Snipe
Monday 25 January 2010
Monday 11 January 2010
Riverside Country Park, Gillingham (Kent): We managed a feeble amount of birding this weekend as we took advantage of the weather to concentrate on other work and home commitments. A quick look in at the country park this afternoon resulted in our enjoying good views of the reported Snow Bunting, now present for over a week and Brent Geese on the estuary itself.
Saturday 2 January 2010
Tottenhill Pits (Norfolk) and Santon Downham (Suffolk): Looked at the Tottenhill Pits where we heard Marsh Tit and counted Goldeneye (1 male, 1 female), Mallard (55), Wigeon (10), Pochard (8), Pintail (20), and Teal (400+), then popped into St Helen's Picnic Site at Santon Downham on the way back to Kent to view the winter Finch flock containing at least 30+ Bramblings among many Chaffinch where we also saw Coal Tit and heard Nuthatch.
Brambling
Labels:
Brambling,
Redwing,
Santon Downham,
Tottenhill
Titchwell, Flitcham Abbey, Roydon Common and Tottenhill Row (Norfolk): Having seen in the new year at our Norfolk home, we were surprised to wake to a moderate snow covering this morning. Carefully we made our way to Titchwell where we saw: Water Rail, Red Kite, Bittern, Red-breasted Merganser (4), Beareded Tit (2), Pink-footed Goose (c1000), Brent Goose (c200) and Redwing (20). As we started our return to the cottage, we popped into Flitcham Abbey where we saw Common Buzzard (2), Pink-footed Goose (5), Grey Partridge (12), Egyptian Goose (2) and many common birds new for the year. As darkness drew nearer we decided to take a look at Roydon Common and were rewarded with a male and female Hen Harrier coming to roost. Cold and satisfied with our day in the field we returned to the house and was fortunate to catch sight of a Woodcock flying over the common ground at the front of the house in Tottenhill Row.
Labels:
Bearded Tit,
Buzzard,
Flitcham Abbey,
Reed Bunting,
Roydon Common,
Titchwell,
Tottenhill,
Water Rail
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