Herman 9,820 Posted September 7, 2023 Robins are getting friendly again. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaberry2 555 Posted September 8, 2023 Our resident otter seems parading round our paddock now. Once shy, seems to like the spotlight. Will get a photo uploaded next time. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pockthorpe 539 Posted September 9, 2023 Not long back from the Aveyron in France . Had these gorgeous Swallowtail butterflies in the meadow below house . A few years since I’ve seen them in Norfolk . 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,425 Posted September 20, 2023 Good Chris Packham documentary on Ch4 now. I know he's a bit Marmite. We're killing the planet and those that can are doing sod all about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Apples 1,327 Posted September 25, 2023 Northish wind at the weekend and the first Geese and Fieldfares of the winter arrived and all the Swallows and Housemartins have scarpered. Apples 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,396 Posted September 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Mr Apples said: Northish wind at the weekend and the first Geese and Fieldfares of the winter arrived and all the Swallows and Housemartins have scarpered. Apples Still a few Swallows about here in North Norfolk this morning. Good weather for Kites and Buzzards also. It's a lovely September day. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted September 25, 2023 20 minutes ago, ricardo said: Still a few Swallows about here in North Norfolk this morning. Good weather for Kites and Buzzards also. It's a lovely September day. Our garden has been full of Starlings ever since we moved in the house over forty years ago. Now they have disappeared. I have tried to tempt them with every morsel of food I can think of but no shows. The finches have gone for the winter and I am left with a robin and a few pigeons. And of course tip chickens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,973 Posted September 25, 2023 House Martins left Mulbarton late last week Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,396 Posted September 25, 2023 4 hours ago, keelansgrandad said: Our garden has been full of Starlings ever since we moved in the house over forty years ago. Now they have disappeared. I have tried to tempt them with every morsel of food I can think of but no shows. The finches have gone for the winter and I am left with a robin and a few pigeons. And of course tip chickens. Norwich was full of House Sparrows and Starlings when I was a boy but there are very few now. Plenty of Wood Pigeons and Magpies though. Our resident Sparrow hawk has to deal with larger prey now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted September 25, 2023 19 minutes ago, ricardo said: Norwich was full of House Sparrows and Starlings when I was a boy but there are very few now. Plenty of Wood Pigeons and Magpies though. Our resident Sparrow hawk has to deal with larger prey now. Even our Jackdaws only appear periodically. But we do have a regular hedgehog again and it is huge. Drives both our dogs nuts leaving a trail because MrsKG puts dog food out for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,467 Posted September 25, 2023 I can't remember the last time I saw a thrush, how close are we to losing them ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,973 Posted September 26, 2023 13 hours ago, ricardo said: Norwich was full of House Sparrows and Starlings when I was a boy but there are very few now. Plenty of Wood Pigeons and Magpies though. Our resident Sparrow hawk has to deal with larger prey now. My garden is absolutely heaving with Sparrows. And Starlings as well which are extremely aggressive. But like Frank, I can't remember the last time I saw a Thrush and House Martin numbers have dropped about 80% in 10 years. I had my first ever visit from a Sparrowhawk last week. It narrowly missed a Collared Dove. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,425 Posted September 26, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, FenwayFrank said: I can't remember the last time I saw a thrush, how close are we to losing them ? They're very noticeable by their absence sadly. The variety of birds in my garden changes periodically. Lots of blackbirds earlier in the year including some fledgelings. Currently goldfinches, blue **** and great ****. I'm sure there were a couple of coal **** recently. Look forward to the noisy arrival of long tailed ****, that can't be far away. They definitely do a circuit of bird feeders in my locality. Oh, got Tawny owls in the woods opposite, I can hear them at night, and also the local buzzards seem to be thriving still. T.its. really? Does wanking still get through? Edited September 26, 2023 by Wings of a Sparrow 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,973 Posted September 26, 2023 https://fb.watch/nixpp3UlTv/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horsefly 4,310 Posted September 27, 2023 (edited) A Hummingbird Hawk Moth in the garden this