Birding at some site not visited for a few years.
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The Salt Marsh at Thornham.
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Pam, John and I were out and headed off to the North Coast, our first stop was at a very cold Thornham where we parked out on the Saltmarsh where we scanned the channels finding
Eurasian Curlew (
Numenius arquata), Eurasian Oystercatcher (Ostrero Euroasiatico / Haematopus ostralegus), Common Redshank (Archibebe Común / Tringa totanus),
Black-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colinegra / Limosa limosa), Dunlin (Correlimos Común / Calidris alpina),
Grey Plover (Chorlito Gris / Pluvialis squatarola) and Shelduck (Tarro Blanco / Tadoma tadorna).
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Flooded Meadows at Thornham.
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Out on the saltmarsh and on the fields we added
Greylag Geese (Ansar Común / Anser anser), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), Black-headed (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus) and
European Herring Gull (Gaviota Argéntea Europea / Larus argentatus),
Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes),
Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis),
Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina), Skylarks (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis) and a flock of Dark-bellied Brent Geese (Barnacla Carinegra / Branta bernicla).
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Pink-footed Geese (Ánsar Piquicorto / Anser brachyrhynchus). |
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Pink-footed Geese (Ánsar Piquicorto / Anser brachyrhynchus). |
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Pink-footed Geese (Ánsar Piquicorto / Anser brachyrhynchus). |
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Pink-footed Geese (Ánsar Piquicorto / Anser brachyrhynchus). |
We moved up the coast to Titchwell were we parked and booked in at the center, had a coffee before walking up the main track to the beach, on the open water we found
Eurasian Curlew,
Black-tailed Godwit, Common Redshank,
Avocet (Avoceta Común / Recurvirostra avosetta),
Northern Lapwing, Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus),
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Eurasian Teal (Cerceta Común / Anas crecca),
Eurasian Wigeon
(Sibón Europeo / Anas penelope),
Gadwall (Anade Friso / Anas strepera),
Northern Pintail (Ánade Rabudo / Anas acuta), Shelduck,
Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus),
Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus),
Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta), Black-headed (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus) and
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus).
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Dark-bellied Brent Geese (Barnacla Carinegra / Branta bernicla). |
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Dark-bellied Brent Geese (Barnacla Carinegra / Branta bernicla). |
On the beach there were good numbers of waders feeding and roosting along the shoreline including
Bar-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colipinta / Limosa lapponica),
Red Knot (Correlimos Gordo /
Calidris canutus), Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres),
Sanderling (Correlimos Tridáctilo / Calidris alba) and they were joined by a flock of
Dark-bellied Brent Geese.
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Eurasian Teal (Cerceta Común / Anas crecca) male. |
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Eurasian Teal (Cerceta Común / Anas crecca) female. |
I set up the scope and we scanned the sea, we soon found a female
Goldeneye (Porrón Osculado /Bucephala clangula), a pair of
Red-breasted Mergansers (Serreta Mediana / Mergus serrator),
Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus) and
Common Scoter (Negrón Común / Melanitta nigra).
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Titchwell RSPB. |
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Titchwell RSPB. |
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Titchwell RSPB.
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We walked back to the center and then to the car where we had our lunch, John and I then went for a walk along the boardwalks, we found
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Dunnock (Acentor Común / Prunella modularis),
Long-tailed Tit (Mito / Aegithalos caudatus),
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos),
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Great (Carbonera Común / Parus major) and Blue Tit (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus), Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula) and
Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgwvEKEoBdpEkPmwg31jdtwYCsH-5xBD56eZ4LJ0vwVl7lUTZyc4VE1yV-cq35W-BnatUVxH_zXPswNcgINoHplZ2IkrPUrtadFw7u2UF4-ii5C4Wl1iH91LQa1uUXA5h4XeatmKBkpi4gpnjJCZMs5sKXpYyP2ZH804LGCn_EaEoeDdIFyPjUCII/w640-h508/17th-Jan-23-23.jpg) |
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus) in the car park.
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On the pool at the end of the track we added Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina),
Northern Shoveler (Pato Cuchara / Anas clypeata), Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra)
and Mute Swan (Cisne Vulgar / Cygnus olor).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtLXJIDudRR_Vc-pI7C6fZVIeryJ0-VS2tEYoYUawZNJRvXjXCLjjCRX4jbGo12Wkrn1aPhIkCHIF1OHZ0r0gi_sH44qOWDOLjeez5qJtRlPLvspV5Kp4yoZ0gDUuLAJF8m1mVLizNdAWV6W55QRiPkt25oq9CKzZfrU5OvKKNvVbD5AFEcOGPVPC/w640-h508/17th-Jan-23-24.jpg) |
Black-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colinegra / Limosa limosa). |
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Black-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colinegra / Limosa limosa). |
On the way back we drove through some farmland, we added Red-legged Partridge (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa), Rook (Graja / Corvus frugilegus), Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Common Starling (Estornino Pinto / Sturnus vulgaris), Pheasant (Faisán Vulgar / Phaisanus colchicus) and several Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) and a couple of European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus).
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Bar-tailed Godwits (Aguja Colipinta / Limosa lapponica). |
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Bar-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colipinta / Limosa lapponica) and Red Knot (Correlimos Gordo / Calidris canutus). |
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Bar-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colipinta / Limosa lapponica) and Red Knot (Correlimos Gordo / Calidris canutus). |
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Eurasian Oystercatcher (Ostrero Euroasiatico / Haematopus ostralegus) with Bar-tailed Godwits (Aguja Colipinta / Limosa lapponica). |
Later in the evening we went out into Norwich where we had a very nice Chinese Meal.