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Sunday 7 April 2013

Bird News plus a MEGA!

Main Highlights in Norfolk – RBA
Purple Sandpiper, Glaucous Gull at Cley
Glaucous Gull at Edgefield
Short-eared Owl at Winterton
Black Redstart at Holme NWT
Black Redstart at Winterton
Tree Pipit, Glaucous Gull at Hemsby
Woodlark, Hen Harrier at Horsey
Glaucous Gull at Sea Palling
Hen Harrier at Ormesby St Margaret
Ring Ouzel Great Massingham
Ring Ouzel at Cromer

Other Bird News:
MEGA: KILLDEER (Lancashire) Longridge at Alston Reservoir then flew North West, no sign since 11.50am.

Also in Norfolk a nice 'Viz Mig' passage from Chris Mills and Gary Hibbard at Hunstanton Cliffs 6.20-8.20am.
"Birds south - 354 Woodpigeon, 15 Rook, 6 Skylark, 26 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 2 Tree Sparrow 29 Pied Wagtail, 65 Meadow Pipit, 31 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 21 Greenfinch, 277 Goldfinch, 54 Siskin, 62 Linnet, 1 redpoll sp., 2 Yellowhammer, 12 Reed Bunting. 1 Pied Wagtail - North. Plenty of birds to keep your interest. But difficult conditions with birds high & variable in direction, with light 2 SW breeze, no cloud. Goldfinch count good."
Migration passage at Hunstanton is normally listed on the 'Trektellen' Migration website (link on my blog), but it wasn't today – got this from facebook.

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