red Kite from the beer garden, with pint in hand-heaven!!!

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Nowt Doin'

Despite morning and post tea time walks, very little happening here at the moment. One of the bare fields had a convoy of tractors in it this morning setting potatos and immediately attracted the first Wheatear of the spring, as it disappeared over a ridge. Over the recent week or so I have been keeping an eye on a White-tailed Eagle-alas not a suppressed local bird, but via web cam from Norway.
http://www.smp.no/services/ornerede2008/viewer.asp?lang=1&viewertype=webtv

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Missed!

Missed a nailed-on Black Kite today due to being at work some 15 miles away. I watched agonisingly as its movements were relayed via my bird pager. I could even 'see' it drifting along the ridge (in my minds eye, you see!) as it moved from Cromer towards Weybourne.

Friday, April 04, 2008

Moths

Had the trap on for a few hours last evening and got a few visitors, nothing unexpected though:
Hebrew Character 3
Common Quaker 3
Small Quaker 1
Oak Beauty 1
March Moth 1
Early Thorn 2
Engrailed 1
Shoulder-stripe 4
Early Grey 1
Clouded Drab 2

Small Quaker


Hebrew Character


Shoulder stripe


Engrailed...can you see it?!


Shoulder stripe tail up!


Wednesday, after work I popped down to a chilly Felbrigg Lake, where amoung the usual suspects were three Dabchick! Now I've been looking hard for Dabchick all year here with not a sniff, so where'd they come from? They must have taken the same flight path as those darn Coots I reckon! Yesterday morning, like music to the ears, a Swallow was on power lines in the street churruping away to his self, looking forward to the warm spring weather.... yeah right! Go back now pal, snow's on its way!!