North Norfolk, 22-23rd September, 1996
Introduction.
This was a weekend spent birdwatching on the North Norfolk coast. The aim being to find as many species as possible without the use of birdline, Reserve notice boards, or any other information.
This proved to be very successful with Spoonbill and Firecrest found during the weekend.
Overnight Accomodation was found at Wells.
Systematic List:
Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
1 juvenile at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
1 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
2 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)
3 adults, 18 immatures at Cley on 22/09/1996.
5 , including 1 adult at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Great Cormorant [sp] (Phalacrocorax carbo)
c.20 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
2 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
2 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
1 juvenile at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
c.30 at Warham Saltmarsh on 22/09/1996.
c.100 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
c.20 at East Wells on 22/09/1996.
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
c.50 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
c.40 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
c.25 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Common Teal (Anas crecca crecca)
c.10 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos)
c.10 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
c.30 adult winter, Eclipse at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
3 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
1 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
c.45 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Western Marsh-harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
1 immature at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
2 , including 1 adult female at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
3 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
1 adult female at Warham Saltmarsh on 22/09/1996.
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
1 at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
1 at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
1 male at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
1 adult male at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
2 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
1 at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
4 at East Wells on 22/09/1996.
1 at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
1 adult winter at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
10 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
5 adult winter at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
3 adult winter at Warham Saltmarsh on 22/09/1996.
1 adult winter at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
1 at East Wells on 22/09/1996.
2 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
4 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
c.20 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago gallinago)
2 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
6 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
2 adult winter at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
1 adult winter at Cley on 22/09/1996.
2 at East Wells on 22/09/1996.
1 adult winter at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
2 at Warham Saltmarsh on 22/09/1996.
2 at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
2 at East Wells on 22/09/1996.
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
2 adult winter at Warham Saltmarsh on 22/09/1996.
1 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
3 at East Wells on 22/09/1996.
2 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
1 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
1 at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
1 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
1 adult winter at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
c.20 adult winter at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
c.40 adult winter at Cley on 22/09/1996.
c.40 adult winter at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
2 adult winter at Cley on 22/09/1996.
2 adult winter at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
1 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
1 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
1 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus argentatus)
1 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
c.20 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
3 at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
4 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
2 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
c.100 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
4 at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
c.6 at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
1 adult at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996. Not self found
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
1 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
1 adult female at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
2 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
c.5 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
4 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
2 at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
Recorded at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
c.6 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
c.12 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
House Martin (Delichon urbica)
2 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
11 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
3 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
2 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
2 at Warham Saltmarsh on 22/09/1996.
2 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Recorded at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrelli)
1 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Winter Wren [sp] (Troglodytes troglodytes)
2 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
4 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
2 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
4 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
3 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Common Redstart [sp] (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
c.12 , including 1 1st winter male, 1 adult summer male at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
3 at Warham Saltmarsh on 22/09/1996.
5 at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
c.20 adult winter at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
5 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
2 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
5 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
1 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
1 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquata torquata)
1 adult male at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
c.7 at Warham Saltmarsh on 22/09/1996.
2 at Cley on 22/09/1996.
1 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
2 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
1 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
3 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
4 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
1 at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
5 at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
1 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
2 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
6 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Eurasian Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
1 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
1 adult male at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
3 , including 1 adult male at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
1 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
2 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
2 , including 1 adult male at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
1 at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
1 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
c.5 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
1 at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
3 at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
1 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
3 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapillus)
1 adult winter at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
1 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
1 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
1 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
2 adult winter at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
2 adult winter at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
2 adult winter at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
1 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)
1 adult at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
c.10 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
Coal Tit (Parus ater)
1 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
Great Tit [sp] (Parus major)
Recorded at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus)
3 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
Recorded at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
2 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica)
3 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
c.50 at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
c.50 at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
1 adult female at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
3 at Warham Saltmarsh on 22/09/1996.
2 at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
4 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
2 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
c.10 at Warham Saltmarsh on 22/09/1996.
6 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.
Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus)
c.20 at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
c.50 at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
Eurasian Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
Recorded at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
1 adult male at Wells Wood on 22/09/1996.
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
2 at Stiffkey on 22/09/1996.
1 adult winter male at Wells Wood on 23/09/1996.
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
1 adult winter male at Warham Saltmarsh on 22/09/1996.
1 at Titchwell RSPB on 23/09/1996.
2 at Holme Next The Sea NNT on 23/09/1996.