Posts Tagged ‘Short-eared Owl’
May 19th Norfolk Group Birdwatching Day Tour
A great birding day tour today visiting Cley, Kelling and Salthouse Heaths. The tour started at 2pm and continuing through till 10pm, with a Fish and chip supper in Holt. Guided by Paul Varney on behalf of Norfolk Birding. We saw 2 Short-eared Owl, 3 Barn Owl, heard Tawny Owl. Saw Spoonbill, Nightjars, Turtle Dove…
Read More22nd February Day Two of three – Norfolk Winter Birding tour
Another rough day of v windy weather! However at least the sun came out today! We headed East to our first location, Halvergate marshes, where a friend Pete was stood waiting our arrival. His eyes fixed firmly on where a Short-eared Owl had just landed, unfortunately now out of view. Eventually after searching for a…
Read More29th October 2019 – Day One of 3 Day tour
With a steady NE wind we started the day at Cley with a seawatch. There was plenty to keep us occupied, with a steady procession of Dark-bellied Brents arriving from the East, plus several groups of Eider, numerous groups of Common Scoter, plus Shelduck, several Red-throated Divers including close inshore on the sea, numerous Guillemots…
Read More21st October – A Day off on Patch
A nice day of migration watching for me on a day off. Mainly out over the sea.Dark-bellied Brent Goose 378 WestEider 51 – WestLittle Auk 2 WestShort-eared Owl 1 present and flushed from long grass, flew South WestSnow Bunting 1 – Red-throated Diver 4 West 1 EastGreat Skua 1 – EastGannet 534 – EastCommon Scoter 143 – WestCurlew 5 WestGuillemot 32 WestWigeon 143 – WestKittiwake – 15 WestRazorbill 33 – WestPintail 1 – WestBlack-headed Gull 183 – WestRazorbill/Guillemot 2614 – EastTeal 10 West 5 EastLittle Gull 1 West 13 EastSkylark * 4 – In off the seaTufted Duck 1 – WestMediterranean Gull 2 – WestBrambling 3 – WestCommon Gull 110 – redpoll sp. 1 – Common/Arctic Tern 1 – Present:- Curlew 20, Woodcock 1, Peregrine 1, Chiffchaff…
Read MoreFebruary 22nd -24th 2019 Three Day Norfolk Birding Winter Group Tour
Day One – 22nd February Shorebird Sensation! A great day with tens of thousands of Knot, Godwits and Golden Plover. Three Barn Owls, 2 Short-eared Owls and raptors displaying in the Spring-like skies . The day started slightly misty, as we arrived early at but eventually cleared away to clear blue skies and sunshine with…
Read MoreFebruary 17th 2019 – An Exclusive Birding Tour in North Norfolk
A lovely day walking out at Burnham Overy and visiting Holkham fantastic numbers of Lapwing, also Spoonbill, Great White Egret & Russian White-fronted Geese. The day rounded off with a great raptor roost I collected Carl, Dodie, Sarah and Tony in Fakenham at 8.30 and we headed up to Burnham Overy Staithe. We were immediately greeted by vast numbers of birds! Brent and Pink-footed…
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