morning. The beat of its wings are so fast they hardly even constitute a blur. Beautiful creature Edited September 27, 2023 by horsefly 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MooreMarriot 311 Posted September 27, 2023 https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23814943.golden-pheasant-spotted-billingford-lakes-near-dereham/ Hard to believe these really exist in Norfolk: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horsefly 4,310 Posted September 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, MooreMarriot said: https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23814943.golden-pheasant-spotted-billingford-lakes-near-dereham/ Hard to believe these really exist in Norfolk: Saw one once out Thetford way, many years ago. Unmistakeable if you are privileged to get a glimpse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,192 Posted September 27, 2023 Sweet Briar Marshes has got an article in The Grauniad 🙂 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,192 Posted September 27, 2023 This is what happens when people throw shít away 😢 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,991 Posted October 1, 2023 Shot taken in north-eastern Germany by Miss TGS on a placement there. Evening shot on a walk around the Wockersee, a small lake in Parchim. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,973 Posted October 6, 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-67008557?at_link_id=E99CB784-62E5-11EE-A710-BEDD78A687CD&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=link&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_origin=BBC_Radio_Norfolk&at_campaign_type=owned&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR0VT2GNLyzSGlt0gqzF7OIXPdQ8qKu2oPAQflZgbEYrLCf9DT88z5qXLYQ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,425 Posted October 6, 2023 ^^ that's just incredible! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Raptor 1,231 Posted October 10, 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-67052218 Finally a reason to go to Suffolk! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,820 Posted October 11, 2023 Pink Un twitchers, what did I see in deepest, darkest Hertfordshire? A large heron type bird, with a much longer neck, pale in colour and much quicker in flight. Probably something obvious but not local. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,425 Posted October 11, 2023 8 hours ago, Herman said: Pink Un twitchers, what did I see in deepest, darkest Hertfordshire? A large heron type bird, with a much longer neck, pale in colour and much quicker in flight. Probably something obvious but not local. My first thoughts would be egret, but they are very, very white all over... Bitterns are brown, but they can have paler variations but are chunkier and not particularly quick. Spoonbill could be another possibility... Crane, but they're much bigger... Stork...they've reintroduced them somewhere, but I think it's further south Have a look at Google images, they all look very different in flight 😜 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,820 Posted October 11, 2023 I had a look at a video, in flight, and it looks to be an egret, probably a Great White. It's the closest to a heron without being a heron. Cheers.👍 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benchwarmer 625 Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) On 26/09/2023 at 12:09, Wings of a Sparrow said: T.its. really? Does wanking still get through? That reminds me, last Sunday I saw a skein of about 50 shags flying in formation low over the sea at Yarmouth. I believe this flight pattern distinguishes them from cormorants who usually fly higher. Edited October 11, 2023 by benchwarmer 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,425 Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Herman said: Pink Un twitchers, what did I see in deepest, darkest Hertfordshire? A large heron type bird, with a much longer neck, pale in colour and much quicker in flight. Probably something obvious but not local. My first thoughts would be egret, but they are very, very white all over... Bitterns are brown, but they can have paler variations but are chunkier and not particularly quick. Spoonbill could be another possibility... Crane, but they're much bigger... Stork...they've reintroduced them somewhere, but I think it's further south Have a look at Google images, they all look very different in flight *how do you delete a duplicate post? Edited October 11, 2023 by Wings of a Sparrow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,425 Posted October 11, 2023 Did a circular walk from Bure Park in Yarmouth, up the beach to Caister and returning back over the Marshes at West Caister. Not much in the way of birds, although there was a good spattering of red throated divers fishing in the sea, and a solitary common tern dived in the sea right in front of us. We could see the expanse of Scroby Sands which looked huge, and we could see 2 or 3 groups of hundreds of seals on there. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
