Friday, February 10, 2012

Norfolk Trip List, Winter 2012

Here's our combined trip list for this year's annual trek to Norfolk.

We dipped Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, and didn't go for Ross' Goose, and of course the Western Sandpiper had buggered off before we arrived.  Our regular annual ticks of Twite and Whooper Swan are missing and Purple Sandpipers don't really over-winter in Norfolk, do they?

We did less seawatching this year, which may explain the absence of Gannet, Razorbill and Black-throated and Great Northern Divers.  A Red-necked Grebe turned up the day we left.  Golden Pheasant was invisible once again.
  1. Mute Swan - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  2. Taiga Bean Goose - Buckenham Marshes, Norfolk
  3. Pink-footed Goose - Holkham Freshmarsh, Norfolk
  4. European White-fronted Goose - Buckenham Marshes, Norfolk
  5. Lesser White-fronted Goose - Buckenham Marshes, Norfolk
  6. Greylag Goose - Buckenham Marshes, Norfolk
  7. Canada Goose - Buckenham Marshes, Norfolk
  8. Dark-bellied Brent Goose - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  9. Egyptian Goose - Strumphaw, Norfolk
  10. Shelduck - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  11. Wigeon - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  12. Gadwall - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  13. Teal - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  14. Mallard - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  15. Pintail - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  16. Shoveler - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  17. Pochard - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  18. Tufted Duck - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  19. Eider - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  20. Long-tailed Duck - Titchwell, Norfolk
  21. Common Scoter - Holkham Gap, Norfolk
  22. Velvet Scoter - Titchwell, Norfolk
  23. Goldeneye - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  24. Smew - Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  25. Red-breasted Merganser - Titchwell, Norfolk
  26. Red-legged Partridge - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  27. Grey Partridge - Titchwell, Norfolk
  28. Pheasant - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  29. Red-throated Diver - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  30. Little Grebe - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  31. Great Crested Grebe - Cosmeston Lakes CP, Glamorgan
  32. Slavonian Grebe - Titchwell, Norfolk
  33. Fulmar - Hunstanton, Norfolk
  34. Cormorant - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  35. Bittern - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  36. Little Egret - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  37. Grey Heron - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  38. Marsh Harrier - Stubb Mill, Norfolk
  39. Hen Harrier - Buckenham Marshes, Norfolk
  40. Sparrowhawk - Holkham, Norfolk
  41. Buzzard - Strumphaw, Norfolk
  42. Kestrel - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  43. Peregrine - Thornham, Norfolk
  44. Water Rail - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  45. Moorhen - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  46. Coot - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  47. Crane - Stubb Mill, Norfolk
  48. Guillemot - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  49. Oystercatcher - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  50. Avocet - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  51. Ringed Plover - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  52. Golden Plover - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  53. Grey Plover - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  54. Lapwing - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  55. Knot - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  56. Sanderling - Titchwell, Norfolk
  57. Dunlin - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  58. Ruff - Buckenham Marshes, Norfolk
  59. Jack Snipe - Titchwell, Norfolk
  60. Snipe - Thornham, Norfolk
  61. Woodcock - Hickling, Norfolk
  62. Black-tailed Godwit - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  63. Bar-tailed Godwit - Titchwell, Norfolk
  64. Curlew - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  65. Spotted Redshank - Thornham, Norfolk
  66. Redshank - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  67. Turnstone - Hunstanton, Norfolk
  68. Black-headed Gull - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  69. Common Gull - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  70. Lesser Black-backed Gull - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  71. Herring Gull - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  72. Great Black-backed Gull - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  73. Feral Pigeon - Buckenham Marshes, Norfolk
  74. Stock Dove - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  75. Woodpigeon - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  76. Collared Dove - Strumpshaw, Norfolk
  77. Barn Owl - Holme, Norfolk
  78. Little Owl - Flitcham, Norfolk
  79. Tawny Owl - Hickling, Norfolk
  80. Short-eared Owl - Holme, Norfolk
  81. Kingfisher - Thornham, Norfolk
  82. Green Woodpecker - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  83. Great Spotted Woodpecker - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  84. Skylark - Burnnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk
  85. Shore Lark - Holkham Gap, Norfolk
  86. Meadow Pipit - Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk
  87. Pied Wagtail - Thornham, Norfolk
  88. Wren - Strumpshaw, Norfolk
  89. Dunnock - Buckenham Marshes, Norfolk
  90. Robin - Fen Drayton, Cambirdgeshire
  91. Blackbird - Fen Drayton, Cambirdgeshire
  92. Fieldfare - Fen Drayton, Cambirdgeshire
  93. Song Thrush - Fen Drayton, Cambirdgeshire
  94. Redwing - Fen Drayton, Cambirdgeshire
  95. Mistle Thrush - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  96. Bearded Tit - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  97. Long-tailed Tit - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  98. Blue Tit - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  99. Great Tit - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  100. Coal Tit - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  101. Treecreeper - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  102. Nuthatch - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  103. Jay - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  104. Magpie - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  105. Jackdaw - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  106. Rook - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  107. Carrion Crow - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  108. Starling - Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
  109. House Sparrow - Strumphaw, Norfolk
  110. Tree Sparrow - Flitcham, Norfolk
  111. Brambling - Flitcham, Norfolk
  112. Chaffinch - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  113. Greenfinch - Titchwell, Norfolk
  114. Goldfinch - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  115. Siskin - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  116. Linnet - Thornham, Norfolk
  117. Lesser Redpoll - Titchwell, Norfolk
  118. Arctic Redpoll - Titchwell, Norfolk
  119. Common Crossbill - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  120. Hawfinch - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  121. Bullfinch - Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk
  122. Reed Bunting - Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
  123. Lapland Bunting - Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk
  124. Snow Bunting - Holkham Gap, Norfolk
  125. Yellowhammer - Choseley, Norfolk
  126. Corn Bunting - Choseley, Norfolk
In addition, to these birds we also saw Roe Deer; Chinese Water Deer; Grey Squirrrel; Rabbit; Brown Hare; Weasel and Stoat.

2 comments:

Jeff said...

Hi Wayne and welcome to the blog,impressive list but sad lack of images.
Are you lot blind,you DIDN'T connect with RLB with the number that are reported daily,shame on you.
I'm told that the Western Sand was looking quite sickly so it may well have "popped it's clogs".
Must go - dashing up to Garwnant to twitch Robin and Blackbird,it's a real "hotspot" for them as they seem to have declined in East Anglia,toodle pip !!

Wayne said...

DJJ was on images duty. He's got quite a few crap shots, but the light was poor to be fair. He's also got a stonker of our Libanus Great Grey Shrike.

I left a couple of errors in the list, just to make sure you were paying attention. Well done!

Choseley was dripping with Corn Buntings and Yellowhammers, and Flitcham had plenty of Tree Sparrows. No Scoter raft off Titchwell this year, but four Long-tailed Ducks there saved us the freeze off Holme.

We gave the Thornham RLB every chance to show for us, but it didn't come out to play.