20th March 2019 A Great day patch birding at Sheringham
Sheringham BO, Norfolk, England, GB Mar 20, 2019 6:10 AM – 10:10 AM
A great 4 hours of Viz-mig on my patch at Sheringham, the main highlights in bold below!
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) 1 Flew west along the ridge at 11am, lost to view 11.05 over Weybourne. An Immature bird seen at Cromer first and then seen intermittently along the coastline by many observers, Seen by myself, Dave Bridges & Bryan Shaw
Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) 1 West at 8.36
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 1 8.50 – 9.30am hunting strip in front of DMW then flew east
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1 West
Merlin (Falco columbarius) 1 feeding on Skylark main field
European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) 5 West
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) 4 1 West & 3 nr coastguard cottages
Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 34 West
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) 282 West
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) 21 11 west, 10 east
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) 9 1west & 8 east
Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) 5 East
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 1 1st cal yr male West
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) 4 West
Common Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) 37 West
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) 1 48 West & 3 east
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 1 West
Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) 4 West
Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) 2 West
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 2 West
Common Gull (Larus canus) 10 West
Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) 51
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) 1 East
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 1
Red Kite (Milvus milvus) 1 West at 6.50
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 12
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1
European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) 6 1pr main hedge, 1pr weedy hedge, 1pr nr GC
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 106 West
Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) 14 West
Common Linnet (Linaria cannabina) 37 West
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) 18 West
Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) 3 West