Birdline East Anglia-June09
A male Brown-headed Cowbird was reported again at Weybourne 3rd. Could it be conceivable that the Cowbird seen at the beginning of May had been hiding out in the Weybourne area all that time?
The Black-winged Pratincole remained in the
Birdline East Anglia report April 09
Common summer migrants arrived early with the favourable warm zephyrs from the south. With them came some of the now very regular Mediterranean overshoots or perhaps more accurately described as vanguards of potential colonisation. An Alpine Swift flew south over
Birdline East Anglia Report for March 2009
A Siberian Thrush at Glandford was found feeding by the River Glaven after its release from a recuperation cage but unfortunately was never seen again 4th.
Birdline East Anglia report February 09
Continuing the trend from January were more Great White Egrets and Great Grey Shrikes and a couple of Penduline Tits.
A male Penduline Tit was discovered at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB from 4th-22nd at least. Although a first for the reserve
Birdline East Anglia report for January 2009
January was all about Great White Egrets, Penduline Tits with a Killdeer, Ross’s Goose, Cattle Egret and Lesser Yellowlegs added to the mix. Other diversions were a Black-bellied Dipper and a few Great Grey Shrikes.
Norfolk
Killdeer was at Saddlebow