Bird sightings Sept 04
Published October 6, 2006 | Thank you to everyone who sent in records
September saw a welcome increase in the number of records received and the number of people submitting them. Many of you continued to send in “last Swift” reports although I’ve only included the last 2 sightings. Each individual sighting received may not show on this summary, however, all records do contribute towards the annual report and our understanding of the birds of our study area.
Please keep all records coming in by whatever means suits you –see below.
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Great-crested Grebe |
1 ad+1-2 juv |
Lenwade Common |
All month |
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Cormorant |
1 |
Sculthorpe Moor |
30th (LK) |
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Grey Heron |
1 |
Sculthorpe Moor |
30th (LK) |
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Max 6 |
Lenwade |
7th + all month- |
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Mute Swan |
2ad |
Lenwade Common |
All month |
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Max 10> 8 |
Island Lake |
19th – 25th (JE/BB) |
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Egyptian Goose |
1 pr |
Costessey Pits |
1st |
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Max 20 |
Marriots Way, Lenwade |
19th (JL) |
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Tufted Duck |
3m, 7f |
Lenwade |
30th (JL) |
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Max 50 |
Island Lake |
15th (JE/BB) |
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Marsh Harrier |
1fem+1juv |
Guist |
5th (NM) |
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1 |
Guist |
3rd (RG) |
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2 |
Lyng |
15th (JE/BB) |
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Sparrowhawk |
1 |
Taverham |
18th (R&DH) |
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1 |
Ringland,, Mill St, Elsing |
8th (NM), 22nd (A&CJ) |
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1 |
Lenwade Common |
29th |
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1 |
Sparham Pools |
15th (JE/BB) |
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Common Buzzard |
1 |
Ringland |
8th & 23rd (NM) |
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Osprey |
1 |
Lenwade, drifted to NE |
5th (JL/RG) |
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Kestrel |
Singles |
Sculthorpe Moor, Ringland, Lenwade |
30th (LK), 8th (NM), 19th & 30th (NM), |
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2 |
Sparham Pools |
19th (JE/BB) |
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Hobby |
1 |
Gt Ryburgh |
2nd – 3rd (JHop) |
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1 |
Lyng |
14th (NM) |
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1 juv |
Ringland |
23rd (NM) |
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1 |
Sparham Pools |
25th(JE/BB) |
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Peregrine |
1 |
Taverham |
15th (NS) |
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Common Crane |
3 |
Weston Longville =>SE |
19th (RBA) |
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3 |
Dunton => S (presumably same birds) |
29th (RBA) |
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Lapwing |
12 |
Lenwade |
30th (JL) |
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Snipe |
1 |
Sparham Pools (fly-over) |
25th (JE/BB) |
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Common Sandpiper |
1 |
Square Meadow Lake |
19th (JE/BB) |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Max 74 |
Lyng |
17th (AH) |
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2 – 40 |
Lenwade |
All month (JL) |
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Greater Black-backed Gull |
Max 10 |
Lenwade |
25th Present all month |
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Black-headed Gull |
20+ |
Lenwade |
All month |
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Stock Dove |
1 |
Lenwade |
19th (JL) |
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Max 10 |
Sparham Pools |
19th (JE/BB) |
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Collared Dove |
Max 12 |
Lenwade |
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Barn Owl |
Singles |
Weston Longville, Sparham, Lenwade, Suare Meadow Lake |
(D&JG, LK, JL, JE/BB) |
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Little Owl |
1 |
Sparham Pools |
26th (B&BP) |
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Tawny Owl |
1 – 2 |
Lenwade |
All month |
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Swift |
7 |
Costessey |
14th (JL) |
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1 |
Old Costessey |
15th (AB) |
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Kingfisher |
Singles |
Sparham Pools, Lyng, Lenwade Common |
All month |
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Green Woodpecker |
Max 4 |
Lenwade Common & Heath, Sculthorpe Moor |
All month |
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Great Spotted Woodpecker |
Singles |
Lenwade |
All month |
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Swallow |
Max 200+ |
Guist Common (roosting) |
3rd (RG) |
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6 |
Lenwade |
7th |
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House Martin |
Max 225 |
Weston Longville – Lenwade |
1st (AH/RG) |
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75 |
Gt Ryburgh |
3rd (JHop) |
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50 |
Sparham Pools |
25th (JE/BB) |
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Latest 15 |
Lenwade (Marriots Way) |
26th (NS) |
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Sand Martin |
5 |
Island Lake |
23rd (JE/BB) |
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Pied Wagtail |
30+ |
Lenwade |
30th (JL) |
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Grey Wagtail |
Singles |
Lenwade (in garden & over Hotel) |
20th (RG) |
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2 |
Square Meadow Lake |
19th (JE/BB) |
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Chiffchaff |
Singles |
Lenwade, Lenwade Common, Sparham Pools |
1st-2nd (JL), 29th (RG), 19th (JE/BB) |
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Spotted Flycatcher |
2 |
Mill Street, Elsing |
2nd (A&CJ) |
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Long-tailed Tit |
Max 12 |
Lenwade |
All month (JL) |
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3 |
Lenwade (coming to peanuts) |
From 16th (RG) |
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Marsh Tit |
1 |
Lenwade Common |
29th (RG) |
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2 |
Sparham Pools |
19th (JE/BB) |
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Willow Tit |
1 – 2 |
Lenwade Common |
29th (RG) |
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Nuthatch |
1 – 2 |
Lenwade Common |
29th (RG) |
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Jay |
2 |
Lenwade |
All month |
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1 |
Taverham |
18th (R&DH) |
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Jackdaw |
Max 100+ |
Lenwade |
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Rook |
Max 1000+ |
Lenwade |
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Bullfinch |
4 |
Sparham Pools |
19th (JE/BB) |
September Contributors
Jenny Evans & Bob Bradley, Andrew Brown, David & Jane Gurney, Ray Gribble, Allan Hale, Rosemary & Derek Harvey, John Hopkins, Alwyn & Carole Jackson, Les Kindleysides, Josh Leeder, Nigel Mears, William Oram, Barry & Bridget Pummell, Rare Bird Alert, Janet & Bill Shepherd, Nick Street, Billy Youngman
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Lenwade
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